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Ice perch and walleye
Oneida.
The Finger Lakes to the Catskills
New York freshwater fishing
What's biting in New York freshwater in October: white perch, largemouth bass and smallmouth bass at their peak, with bluegill, channel catfish and brown bullhead around too. Fish Scouter's season calendar follows 21 fish here month by month, from Finger Lakes to Chautauqua Lake.
Fall muskie
Oneida's walleye and perch, the Finger Lakes' lakers, Champlain and the St. Lawrence for bass and muskie, Catskill trout rivers, Adirondack ponds, and the Great Lakes runs (see the lake guides).
Finger LakesOneida LakeLake ChamplainSt. Lawrence RiverLake GeorgeCatskill riversChautauqua Lake
Updated
Now · October
Fall muskie
Chautauqua.
WalleyeSmallmouth bassLargemouth bassYellow perchLake trout (mackinaw, togue)Brown trout
This month here
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White perch
Largemouth bass
Smallmouth bass
Black crappie (speck)
Yellow perch
Walleye
Northern pike
Muskellunge (muskie)
Chautauqua Lake fall muskie
Chain pickerel
Rainbow trout
Brown trout
Brook trout
Lake trout (mackinaw, togue)
Landlocked Atlantic salmon
Bluegill
Channel catfish
Brown bullhead
Common carp
Longnose gar
Bowfin (mudfish)
The water
Structure that matters
LakeReservoirRiverCreek / streamPond / pitDock / pilingsBridgeBoat ramp
Month by month
What's happening, and what to throwFebruary
Ice fishing
Champlain.
March
Last ice
Bays.
April
Trout season opens
Catskills.
May
Walleye opener; Hudson shad
Oneida.
June
Bass season opens
St. Lawrence.
July
Summer bass
Champlain.
August
St. Lawrence smallmouth
Drop shots.
September
Fall perch
Oneida.
October · now
Fall muskie
Chautauqua.
November
Late season
Browns.
December
Ice comes
Small lakes.
Fish guides for New York freshwater
When, where and what to use, fish by fishAmerican shadBrook troutBrown bullheadLake trout (mackinaw, togue)Largemouth bassMuskellunge (muskie)Rainbow troutSmallmouth bassWalleyeYellow perch
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