Fishing Update
Friday, 03 February 2012 10:35 Published in Wayne County Fishing 
Streams; No shelf ice on Maxwell Creek. The mild winter continues and at least we have stream fishing opportunities. Maxwell has an excellent flow.
You can fish both sides of Lake Road. There is no ice on the shores of Lake Ontario, so you can walk to the mouth.
They are catching steelhead using the usual assortment of jigs, egg sacks, or any imitation. Keep it bright.
Bays; No safe ice anywhere, no matter what you here! You might try some shoreline fishing at the north end of Port Bay or fish the channel at Sodus Bay. You might find the perch. Maybe the slush ice will sink, and launching boats can be an option…but not as of today.
Erie Canal; Nothing is happening at the canal.
Monday, 30 January 2012 09:13 Published in Wayne County Fishing 
Streams; With our warm winter weather sending our ice fishing season into oblivion, try the streams. Maxwell was flowing excellent on Saturday, and the steelhead were hitting egg sacks.
The snow we have experienced on Sunday will melt with the 45 degree weather forecasted.
There is no shelf ice on any creeks, so tie on the egg sacks and go for the steelhead.
Bays; Last year at this time we devoted four paragraphs to current ice conditions. This year it can be summed-up in two words….no ice!
There is ice on the all the bays; however it’s less than 3 inches. Don’t try it.
Currently its 26 degrees, however tomorrow will reach a 40 to 45 degree mark.
It’s not a happy time for ice anglers, and with a coating of ice, you cannot launch a boat.
Erie Canal; The same situation is on the canal. The ice is not safe enough. Fish the streams or go hunt squirrels.
Friday, 20 January 2012 10:52 Published in Wayne County Fishing 
Streams; The banks on Maxwell are slippery; however there is a decent flow of water in the stream. Steelhead fishing has been hot and cold. Some days they are hitting, while other days are busts.
Throw –out egg sacks or bucktail jigs. Temperatures are predicted to hit 50 degrees next week. That will melt the any ice build-up. The parking lots on both sides of Lake Road are open as of Friday.
Bays; The bays are frozen over with a thin sheet of ice. Port Bay does have 4 inches on the south end; however the rest of the bay has no uniform ice. Sodus, the bigger pond, doesn’t have any consistent safe ice.
If you do decide to fish where you believe there is 4 plus inches, start with a spud and make sure you have a solid surface. And beware of places that have slight currents, like around the islands in Sodus Bay.
Leroy Island, one of the first places to freeze on Sodus, had 4 inches; however the strong winds broke the surface and made everything un-safe.
The season is still young, but a warming trend for next week will certainly slow any ice making conditions.
Warren’s Hook-Line-N-Sinker at Sodus Point will be having their annual ice fishing tournament sometime in mid-February. They will be promoting the event as soon as we make safe ice!
Erie Canal; The canal ice is 4 to 5 inches because there is no wind to slow ice making. Try the Widewaters. Make sure you have a solid 4 inches under foot.
Saturday, 14 January 2012 11:09 Published in Wayne County Fishing 
Streams- The temperatures are in the 20’s and predicted to drop to the teens tonight. There is snow surrounding Maxwell, however that will not hurt shoreline fishing. It’s actually the first snow accumulation of the year.
The steelhead are hitting and with most people having Monday off, it’s a great time to hit the streams. Ice will probably build-up on the small Maxwell, but it’s hard to predict how much of the creek will freeze. As of this morning it is very fishable.
Use egg sacks –bright colors are the best.
Bays- Most of the bays are still open and even if sections are frozen, there is no safe ice anywhere. Don’t even attempt to walk on any ice.
It’s too cold for open water fishing, so this weekend is definitely a transition time for anglers. Go to your local tackle store and buy some stuff!
It’s the law…wear your life jackets while underway. Matter of fact; keep them on during your entire time on the water. Most of the new PFD’s fit comfortably.
Canal- The canal has a thin skim of ice. It’s just enough to hinder boat launches, but unsafe for ice fishing.