Lake Ontario

Orleans - New York


  • 444 catches

  • 713 followers

  • 49 spots

Lake Ontario, the 15th largest lake in the world, is famous for rapidly changing weather conditions. A VHF radio, compass, or GPS unit, and at least a 20-foot boat are strongly recommended for offshore trips. Small boaters should stay reasonably near shor...

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Lake Ontario Fishing Reports

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  1. Tim Crowley
    - Lake Ontario

    Another “average” bass from today’s afternoon trip. Great solid fish. Unfortunately they don’t have the goby bellies like Oneida bass. Double trip day.

    Smallmouth Bass with a Keitech

    1. George Horvath 0
      Nice 👍
  2. Tim Crowley
    - Lake Ontario

    Left Oneida NY to launch kayak in Fingers Lakes. One of my top fishing trips ever for numbers, quantity & quality of smallmouth. 2 1/2 hours stopped at 50 bass ...more most in 3-4 pound range. Caught 6 big ones on last 6 casts. Left them biting was supposed to go back with son this week. Got home found out he can’t go 😡 .

    Smallmouth Bass

    1. George Horvath 0
      Nice 😊
  3. Tim Crowley
    - Lake Ontario

    Day 3 Lake Ontario trip. Bass are so fat from gobies. Short 20” bass weighed 5.8 pounds !

    5 lb. 8 oz. 20 in. Smallmouth Bass with a Ned

    1. Robert Coleman 0
      What a Toad! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
    2. George Horvath 0
      Nice 👍 one ☝️
    3. Tim Crowley 0
      They fight like crazy
    4. Christopher Smith 0
      Dang brotha that's a unit!!
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  4. Tim Crowley
    - Lake Ontario

    Day 3 Lake Ontario trip. Waves were much larger than they look in photos. Beautiful bass in the lake.

    Smallmouth Bass with a Dropshot

    1. Tim Crowley 0
      Best fishing ever
    2. Scott S 0
      Nice work Tim, looks like you had a great trip.
    3. George Horvath 0
      Wow 😮 big one ☝️
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  5. Tim Crowley
    - Lake Ontario

    Day 3 Lake Ontario trip. We had such amazing skies with clouds. Waves and wind picked up. Was supposed to be 5 mphs but was much stronger. By end of day we were ...more out in 6 foot waves, luckily I have a deep V Nitro ZV-21. Couple bass boats near us had to leave hours earlier.

    Smallmouth Bass with a Ned

    1. George Horvath 0
      Nice 😊
  6. Tim Crowley
    - Lake Ontario

    Trip Day 3 Lake Ontario. Two of us caught 126 nice bass for our best big smallmouth day ever. Total bass in 3 days 254 bass. Probably 100 over four pounds and 7 ...more over five pounds .

    Smallmouth Bass with a Ned

    1. Robert Coleman 0
      Killing it! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
    2. George Horvath 0
      Wow 😮 that’s awesome 👏.
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  7. Tim Crowley
    - Lake Ontario

    Day 2 trip to Lake Ontario. Drove additional hour and launched in calm weather to get to Kong Island that I have seen in tournaments and TV shows for year. Immediately ...more caught this bass took quick selfie wouldn’t have made top 20 bass yesterday. Ended up being big bass of the day we caught 54 “small” bass. Were hunting 6 & 7 pounders no 🍀 .

    4 lb. Smallmouth Bass with a Ned

    1. George Horvath 0
      Big one ☝️
  8. Tim Crowley
    - Lake Ontario

    Day 1 of trip: My brother said as a kid he could never understand how members of the same family faught on different sides during the Civil War. He now understands- ...more this photo is for my family’s internal war. Don’t understand how people can hate someone because of who they vote for?

    Smallmouth Bass with a Ned

    1. Christopher Smith 0
      MAGA
    2. Tim Crowley 0
      No death threats yet 😐
    3. Robert Coleman 0
      Love the hat! 👊🏻👍🏻
    4. Scott S 0
      I'm on your side on this one Tim....
    5. George Horvath 0
      Wow 😮
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  9. Tim Crowley
    - Lake Ontario

    Day 1 of 3 highlights at Lake Ontario. Rain was supposed to end a 9 AM finally stopped at 2 PM. Two of us combined for 85 bass with a 23.98 limit.

    Smallmouth Bass with a Ned

    1. Robert Coleman 0
      Hells yeaaaaah
    2. George Horvath 0
      Nice 😊
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  10. Christopher Pereira
    - Lake Ontario

    Northern Pike

    1. Capt Morris Campbell 0
      Got the toothy critters dialed in👍🏻👊🏻
    2. Scott S 0
      Nice size Pike
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