Owasco Lake Owasco Lake Tackle Box Lake Trout Downriggers, Silver Spoons, Large Stickbaits, Sawbellies, Minnows, Single Hook Spoons, Golden Shiners, Buckeyes. ----------------
Brown Trout Landlocked Salmon Large Stickbaits or Spoons on Seth Green Rigs or Flatlines ---------------
Rainbow Trout Small Spoons, Egg Sacs ---------------
Northern Pike Large Shiners, Chubs, Suckers, Bucktail & Yellow Jigs w/Minnow & Mr. Twister Tail ---------------
Smallmouth Bass White Plastic Jigs, Small Brown Jigs, Live Minnows, Leeches, Deep Diving Crank Baits ---------------
Yellow Perch Jigs, Minnows or Grubs on Perch Rigs
Fishing is considered generally good and Owasco Lake is small enough where, if they’re not biting on one side, you can easily move to the other side where they will be. Public access is limited to a launch at the north end at Emerson Park and a private marina at the south end of the lake. Lake Trout average 3.5-4 pounds according to DEC records and 1720 pounders have been caught. After ice out and in early spring, troll downriggers set close to the bottom at the north end. By mid-April the Lake Trout concentrate along the eastern shore from the Boy Scout camp north to Burtis Point and off the point at Indian Cove near the south end. You’ll also find them close to shore at the mouths of streams at Ensenore, Indian Cove, Dutch Hollow Brook and Burtis Point. During May the best spot is in the northeast corner off Burtis Point. On the west side, start at Ensenore and head south around the end of the lake to Indian Cove, and then along the east shore from Seward to Long Point. Late June to mid-September follow the Trout back to deep water off Burtis Point and Ensenore Points. Fish downriggers or Seth Green rigs trolling at or just below thermocline. You’ll also pick up Rainbows, Browns and Landlocked Salmon using small spoons. HOT SPOT: For Lake and Brown Trout, fish the west side off Ensenore Point. Trolling with downriggers and small spoons will net larger Lakers of 5-8 pounds. You’ll also catch 45 pound Browns, Rainbows and Landlocked Salmon above thermocline. Winter Lake Trout are caught south of Ensenore through the ice. Brown Trout are good sized in Owasco averaging 4 pounds with 10 pounders regularly taken. In
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spring, flat line fishing near shore Elevation ...................711 feet Area ....................6665 acres in the northeast corner and south Shoreline ...............24.7 miles of Buck Point is consistently Mean depth ................97 feet productive. Next, try between Maximum depth .......180 feet Ensenore and Edgewater. Thermocline.................37 feet Stratification begins later in June and the Browns disburse along western shore near Wyckoff Station and the Polish Home Camp. It’s slow fishing for Browns at this time of year, but prospects off Ensenore are good. TIP: Ensenore is a really hot area in the fall as great concentrations of Brown Trout return to where they were stocked in spring. There’s also good fall Brown Trout off the south end of Rocky Point to Indian Cove and Owasco inlet. Northward try Dutch Hollow Brook and the pool below the dam in the outlet. If there’s ice, fish close to surface on the western shore in the south end between Wyckoff Station and Buck’s/Post Point. Landlocked Salmon average 3 pounds and are most often taken in winter at the south end and off the western shore. Significant runs occur during fall off Dutch Hollow Brook and Owasco Inlet. Rainbow Trout are best caught in spring at the south end off the mouth of Owasco Inlet prior to spawning. Cast small spoons in 20-30 feet of water at the mouths of most tributaries from Edgewater to Willow Cove. In summer, most Rainbows are taken with downriggers in the deeper part of the lake when fishing for Lake Trout. Northern Pike are localized and found in good numbers at the weedy southern end, south of Willow Cove, the lower half-mile of Owasco outlet on opening day or very close to the mouth of Owasco Inlet in the early season. As with other Finger Lakes, the best time to catch Northerns is through the ice. On Owasco, the place to be is at the shallow
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Public Launches Emerson Park - off Rts. 38 and 38A, Auburn South Shore Marina - Southwest corner of the lake (fee)
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southern end fishing a tip up with sucker or shiner. Smallmouth Bass are generally distributed throughout the shallows of Owasco Lake. Best starting points are the shallows and the seawall at Emerson Park at the north end. Excellent Bass fishing on the east side is south of Martin’s to Long Point. East of the outlet at Martin’s Point in the north end has produced quality Bass to six pounds. Later in the season, focus on Martin’s Point and the seawall at Emerson Park at the north end. Summer Smallmouth are taken with deep diving crank baits close to the bottom and from shallow rocky areas during low light. These techniques work well all day in late fall over rocky points. TIP: Smallmouth Bass feed voraciously in fall. Limits are common when fishing the seawall at Emerson Park and Martin’s Point at the north end, and also Casowasco on the southwest side. Yellow Perch fishing is best during late April into May when they are schooled close to shore. Good spots are on the east shore just north of Dutch Hollow Brook at Burtis Point.
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