Smallies in Upstate NY

[Senkoman12]

get over hear to oneida lake it has awesome smallies and lmb fishing best lake to fish for smallies imho

[beloved78]

WELL I HAVE DONE MY SHARE OF SMALLMOUTH FISHING AND UPSTATE IT IS GOOD.I NORMALLY GO TO ALL THE RESIVOIRS AND WE KILLEM.UP BY DELHI AND STAMFORD NY THIS IS WHERE THE BIG DELAWARE RIVER STARTS IS AWESOME.THEIR ARE SOME DEP OWEND WATERS UP THEIR THAT YOU HAVE TO REGISTER WITH THE DEP TO GET A PASS AND A PERMIT.BUT ONCE YOU APPLY IT GOOD FOR 5 YEARS OR SO AND ITS FREE.THE BEST ONE IS THE GILBOWA POWER PLANT PROJECT.THESE WATERS ARE AWESOME YOU ARE LITTERLY ON TOP OF A MOUNTAIN AND THE SMALLMOUTH ARE VERY ABUNDANT THEIR.ITS AWESOME ME AND MY BUDDY GO VERY OFTEN I AM ALSO A TROUT FISHERMAN AND THESE RESIVIORS UP HEAR ARE BEAUTIFULL.NOT ONLY GILBOWA THIER IS THE PAPACKTON ,AND ANOTHER ONE CALL THE UPPER RESIVIOR OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.SCLAHAIRY RIVER TOO.BUT NY IZ THE PLACE FOR SMALLMOUTH FISHING AND PLUS IT IZ SO BEAUTIFUL UP THEIR I LOVE IT.

[beloved78]

JUST LIKE WILD BILL SAID YA GOT TO BE ATTENTIVE TO THE RULES AND REGULATIONS ABOUT THE CERTAIN PREY YOU ARE HUNTING.NY GOT A KINDA CRAZY SEASON FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF FISHING ITS ONLY CRAZY TO ME CAUSE I LIVE IN NJ AND WE CAN FISH ALL YEAR LONG.BUT IN MY 1ST POST THESE DEP WATERSHEDS HAVE STRICT RULES THAT MUST BE FOLLOWED.THATS WHY THE FISHING IS SO AWESOME UP THEIR.TRUST ME TRY IT YOU WONT BE DISAPOINTED .IT IS ALSO SO BEAUTIFUL UP THEIR BRING THE LADY AND THE KIDS CAUSE YOU WILL HAVE FUN

[JKarbo214]

How has everybody been doing so far this year in Upstate New York?  What's been working and where have you had success?

[Senkoman12]

How has everybody been doing so far this year in Upstate New York? What's been working and where have you had success?

i have been doin alright on onieda lake and river nothin huge yet but those smallies are devouring craws i have been using chigger craws or craw worms

[basspro215]

I've caught two smalley's so far biggest was 3.5lb from shore on seneca lake using a lip less crank

[JKarbo214]

I've been having luck the past 2 weeks with buzzbaits and jerkbaits.  I also got a few wacky rigging a senko.  Anyone else having any luck?

[RIVER_BASS]

I have been doing realy good on the black river from dexter to fort drum the small mouth are hitting real good on the gulp minnow's they like the white and the white and black. i run the 3in and always get a hit.