Lake Ontario Fishing Charters

Welcome to NY Fisherman we are going to be the largest on line resource for Lake Ontario fishing charters. If you would like to have your charter or guide service listed in our Lake Ontario fishing charters directory please Click Here. Charter and Guide listings are free, all we ask is that you stop by our message board and post a fishing report once in a while.

Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes that provide a border between Canada and United States. It is the 14th largest lake in the world. Lake Ontario is 193 miles long and 53 miles wide, with 726 miles of shoreline. Its average depth is 283 feet, and its maximum depth is over 800 feet. The main inlet is the Niagara River which is the outlet for Lake Erie. The only outlet for Lake Ontario is the St. Lawrence River that leads to the Atlantic Ocean

A Lake Ontario fishing charter trip may result with an encounter of the following species brown trout, coho salmon, lake trout, rainbow trout, king salmon, atlantic salmon, walleye, bass, and perch. Lake Ontario has many marinas which have charter boats available. This listing will help you find the area you wish to fish and the guides and charters who are located there.

Captain Dan Korzenski, a United States Coast Guard Master Captain, with over 15 years of fishing experience on the Great Lakes. He is a member of the National Association of Charter Boat Operations, Eastern Lake Erie Charter Boat Association, L.O.T.S.A, and the Southtowns Walleye Association. Hooked-Up Sportfishing Charters is a full service charter, and it is available for full or half day charters on Lake Erie or Lake Ontario. All bait and tackle are included with your trip and we will clean and bag your catch if you desire.

  Top Gun Fishing Charters offers fishing on Lake Ontario for trout and salmon from July to the end of September. Captain Frank learned how to catch salmon on Lake Michigan in the early 80's. When the State of New York introduced Salmon to Lake Ontario these fish grew bigger and were more plentiful. At that time Captain Frank took his knowledge and techniques that he has learned to catch these trophy fish to Lake Ontario where he now fishes for salmon and trout from begining of July to the end of September.

Oak Orchard Creek is a tailwater fishery that remains ice free throughout most of early the winter. A hydroelectric dam at Waterport in Orleans County regulates the creek's flow into Lake Ontario. From the dam to the lake the stream provides anglers with 2.5 miles of quality fishing. As the river grows closer to the lake it provides safe harbor for over 300 private boat moorings. Several large marinas are located at the mouth of the river.

The lower portion of this stream has great perch, bass, northern pike, rockbass and walleye fishing. The upper stretch is prime habitat for steelhead, brown trout, and salmon as they look to answer natures call and begin the spawning process. Fisherman fishing from a Oak Orchard charter boat may expect to tangle with a wide variety of fish species including brown trout, rainbow trout, lake trout, coho salmon, chinook salmon, atlantic salmon, walleye, northen pike, and smallmouth bass.

Captain Bill Ruth has been fishing the waters of Lake Ontario for over 25 years and has built his reputation by constantly innovating. If learning how to catch more and bigger fish is what you're interested in, the Billy V is your boat. We specialize in putting you over trophy-sized Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Coho Salmon, Atlantic Salmon, and our favorite, the mighty Chinook Salmon. We fish aboard a beautiful 30 foot Penn Yan Prowler. She has an extra-wide 11 foot beam, two 260 hp V-8 engines, a fully enclosed head, and a full galley. At nearly 10,000 lbs, she'll cut through the roughest stuff Lake Ontario can dish out. She has a hard-top so that you can get out of the sun and elements. She's equipped with all of the latest electronics: Cannon Mag 20 DT/TS riggers, Furuno Radar, Humminbird 1157C fish finder, Humminbird 955C NVB GPS/Plotter, Raymarine Autopilot, and a Depth Raider speed & temp probe.

  Sandy Creek is a lesser know Lake Ontario tributary located west of Rochester and should not to be confused with the Little Sandy, the North Sandy, and the South Sandy which are located on the eastern end of Lake Ontario north of Pulaski. Sandy Creek provides wonderful fall fishing for Coho Salmon, Brown Trout, Chinook Salmon, Atlantic Salmon, and steelhead.

Come join the action on Lake ontario with Captain Kevin Gath aboard the Fishlander. The vessel is a 22 foot Sea Nymph GLS (Great Lake Special) with 8 foot wide Beam, and 130 HP Mercruiser engine. The boat is fully equiped with Radar, GPS navigation, VHF Radio, Cell Phone and USCG Approved safety equipment to provide a safe and memorable experience for everybody aboard. There is a clean and private toilet facility aboard. The vessel is also equipped with Downriggers and Planer Boards. Half day, Full day and evening charters available.

The Genesee River is just over 150 miles long and is one of the few rivers in North America that flow from south to the north. The river gets its start near the Pennsylvania border and flows through the Letchworth State Park and eventually winds up flowing into Lake Ontario in Rochester.

