Weekly fishing report
Published every week through the season. Archive below.
- Small craft advisory Thursday, calmer water by Saturday October 29, 2026 — NWS small craft advisories start Thursday afternoon west of Hamlin Beach and late Thursday night east of it; waves reach 3 to 6 feet Friday, 2 feet or less Saturday.
- Calm Saturday ahead as kings run western tributaries October 22, 2026 — Lake-average water temp is 58.5 F, Saturday waves are forecast at 1 foot or less, and DEC reports kings in western Lake Ontario creeks.
- Calm Thursday, then rain and a northwest blow Friday night October 15, 2026 — Nearshore waves of 1 to 3 feet build to 5 to 8 feet Friday, with northwest winds to 30 knots Friday night; lake trout harvest is closed.
- Small craft advisory today, calmer Saturday on Lake America October 9, 2026 — A small craft advisory runs through Friday evening from Hamlin Beach east; NWS forecasts waves of 2 feet or less Saturday.
- Small craft advisory on Lake Ontario; Eighteenmile rising October 5, 2026 — NWS has a small craft advisory for Lake Ontario nearshore waters today, waves ease Tuesday, and Eighteenmile Creek is rising while the Oswego River falls.
- Fall run setup — and why this site exists September 6, 2026 — Early September on Lake America: kings staging off the tributary mouths, the LOC Fall Derby in its final days, and a new place to check conditions before you go.
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