Current Local Stream Fishing Reports 5/18/10:
Boquet River: Water level: ideal, water temp: 54 degrees, latest trout stocking: last week- 8"-9" brook trout, 8-10" brown trout, 12-15" brown trout coming soon. Flies: Hendricksons, tan caddis, bead head hare's ear nymphs, sparkle pupa, black stones. For spin fishermen best producers have been: Roostertails in grey or brown, gold Phoebes, Mepps gold dressed. Salmon are pretty much out of the river now and some huge smallmouth bass have taken their place.
AuSable River West Branch: River level good, water temp is 49-52 degrees. Dry flies are Hendricksons, tan caddis, march browns soon
AuSable River East Branch: Level good, water temp-54 degrees, latest trout stocking: last week, Flies: Hendricksons, caddis, muddlers, stones.
Boquet River North Branch: Water level: good, water temp ?, latest trout stocking: last week- 8"-9" brook trout, 8"-10" brown trout.
Spruce Mill Brook: latest trout stocking: last week- 8"-9" brook trout, 8"-10" brown trout. Same flies as the Boquet
Saranac River: latest trout stocking: last week- 8"-9" rainbow trout, 8-10" brown trout. Water temp: varies avg. 50 degrees,
Schroon River latest trout stocking: last week- 8"-10" brown trout

Fishing Report May 9, 2010
Trout fishing is in full swing, most rivers are fishing well. Weather changes daily, cold and rainy one day and warm and sunny the next. Plenty of trout were stocked in the Boquet last week and are being caught on spinners and crawlers. Water temperature in the river is rising nicely. Caddis, bead head hares ear nymphs and stonefly nymphs working well. Hendricksons are starting to hatch. On Lake Champlain salmon and laker fishing has been good. Lake trout are starting to move shallow and many are being caught close to shore. Water temps are approaching 50 degrees in many areas and salmon bite is really starting to turn on. Reports of some nice catches out of Westport and Willsboro on small Rapalas, Thundersticks, Stingers, and streamer flies. Crappie, bluegills biting well on Champlain, and some nice big Pike reported in AuSable Point area, Otter creek, and Ticonderoga.

Fishing Report April 28, 2010
Snowing outside right now and about 32 degrees. Some areas in the higher elevations are getting over a foot of snow but warmer temps in the 70's are forecast for the weekend so spring fishing will get back to normal. Most streams in the area are being stocked by both New York State and Essex County hatcheries. Salmon are in the Boquet below the falls in Willsboro and are being caught on streamers, small spoons like phoebes and cleos and nightcrawlers. Trout fishing was good before the snowstorm, persistent anglers reporting good luck on the Boquet, AuSable, and Saranac. On Champlain a few salmon being caught in the Boquet delta, Whallons bay, and Willsboro bay but action is spotty. Fish are shallow and close to shore. Laker fishing should be picking up soon. Some nice smallmouth bass are being caught already by anglers fishing the river mouths. Bass are also becoming active in shallow areas near Otter Creek, Plattsburgh and Rouses Point. Remember catch and release only on bass until the season opens. Northern pike, muskie and walleye season opens on May 1. Some good places to try for pike are: Lincoln Pond in Elizabethtown, Lake Flower and Middle Saranac Lake, Paradox Lake. On Lake Champlain the walleye run in the Chazy River is usually a good bet in May. Pike can be found in most bays especially south of Crown Point and on the northern lake in Kings Bay, and Rouses Point.

Fishing report April 8, 2010
Spring conditions continue to improve. The rivers are still running a little high due to recent rain and higher terrain snow melt. On the Boquet a few salmon have moved into the lower river at the mouth. There are a few reports of some nice brown trout being caught also. Not much news from the upper river. On Lake Champlain salmon and brown trout are being caught in Whallons Bay just south of Essex by anglers trolling streamers and small Rapalas. No reports yet on salmon from the AuSable or Saranac. Almost all of the back country ponds are now ice free allowing brook trout anglers access much earlier than usual.

Lake Champlain summer fishing August 23, 2009
Bass fishing has been really good this summer on the big lake. The cool rainy weather has kept the water temps cooler than usual for this time of the year. Usually the big smallmouths are concentrated well offshore in deeper water among the reefs but we have been catching big smallmouth bass in good numbers in less than 15 feet of water closer to the shorelines as well as on the reefs. Largemouths can be found in the deeper weedbeds on the outside of bays and in the reeds early and late in day. Some good places to fish are out of Westport try the rocky points and reefs of the bay and around some of the steeper drops. Button island reef on the VT. side and the reefs and shoals south of here always hold nice fish. Lures that consistently produce Champlain smallmouth are tube jigs in darker colors like watermelon and brown, Senkos, and crankbaits in crayfish patterns. On the Northern part of the lake drift along the rocky shoelines and points off Isle LaMotte and around the Alburg peninsula. The area around the fort and the Crown Point bridge is good for bass as well as the rocky areas around Fort Ticonderoga. Always remember to carefully monitor the weather as Chanplain is a big lake and can get very rough quickly.

7/10/09- Lincoln Pond in Elizabethtown has been fishing really good this season. Largemouth bass are abundant and many nice 3-6 pounders have been caught. Fish the weed edges and numerous stumps. Hot lures have been dark color soft plastics like Senkos and power worms. Spinnerbaits also are great for Bass and Northern Pike here. Smallmouth Bass are hitting on Tube Jigs, Crankbaits and Senkos.
On Lake Champlain bass fishing is fantastic as usual. Try smallmouth out of Westport, fish the rocky points and reefs with Tubes, Senkos and Crankbaits. Salmon are hitting on Needlefish and Blue or Silver Thundersticks.
The Boquet River has seen very good trout fishing from Elizabethtown through Willsboro as the water levels have been very good all season. Why not avoid the crowds on the AuSable for the solitude of the beautiful Boquet. Spinners such as Roostertails and Panther Martins are producing some nice Browns. For the Fly Fisherman try Tan Caddis, Ausable Wulff for drys. Stonefly nymphs, Grey Ghost and Wooly Buggers for streamers.