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. 

With Labor Day upon us, this will be our last fishing report for the season.

Salmon fishing was back with a vengeance this weekend, with anglers whacking them out in the trench at 110-120 feet.  Atomik Hammer flies were popular and effective, as well as using herring bait with flashers and teasers.

Bass fishing also remained strong as it has been much of the season.  They still tend to be near the islands, especially Calf and Galloo, in 25 - 30 feet of water.  Most bass anglers prefer live bait such as minnows and crawdads. 

Perch fishing this past weekned was absolutely phenomenal--one angler brought in 142 perch to be cleaned at our fish cleaning station; another brought in sixty-two.  You'll find perch pretty much anywhere in the bay.

We only saw a couple of walleye brought in.  Reef Runner Fire Tiger and Green Perch lures are favored for walleye fishing around here.

Finally, we're on the LOC tournament leaderboard a couple of times for trophy lakers.

September 13-15, Henderson Harbor is hosting the regional American Bass Anglers Association tournament.  Our guess is that the contestants will not be disappointed.

Have a wonderful autumn and winter season.  We have lodging available until the end of October if you would like to come up for a visit.  Otherwise, we'll see you next year.

Seems this was a difficult weekend for many (but not all) salmon anglers.  We expect that to turn around this week.  In the meantime, those fishing for bass and walleye were delighted.  Nice walleye caught off Calf Island, and bass at about 30 feet off a number of nearby islands. SThe charters brought in large lake trout all weekend, and perch fishing continues to be plentiful in the bay. The week got off to a windy start this morning, but the immediate forecast looks good.

Saw a good deal of chinook salmon over the weekend, and not as many kings.  Some bass anglers came up empty while others hit limits--25-30 feet of water, near the islands, with live bait and either reef Runner's "Bare Naked" or Cotton Cordell lures in greens and oranges.  They're continuing to hit some walleye over around Calf Island.

Fishing this year continues to be very strong for salmon, bass, lakers, browns and perch.  Anglers even brought in walleye this past weekend, and one local fisherman marked walleye on the other side of the point. 

Bassers are advised to use live bait and stick near the islands in about 20 feet of water.  One trophy bass was brought in from between the green buoy and Bass Island, a 5-and-a-quarter pounder. 

For salmon, the shipping lanes seem to be the best best, although some have been caught in the trench as well. Northern Kings, Fishlanders and Stingers in greens and black and silvers are getting great results, with herring for bait.