mcburcon

I understand that bass are out of season , I was looking for anyone who might have been on the water fishing other species that could tell me what the the water temps are. Thnx again. Shane

Has anyone been on the St. lawrence River this spring? I am looking to see what the water temps are in and around Clayton N. Y. Thnx McBurcon

Has anyone fished Seneca lake in the last week ? and can you tell me what the water temps were ? Is it prespawn or are the fish spawning? Thnx Shane

Thnx for the info on the water temps , I was hoping water was still in the 40's in the main channel. I will be getting up in about 4 more weeks , water should be in the upper 50's I hope.

Has anyone been on the St. Lawrence in the Cape Vincent - Clayton area fishing? I am looking for the water temps. Thnx in adavance

Best time of year to fish the St. Lawrence is the first week of bass season ( third saturday in june is opening day )...Generally 2 to 8 ft close to deeper water ( 20 ft ) seems to the best areas for your 5 lb class fish. Durring that week of june its not hard to boat 100+ smallies a day. I know that's true, but for those of us that haven't had the privilege of fishing in the region, it's just hard to imagine catching that many smallmouth in one outing. I will fish the Tennesse River from October through March and will not come close to 100 brown fish, total! Let me try to clarify the 100+ bass in a day. The St. lawrence seems to be getting better every year with size and numbers the last 5 to 6 years. ONLY durring the month of june have I had 100+ smallies in a day. Durring the trip I make every year I fish everyday from about 5 am to 8 pm , I stay on grindstone Island , and can be fishing in a matter of just a few minutes. I have fished in october , but it gets very rough to fish that time of year. But for me personally JUNE is the month. those 2 fish were caught out of clayton,

Best time of year to fish the St. Lawrence is the first week of bass season ( third saturday in june is opening day ) . Best advice I can give is be sure to get a map of the area , and be very careful of the canadian waters. Canadian police and the U S Border patrol will check you if your fishing the border line. Use plastics ( tubes , flukes and jigs work pretty good ) . Generally 2 to 8 ft close to deeper water ( 20 ft ) seems to the best areas for your 5 lb class fish. Durring that week of june its not hard to boat 100+ smallies a day. Good Luck ! BTW thats the Mighty St. Lawrence in my photo with a 5 lb and a 4 lb 7 oz

Thanks for the info on the water temps, I will be leaving virginia friday evening about 6 pm. I hope to be in the water by 7 am saturday morning. looks like the water temps will be rising as the weather starts to heat up. If your out there next week look me up , I will be in a red Ranger 518 , come on by and say hello. I usually fish between the I81 bridge to the head of grindstone island. thnx again.

I am usually already somewhere around Clayton the first day of bass season. however this year I am still going , just a week later. I am wondering what the water temp is around Clayton to Carelton Island , and is the spawn over or possibly still ongoing? It looks as if the weather has been a little cool in the area this year. Any Information on the water temps would be greatly appreciated. Thnx

Last year while I was at the St. Lawrence I did catch many smallies that would spit out Gobies as I landed them in the boat. The largest Gobie that I saw from a Smallie was 5". Several of those Smallies spit out as many as 4 Gobies. They must like eating them , and there is no short supply of them.

Try areas between clayton and grindstone island , find water 8 to 14 ft deep next to 20 and 30 ft . use tubes and small creature baits , usually any color will work , but the greens seem to work best. I have been fishing up there for 20 + years. the last 4 years I have seen more 4 and 5 lb fish than I have ever seen. My trip last year I boated 28 4 lb + fish and 2 over 5 lb in 6 days. GOBIES are helping the weights of the smallies up there now. 5 years ago a 19" smallie only weighed 3 to 3 1/4 lbs , and last year I caught a 18" that weighed 5 lb 4 oz . Good Luck !!!!