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Does anyone know why smelt stay so deep say 120-150 ft when water temp at 75-80 ft is the same. Have seen this a lot with bait that deep and with fish probably Lakers with them. It is 48 deg at 130 and 48 at 90 ft but no fish or bait. Could it be the oxygen level?

We caught many lakers and a good number of salmon this year in the Willsboro bay area and found only one fish with a Alewive in it. two years ago at least half the fish had them. Is it our area we fish or are they decreasing in number. Anyone having the same results?

I have caught many Lakers and a number of salmon around the Willsboro point and bay area and of all the fished cleaned I only found one Alewive in one fish. Two years at least half the fish had them. Has their numbers declined or is it just where we are fishing?

Someone told me they read that the lakers in the lake do not reproduce. Does anyone have the correct information on this? What about the Salmon?

Fished Schuyler and the reef Sunday with some nice lakers in 75-90 ft of water. Any combination of silver worked using Hi Tech and Needle fish. Also Two small salmon. One laker 15 lbs +.No problem with blow boaters out there.

Great fish. Sure makes you want to go back. How deep were you fishing?

We finally found some Salmon on the NY side by Willsboro and Port Kent. Fished most of the week and caught many Lakers at 55 to 75 ft down over 130 to 80 fow. Had 2 salmon on the first day in the same area at 45 to 50 ft over 120 ft. Last day 4 nice salmon in about 45 minutes. Lakers and Salmon came...

It sounds like a great few days.How far north were you fishing and what was the water temp?

Does anyone know who makes a deep rubber net{ ex 24in +} or where to buy one.Hoop size is 28x22 ? Looking for net only not handle.

Fished Willsboro bay for the first time this year on Saturday. Water temp 50 deg in some spots abut did not mark much bait or fish. We ended up with one 3lb salmon off the boards and a average laker @ 25ft over 80. I tried a new product called a tadpole off the boards and it worked well. It was not ...

Thanks for the feed back. Have a great season.

Anybody have a fishing report from the Willsboro Bay area?

Looks like a great day. Where is keelers bay? Is it buy the Fort Ty bridge?