Pictured here is Captain Bob Flavin of Captain Bob And Mates with a nice walleye caught from the St. Lawrence River near Ogdensburg New York. This incredible fish was caught in November while trolling rapalas over 22 feet of water.

  St. Lawrence River is located at northeastern tip of the Lake Ontario. This is the main outlet for Lake Ontario. Here the river begins 1,200-mile course into the Atlantic Ocean. The St. Lawrence 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.

  Walleyes are a native species to NY waters and are widely scattered across the state most walleye populations are self sustaining but the state does have a large walleye stocking program as well. Some of the best walleye fishing hot spots in NY are Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, Oneida Lake, Black Lake, Niagara River, Susquehanna River, Delaware River, Oswego River, Seneca River, Black River, Genesee River, Erie Canal, and the Chemung River.

  At one time the Chemung River once held the claim to the states record walleye of 15-pound, 3 ounces. This awesome walleye was caught in the early 1950s and held the state record for more than 40 years. Stories of larger walleyes are told and in time it may well produce another record breaking fish.

  A few of the Finger Lakes have walleyes, but the populations are not very significant. Most of the states man made reservoirs also contain walleyes and the current state record walleye was caught from the Kinzua Reservoir 05/22/94. It was caught by John D. Fluder on a Mr. Twister and weighed in at 16 lb.7oz.

 The walleye population in the St. lawrence River between Massena and Chippewa Bay is due to the efforts of the Lunker club of Cornwall Ontario and St. lawrence Valley Sportsmen Club of Ogdensburg. They started the restocking program using eggs from the St Lawrence River. This was done to protect the St. Lawrence walleye strain which is genetically different from the strain out of Oneida lake. Originally before the building of the St. Lawrence Sea Way and the New York State Power Project in the late 1950's the walleye migrated up from Lancaster Quebec.

 The great walleye fishing that New York State has to offer is in large part due to the efforts of the Oneida Fish Hatchery. Oneida Lake provides all of the walleye eggs for New York's walleye stocking program. Each year DEC produces approximately 300,000 pond-reared, 190,000 intensively reared, and 190,000,000 walleye fry to be stocked into more than 50 diffrent bodies of waters across the state.

 Lake Erie has recently taken the spotlight with fantasic catches of walleyes that range in size from 16 to 24 inches on average, however the eastern basin of Lake Erie is famous for trophy-size walleye which can be up to 8 to 12 pounds in size. These big walleye are mostly available to offshore trollers during the months of July and August. If you are interested in booking a charter to do some walleye fishing please check out or Lake Erie Fishing Charters.

   The following links break down the best fishing options according to the month of the year. Certain times of the year present excellent fishing opportunities for differnt species and can help make the best of your limited free time.