Southeastern New York Fishing Hotline
November 4 - November 11, 2011
Bass Fishing Tips
Largemouth bass are now into their fall patterns. Fish still bite really well this time of year preparing for the winter months. Throw bulkier baits like spinnerbaits and weedless jigs for that lunker bass!
Smallmouth bass this time of year can be very aggressive. Throw faster moving baits like suspended jerk baits, crankbaits and topwater plugs.
Some good bass fishing locations to try are: Ashokan Reservoir, Chodikee Lake, Greenwood Lake, Swinging Bridge Reservoir, Toronto Reservoir, Wappingers Lake, Wallkill River, Rondout Creek, Stissing Pond, Sylvan Lake, Muscoot Reservoir, Croton Falls Reservoir and White Pond.
Trout Stocking
All trout stockings have been completed. To view the list of stocked waters by county and number of trout stocked, view the Trout Stocking pages.
Hudson River
Water temperatures range from 46 -50 degrees. Big 3 pound plus smallmouth are showing up in the catskill creek and around main river rock piles. Popular baits for these smallmouth are crankbaits and spinnerbaits this time of year. Largemouth bass are also now in the creeks, baits producing are spinnerbaits, creature baits and jig-n-pigs. Striped bass up 10 pounds are also being caught around the rivers rock piles and
Wallkill River
Starting to clear up and flows are starting to sub-side. Last week anglers were reporting of catching some keeper sized walleyes and smallmouth bass.
* Trout season closed on Oct. 15th exceptions are listed below.
Catskill Streams
The Esopus Creek closes on November 30th. The Willowemoc and Beaverkill are wadeable and flies producing are olives, nymphs and streamers. The sections open until November 30th include: The Beaver Kill from State Road 206 (County Route 7) bridge in Delaware County downstream, Willowemoc Creek from iron bridge at Parkston downstream except section below. Sections open all year include: The Willowemoc Creek 1200 ft. above mouth of Elm Hollow Brook downstream 3.5 miles to second Route 17 Quickway bridge east of Roscoe.
The invasive algae "Didymo" is present in the Esopus and lower Rondout Creek. Please do your part to prevent its spread: Disinfection Methods
Waterbodies Open for Trout Fishing
Dutchess County: Upton Lake, Sylvan Lake, Wappinger Creek downstream of dam in Pleasant Valley and Morgan Lake
Orange County: Askoti, Hessian, Round, Blue, Skannatati and Walton Lakes and the Ramapo River
Putnam County: Bog Brook, Boyd Corners, Croton Falls, Diverting, East Branch, Middle Branch, West Branch Reservoirs. Lake Gilead, Lake Gleneida. East Branch Croton River from Diverting Reservoir to East Branch Croton Reservoir.
Rockland County: Ramapo River, Hessian Lake
Sullivan County: Lake Huntington, Loch Sheldrake, Mongaup Pond, White Lake and Rondout Reservoir
Ulster County: Ashokan Reservoir
Westchester County: Amawalk, Cross River, Kensico, Muscoot, New Croton, Titicus Reservoir
West of Hudson NYC Reservoirs
The Neversink Reservoir is closed to trout fishing. Ashokan and Rondout reservoirs are open to trout fishing until November 30th. Your best bet is to avoid fishing the Ashokan reservoir right now because it is very turbid.
East of Hudson NYC Reservoirs
Fishing continues to be good with reports of large bass and trout being caught.
Angler Diarists Needed
The New York State Region 3 Unit will be looking for anglers to participate in a angler diary program for Kensico Reservoir (Trout and Salmon). The information gathered through the angler diary program is extremely useful for helping to better manage the fishery. For more information please contact Ryan Coulter at 845-256-2204.
To apply for a NYC DEP Watershed Access Permit use the link located on the right column under Links Leaving DEC's Website.
If you need more fishing information or would like to contribute to the fishing report/post a picture of your catch, please call Ryan Coulter; 845-256-2204 or email fwfish3@gw.dec.state.ny.us
