Wayne County Fishing Update
Chris Kenyon
Streams
If you received some flies or small spoons for Christmas, try throwing them out in Maxwell Creek. The water flow is perfect for this time of year and there is no ice build-up along the shoreline. Later this week it might hit the 50’s which only means you don’t need a bunch of layers to stay warm.There are some steelhead coming from Maxwell, on the south side of lake road. They are skittish, however will hit bright red beads or egg sacs.
The smaller creeks along Lake Road also have fish. Salmon Creek in Pultneyville had some anglers fishing near the bridge. I’m not sure what they were catching.
Bays
There was open water at the north end of Port Bay a few day’s ago, so if you still are using your boat, that’s a good place to launch. You can also launch at the Coast Guard Station at Sodus Bay, however the day after Christmas is the second half of the waterfowl season, so any open water at that section of Sodus Bay will have duck hunters. Obviously, you need to be very careful if you are fishing from a boat this time of year. Wear your PFD and remember hypothermia is deadly.
Last Monday the perch were at the east side of Port Bay. The reports from Sodus have them scattered. They are in the bays, so if we get ice or more open water they can be caught. Let’s hope for the ice. Check out the rest of the Wayne County Tourism web page for the locations and hours of local bait and tackle shops. WayneCountyTourism
Erie Canal
The canal is frozen, however there is open water at the locks between Newark and Lyons and anglers were casting out for fish. Not sure what they were targeting, however remember bass season is closed. You can only catch and release bass.