The Genesee River receives runs of salmon and trout just like the other tributaries of Lake Ontario. It also provides fishing for bass, walleye, panfish and catfish. Tributaries that flow into the Genesee River include Honeoye Creek, Oatka Creek, and Black Creek.

The Reel Em In is a 33' Trojan International - one of the largest charter boats on Lake Ontario and capable of handling just about any sea condition! It is fully equipped for maximum safety and comfort. It has a 13' beam for stability, twin engines, and more than enough fishing room for groups of up to 6 anglers. The cabin features a full galley with hot water, dinette area, plush seating, a master stateroom, and private bath with shower.

The Reel Em In has everything needed for your fishing adventure. All equipment and tackle is provided. Our boat is completely outfitted with all the necessary electronics to monitor both fishing and weather conditions. We have an onboard cooler for your day's catch -- all you need to bring is proper clothing for the weather (although our cabin is "weatherproof" rain gear is always a good idea), lunch, snacks, beverages, a medium sized cooler to transport your catch, and . . . don't forget the camera!

Advocate Charters is moored at Shumway Marine on the Genesee River in Rochester, New York. The Genesee River, which flows into Lake Ontario, is a magnet to all species of fish. The area offers all types of fishing, with special emphasis on King and Coho Salmon, Brown Trout, Steelhead and Lake Trout. Captain Sam has 25 years of charter fishing experience, catching trophy trout and salmon. Come aboard and catch the trophy of a life time!

Irondequoit Bay is a large bay on the southern shore of Lake Ontario located in Rochester, New York. The Bay is four miles long and approximately 1/2 mile wide. The maxium depth of the Bay is just under 75 feet. Irondequoit Bay offers fishing for perch, bluegill, bullhead, carp, trout, walleye, northern pike and largemouth bass. The bay itself can be a nice diversion on the days when Lake Ontario is too rough to venture out into.

Port Bay is a small bay located about 40 miles east of Rochester and around 35 miles northwest of Syracuse. This small harbor offers easy access to Lake Ontario. Fisherman fishing from Port Bay may expect to tangle with a wide variety of fish species including brown trout, rainbow trout, lake trout, coho salmon, chinook salmon, atlantic salmon, walleye, northen pike, and smallmouth bass.

Pultneyville is located between Irondequoit Bay and Sodus Bay and is approximately 14 miles east of Irondequoit Bay and 12 miles west of Sodus Bay. Salmon Creek runs into Lake Ontario at Pultneyville where it creates a small harbor that is home to a marina and a yacht club. Fisherman fishing from a Pultneyville based charter boat may expect to tangle with a wide variety of fish species including brown trout, rainbow trout, lake trout, coho salmon, chinook salmon, atlantic salmon, walleye, northen pike, and smallmouth bass.

Sodus Bay is large inlet on the southern shore of Lake Ontario and is located about midway between Syracuse and Rochester. Sodus Bay is roughly 3000 acres in size. The Bay has a maximum depth of just under 50 feet however most of the bay is relatively shallow and is 20 feet or less in depth.

Sodus Bay fisherman may encounter the following species of fish northern pike, walleye, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, pumpkinseed, bluegill, rock bass, crappie, white perch, carp, bullheads, and channel catfish. Recently the yellow perch fishing in Sodus Bay has taken the spotlight. Ice fishing is the bay is fantastic but the season can be short. Anglers fishing from a Sodus Bay charter boat may expect to encounter a wide variety of fish species including brown trout, rainbow trout, lake trout, coho salmon, chinook salmon, atlantic salmon.

Fairhaven is a large sheltered bay on Lake Ontario's southeastern corner. The bay is home to a large number of charter boats. The westeren side of the bay is also part of the Fairhaven Beach State Park. Two large breakwalls seperate the bay from Lake Ontario on its northen end. Smallmouth bass fishing from the pier is great all summer long. Anglers fishing from a Fairhaven based charter boat may expect to encounter a wide variety of fish species including brown trout, rainbow trout, lake trout, coho salmon, chinook salmon, atlantic salmon, walleye, northen pike, and smallmouth bass.

The Oswego Harbor is a commercial shipping port. It is also the gateway to the NYS Barge Canal, better known as the Erie Canal. Its sheltered waters offer fisherman a refuge on those days when the lake is a bit to rough to venture out on. Fishing the Oswego Harbor can really produce some amazing results. In the spring it offers a fantastic fishery for brown trout and steelhead. In the summer bass and walleye fisherman are here in large numbers. As the summer nears it end usually in mid September the salmon will collect up in the harbor prior to the fall run. Once they have become concentrated in the harbor they offer anglers a wonderful fishing opportunity.

