Archive : Irondequoit Creek

About a week ago I made a quick evening trip to my local fishing hole, Irondequoit Creek.  It was a weekend of quick changing temperatures and higher flows.  The fish seemed content not to feed.  I was able to land a small brown on a territorial strike on a streamer but the fishing was slow. This...

Suckers are a common sight in our creeks and rivers these days.  Their spawn activity deposits plenty of edible eggs.  Smallmouth bass, walleye, carp, brown trout from the lake, resident brown trout and steelhead all capitalize on this seasonal feast.  Northern pike also follow the suckers, looking...

This Saturday Craig and I had a chance to steal away a couple hours and fish Irondequoit Creek.  In spite of the 80 degree weather, we went with the intent of hooking a couple browns with our eyes peeled for some left over Steelheads.  Craig started off by throwing a white bunny strip at our first...

Small tributaries are clear and fishing well for fresh steelhead.  The increased water level this past week brought in fresh chrome and plenty of angling opportunities.  I’ve been so busy working, coaching and making final preparations for Angler’s Workshop that there’s been scarce...

I’d heard two very favorable reports recently on cooperative steelhead on Oak Orchard River.  If it weren’t a longer drive, I certainly  would prefer to fish there.  Oak Orchard and the Salmon River continue to be the most consistent steelhead waters in NYS this time of year.  It’s...

We awoke this morning to fresh blanket of snow.  The forecast predicts more snow on tap.  Between the snowfall, rain during the day, and predicted snow, our creeks should receive a nice boost of water.  Many tributaries will be high and muddy over the next few days. When they settle, I predict there...

Thanksgiving is a wonderful time to reflect upon and appreciate the many blessings that enrich our life.  We live in a beautiful region, in a free country and enjoy public access to numerous fisheries.  Upstate New York boasts a superb  fishery; lake run fish,  wild trout, warm water  fish and every...

There are still a couple salmon hanging around, the weather is warm (61 degrees), the water is low but the fish are still active.  Yesterday afternoon I decided to venture out to Irondequoit Creek to fish for a couple hours.  There were a number of fishermen looking for the remaining salmon that made...

It was a busy Saturday and I wanted to get outside.  There are fresh salmon in the lower portion of Irondequoit Creek  and it was tempting to mess with them. Instead, I opted to stay close to home and fished a middle stretch of Irondequoit Creek.  I liked the drizzly conditions and hoped to move...

I snuck out for two hours this afternoon to try my hand at terrestrials.  I was excited about having time to trout fish and to explore a section of Irondequoit Creek that I used to fish twenty years ago.  Upon arriving at the creek, I realized left behind my vest (fly boxes/tippet/nippers/hemostats/leaders,...