So I have never fished the St. Lawrence before. I was thinking of booking a week at either the Cedar Point State Park or Kring State Park in early August. Both state parks have a point that look like they could produce fish from the shore, then I have my kayak.

 

Do I need a US and Canadian fishing license? Or do I just need to stay in the US side?

Until things open up, just the NY license.  I'm not sure I'd want to take a kayak across to the Canadian side.  I don't remember if it was this board or another board there was post saying that the Canadian fish wardens were checking licenses and telling the people they had to leave and go back to the American side if they were Americans.

  My friends and I have a trip booked to a lodge in NE Ontario in late August we're hoping by then that our passports and the card we got when we got our Covid shots will get us across the border. 

9 hours ago, Fallser said:

I'm not sure I'd want to take a kayak across to the Canadian side.

Yeah, I figure I would generally stick near the US shoreline. There may be a few areas I might cross to go near an island and a few of them are right by the line though, depending where I end up going. There are some big boats there.

Just saw this post now, and YES there are some big boats there. Over 800 ft! I am not a kayaker but I would not go across  the shipping channel unless you are very experienced. If a big ship goes by that is loaded you will get 4 to 5 foot swells and there is a LOT of traffic out there in the summer.  The main shipping channel is on the American side in this area. If you are going to be at Kring Point, you will be on Goose Bay . Early in the year it's a great place for largemouth but in August it will likely be absolutely overgrown with weeds. You will have to punch mats to be able to fish. Go outside of it past Picnic Island towards the channel. You can shore fish off of Picnic if you want to, it's usually clear water with a sloping rock  ledge.  Like I said, I am not a kayaker, so I don't know how long it will take you , (couple minute ride in a boat) get out to the East side of Malomar or Sand Islands and let the drift take you along, that's Excelsior shoals. Lot's of rock and structure, EVERYTHING lives there! Smallmouth, Largemouth, Walleye, Northerns , Drum , you name it. Good luck on your trip.

@sschrad  thanks! I booked Cedar Point, I'm not sure if that gets as overgrown closer to Lake Ontario or not, Kring Point didn't have a lot available and I wasn't sure what I wanted so that made the decision for me.

 

I figure I will keep it on the shore and when I do cross, I will go straight across to the island and my crossing will be limited to going along the shoreline of the nearby island.

OK .   No, it doesn't get weed choked there, The island off of Cedar Point is Linda Island, there is a little baby bay to to the east of it. Don't know the name but you might be able to get out of wind in there if in the kayak. It's pretty wide open in that area in regards to weather. As before, good luck. If you are just going to shore fish , a ride to Cape Vincent might work. If they still let you (And I don't know) the old coal docks (Off of State route 12E and Lee St area ) has deep water with a breakwater out in front. Lots of smallies caught from shore over the years there.

Jut an FYI: Kring Point sits on a decent size bay. It is sheltered and a great place to kayak. I stay at Kring frequently and many days I do not leave the bay. 

 

If you do go to Cedar Point take a day and try Kring. Nice place.

29 minutes ago, Dogface said:

Jut an FYI: Kring Point sits on a decent size bay. It is sheltered and a great place to kayak. I stay at Kring frequently and many days I do not leave the bay. 

 

If you do go to Cedar Point take a day and try Kring. Nice place.

Thanks, I'll definitely try that. Kring point looks like it could be a decent spo to fish as well.

Fished the thousand islands area a long, long time ago. All from the bank. Did better everywhere that wasn’t the St. Lawrence River.

Kring is a great spot to fish. As I said many times we never left Goose Bay and fished from sunrise to sunset. 

 

We catch the occasional pike but LM and SM are common. 

The 1000 Islands region is a great waterway.  Take a look at the maps and plan according because the opportunities are endless.

Alright, do I've been doing my pre-trip preparations and this is what I have.

The Cedar Point area should generally be pretty good for smallies. It's a bit of distance from both pro tournament locations, and not a whole lot of cover, so I'll spend most of my time there targeting the brown fish. I'll probably throw a ned rig, drop shot, tube, jerkbait and a jig or T-Rig and maybe throw a crankbait or a popper into the mix here and there. There's a couple of bays not too far away as well.

 

If the winds get real bad, or I just want mix it up, I'll move on down to Goose Bay by Kring point which is sheltered from waves from the main river in the bay and target green fish. I'll probably focus more on a T-Rig, jig and a chatterbait or spinnerbait in this area.