The Oswego area of Lake Ontario has produced a World Record Coho Salmon as well as the New York State Record Brown Trout . Stephen M. Sheets of Woolrich, Pa., caught the record breaking coho that weighed in at 33.45 pounds and Tony Brown of Schenectady, NY caught the new state record brown of 33-pounds, 2-ounces. Both of these fantastic fish were taken by clients of local charter captains.

Captain Gerry Bresadola started B&B Sportfishing about twenty years ago. Along the way he has had some exciting moments including the day that the New York State record Brown Trout was caught by Tony Brown on June 10, 1997 aboard the Dixie Dandy while fishing with Captain Gerry Bresadola. The monster brown trout weighed in at 33 lb. 2oz. It on caught on a Smithwick Rogue while trolling.

The Dixie Dandy features: a 31’ Semi displacement hull design, Flybridge-2 Helm stations, Stand up Marine Head, Comfortable weather protected main cabin with dinette, Over 100 sq.ft. of rear cockpit fishing area. 12’ beam, and with a Twin Engine inboard power with a total 640 hp. She can get up and go. This past year we added an underwater camera by Walker Downriggers called Strike Vision. It is amazing and exciting to see just what is going on down below. By the way all of this is recorded on a VCR for review. You have got to see it to believe it!

Captain Troy Creasy is a full-time dedicated professional with over 21 years of guiding experience. High Adventure Sportfishing provides a complete full-time year-round guide service for trophy salmon, trout, walleye and bass, on Oneida Lake, Lake Ontario and it’s tributaries. Captain Troy has 3 boats to provide you with a complete fishing experience, a 30 ft T-Craft for Lake Ontario Charters, 18 ft. Lund for Bass, Walleye and inshore Browns and a 18 ft Drift Boat for tributary fishing including; Salmon River, Black River, and Oswego River.

Captain Troy is a member of the Daiwa, Luhr Jensen, Mustad, Pro-Troll, Okuma, Gamma, and Dreamweaver pro-staffs. He has won several major derbies and guided his client, Kurt Killian, to the NY state record Chinook Salmon in 1991. Captain Troy is an active member of the NYS Fisheries Congress, Lake Ontario Salmon & Trout Association, Lake Ontario Sportfishing Stakeholders Coalition, NYS Outdoor Writers Association and a board of director of the National Marine Charter Association. He has served as president of the Oswego County River Guides Association and coordinator for the Oswego County Pro-Am Tournament and is editor of Lake Ontario Outdoors Magazine.

Ace Charters is owned and operated by Captain Jimmy Samia. We specialize in trophy Striped Bass on the Hudson River and trophy King Salmon on Lake Ontario. We have been featured on N.Y. Outdoors T.V. as seen on the nationally televised sportsman's channel. We were also featured on the cover of the March issue of Boating on the Hudson magazine.

Mexico Bay is located on the eastern corner of Lake Ontario. Mexico Bay does not receive much attention until the salmon start to stage for the fall spawning run. At this time of the year the salmon are here in large numbers. The fisherman are also here to take advantage of this yearly bounty. In the spring large brown trout and walleyes are caught here as well.

Port Ontario is located in the Eastern Basin of Lake Ontario at the mouth of the world famous Salmon River. Anglers fishing out of this area may expect to encounter a wide variety of fish species including brown trout, rainbow trout, lake trout, coho salmon, chinook salmon, atlantic salmon, walleye, northen pike, and smallmouth bass

Henderson Harbor is a small fishing village on Lake Ontario's northeastern corner. Fisherman fishing out of this port may expect to tangle with a wide variety of fish species including brown trout, rainbow trout, lake trout, coho salmon, chinook salmon, atlantic salmon, walleye, northen pike, muskellunge, and smallmouth bass.

The Thousand Islands are located on the St. Lawrence River at northeastern tip of the Lake Ontario. The chain of islands is about 50 miles long and rest between NY and Canada. The islands number well over 1,000 for the record. This area is home to a wide variety of warmwater fish species including muskellunge, walleye, smallmouth, largemouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch, crappies, and bullheads. These species are plentiful here and can be caught by boating anglers, or by shore fishermen from docks and piers.

• Lake Ontario Charters
  
  
• Lake Erie Charters
  
  
• Finger Lakes Charters
  
  
• Lake Champlain
  
  
• Long Island Charters
  
  
• Great Sacandaga Lake

• Lake George Charters
  
  
• Oneida Lake Charters
  
  
• Otsego Lake Charters
  
  
• Black Lake Charters
  
  
• Chautauqua Lake
  
  
• Adirondack Guides

• Salmon River Guides
  
  
• Oswego River Guides
  
  
• Niagara River Guides
  
  
• Hudson River Guide
  
  
• Delaware River Guides
  
  
• St. Lawrence River