BASS

Russ Monica        Alexandria Bay, NY       5 lbs, 4 oz.    21"         Cash Bash
Scott Wade         Gouverneur, NY            5 lbs.            20 1/4"
Rick Van Dyke     Pulaski, NY                  4 lbs. 14 oz.  19 3/4"
John Kush           Swoyersville, PA           4 lbs. 12 oz.   21"
Jamie Monica       Redwood, NY               4 lbs. 12 0z.  19 1/4"


WALLEYE

Robert Pitcher       Watertown, NY             13 lbs. 15 oz.   32 3/4"  Cash Bash
Charles McCargar  Copenhagen, NY          11 lbs. 16 oz.   31"
Dick Wallace         Rochester, NY              11 lbs. 8 oz.    30 1/2"
Kris Loftus                                             10 lbs. 15 oz.   30 3/4"
Mike Carter           Sackets Harbor, NY      10 lbs. 13 oz.   30 1/2"

Brown trout fishing continues to be fantastic.  what's great is that they can be found at several locations--Bull Rock's Point, Stony Point, Clark's Point, Stony Creek mouth, Black Pond, Drowned Island and Southwick Beach from 15-60 feet.  Best lures have been Michigan Stingers (Natural Born Killer, Sunkist, Gator, Emerald Shiner and Lemon Ice). 

Walleye fishing has been slow but the ones brought in have been trophy-sized. Best places to fish for walleye are in 50-65 feet of water off Black River Bay and Bull Rock, around Point Peninsula and Middle Shoal, Grenadier Island and 60 feet of water off the cut.  Deep divers in Thundersticks have worked in blue-silver, black silver and Fire Tiger.

Bass season opened last weekend with uneven results.  Still, some nice ones were brought in for the derby.

Salmon fishing has not yet started with any consistency.  Perch fishing has still been consistently good.

Information provided by Bob Dick of Moby Dick Charters, http://www.mobydickcharters.com/ .

Brown trout fishing has continued to be outstanding in recent weeks.  You'll find them in all the typical areas--Montario Point, north and south of Sandy Creek, Southwick Beach, Stony Point, Sawyer's Bay and Ray's Bay are among the best locations (in other words, if you're fishing for browns, you can't really go wrong.) Best lures have been Michigan Stingers, Smithwicks and Jr. ThunderSticks.

Northern pike anglers will also be delighted with the fishing in around here this year.  Henderson Bay, Black River Bay, Chaumont Bay, Guffin Bay and Three Mile bay have all produced a plentiful amount of 8-14 pounders.  Magnum Smithwicks, Thundersticks, and spoons in black-silver, blue-silver and Fire Tiger performed best.

Walleye fishing has been up and don, but again the walleye being brought in have been primarily trophy size.  Best baits have been Thundersticks, Smithwicks, Bombers, Stinger spoons, Joe Pirate and #18 Rapalas in normal blues, black-silver, gold and Fire Tiger.  best places to find walleye have been around Chaumont, Black River bay and the Henderson Harbor area.

Lake trout fishing has started to improve with some nice catches being reported.  Spin & Glo's and peanuts in green-glo, blue, chartreuse-fire dot and white-red dot have worked behind silver-chartreuse, chartreuse-red, silver-green laser and glo-cracked ice have all produced at slow speeds off Stony Point light, shipping lanes and south of Galloo Island close to bottom. 

Last but not at all least, perch fishing this year has been nothing short of phenomenal. Not only has there been good action, but the average size appears to be steadily increasing over each of the past three years.  Best places to catch perch are just off Henchen Marina, in sailboat moorings, in White's Bay and off Association Island, using minnows or worms.

Looking forward to bass season opening this weekend--anglers have already spotted some six and seven pounders out there, which bodes well for bass anglers.  Consider entering the Henderson Harbor bass & Walleye derby this weekend for cash prizes.  More information can be found by calling the marina or visiting http://hendersonharborny.com .

Information for this fishing report was providered by Captain Bob Dick of Moby Dick Cahrters, http://www.mobydickcharters.com/ .

Hello everyone--it's so good to be back!  My apologies for the delay in getting the Eastern Lake Ontario fishing report up and running.

Perch fishing was strong all winter, and continues to be strong--some sizable perch are being caught off our dock even!  So you don't even need a boat to bring home a tasty catch from Henderson Harbor.

Anglers have been bringing in some monster Northerns and plenty of browns for the past few weeks.  Walleye fishing has been off and on, but the eyes brought in are nice, many trophy-size.

Last week's Henderson Harbor Spring Classic Derby, sponsored by Fuccillo Auto Mall, attracted 250 anglers with it's guaranteed top prize of $1000 in four categories, and other cash prizes to fifth place in each category.  Anglers probably should have concentrated more on catching lakers--as you'll see below, only four prizes were awarded in that category, the bottom winner only 4 pounds.  The other categories were all extremely competitive, though, which bodes well for the season as a whole.  I hope those of you who didn't make the derby this year will sign up next year.

Here are the top and bottom prize winners in the Spring Derby:

Lake Trout
Randy Knickerbocker   Elkland, PA        17# 7 oz.     35 1/2"
Bill O'Donnell             Watertown, NY      4#             21 3/4"

Northern Pike
Gary Martinka            Newton, NJ          12# 5 oz.     36 1/2"
Richard Mastrocova    Endicott, NY         10# 11 oz.   35 1/4"

Walleye
Chris Rapp               Watertown, NY      12#             31 3/4"
Tim Sherwood           Camden, NY         10# 13 oz.   28 1/2"

Brown Trout
Don Jerry                 Henderson, NY      12# 8 oz.     28 1/2 "
Paul Mancari             Cold Spring, NY     10# 7 oz.     24 1/2"

Ready to come fish here yet? :-)

Both bass and salmon fishing remain so strong in Eastern Lake Ontario, I needed to add at least one more post.

Henderson Harbor is hosting the Northeast Regional Tournament for the American Bass Anglers Association this coming Friday and Saturday.  Anglers have already begun to check in.  I think they will be delighted with the bass fishing here. We've stocked up on Storm lures that look and act remarkable like soft-shelled crabs, and should work very well in these waters.

Charters brought in lots of salmon again this past weekend in 80 - 90 feet of water.