"Preliminary results from the Lake Ontario Fishing Boat Survey Indicate that fishing for Chinook salmon has been outstanding along the entire New York shoreline", announced Basil Seggos, Commissioner for NYS DEC.
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Ed Shannon shows a 30-plus lb. Niagara Bar King.
Photo credits: Share the Outdoors
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The catch rate of Chinook salmon during April to June 2018 was 227 percent above the previous 5 year average, setting a new record. Fishing for brown trout and Coho salmon has also been excellent in 2018, with catch rates 38 and 21 percent higher respectively over the previous 5 year averages. Even Atlantic salmon, which represents a small part of the Lake Ontario fishery, posted a 73 percent increase in catch over the previous 5 years.
President of the NYSCC (New York State Conservation Council), Chuck Parker, Said "This is the second year in a row that the take of Chinook has been above average at Oswego, as reported by council members." He attributed the science-based management practices of the DEC's Bureau of Fisheries as an "integral force" in sustaining the world class fishery Lake Ontario offers.
