sodus and port bay spring fishing for rockies perch and gills galore

[bigdave1018]

right after ice out this area becomes alive with some of the best dock and small boat fishing ive ever had. wayside marina on the west side road in fair haven lets small boat fisher fish. crappies and gills are plentiful there. any dock in that area holds tremendous amounts of panfish. the rockies are big and out of that ice cold water taste so good. minnows for the perch and crappies and or hair or tubes for all of them. its just an incredible fishery and its virtualy unfished!!!!! give it a try,and tight lines 

[BuckShotJon]

Good info, what road do you take to access this area? Is there a state launch?

Jon

[bigdave1018]

dear jon there is a small lauch at chinook harbor[ a  public 1] and its on the west side road right in fair haven. At the north end fair haven state park has a big lauch ramp but youll have to pay there. tight lines jon

[bigdave1018]

jon, for more info, stop at screwy louies tackle shop right in fair haven. they will set you straight. their number is 315 947 6348 . hope this helps

[howey1176]

Jon,

Also, if you take West Bay RD. to the end were the pier is there is a small gravel/sand launch to the immediate right of the gate that they have put up. At the extreme north east end of the bay. There is a lso a good size parking area.

[reubenpa]

is the ice out yet?   And how do I get there from Canandaigua?  I am wanting to go fishing BAD... I haven't gone in a week and a half and am going through withdrawals

[lovetofish]

I start fishing port bay about 6 years ago.  Now its my home on the water.. I love it.. iTs the best. 

[bluegillking]

the best place i have fished for rockies is in oswego. coast gaurd station, wrights landing marina along the rocks were the boat ramp is . you can cacth buckets of rockies every day. great place to take to take a child fishing. stop by the salmon shop they will set you in the right direction or call 315-342-2778. there many difrent types of bait to use hair jigs, twister tails, minnows,worms spinners,small stick baits, ice jigs tipped with spikes. i can't wait!!!!!!!!!

[JIGEMUP1]

     TO ANYONE WHO MIGHT KNOW:

     I AM LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ON A PENCLE STYLE BOBBER, IT IS ABOUT 6" LONG

     YELLOW WITH ORANGE ENDS. PEOPLE USUALLY CUT THEM IN HALF AND USE THEM WITH

     1/64 LEAD HEAD JIGS FOR PANFISHING.   

Bay Bridge Sport Shop
Ridge Road,
North Rose, NY
315-587-9508
South end of Sodus Bay at the bridge

       SELLS THEM. BUT, I WANT BUY THEM IN BULK. ie package. ANY INFO IS APPRECIATED.


                                                                                             JIGEMUP1

     

[Back_Slider]

Ask Bill (the owner) at the (Sodus) Bay Bridge Sport Shop to order them for you, maybe he'd give you a deal if your order is large enough. I've had him get specific things for me before. Or you could special order  with Jann's Netcraft (Toledo, Ohio) -- I've done that before, too.

[perchslayer25]

Are we talking inside the fairhaven park or down the road further past little sodus or down by the marina or the road were pleasent beach hotel is? set me straight if you would

[JIGEMUP1]

     Back_Slider,

     INFO MUCH APPRECIATED, THANK YOU. BUT I V'E LOOKED AT MY JANN'S NETCRAFT CATALOG

     AND CAN'T FIND THE BOBBERS I AM LOOKING FOR, NOR IS LISTED ON THERE WEB SIGHT.  I

     DON'T KNOW THE PROPER NAME OF THIS STYLE BOBBER.  MAYBE I WILL CALL BILL. THANKS!

                                                                                          JIGEMUP1

[USMC130FE]

I cannot remember the style that you might be thinking of but I believe the brand name is "THILL"  try this site to see if it helps you out http://lindyfishingtackle.com/tackleshop/customer/home.php?cat=490 

Steve

[bigdave1018]

the man who makes the pencilstyle bobbers for the bay bridge tackle shop passed away . the owner said that once the ones he had in stock were gone, that was it. you can try jigemup,but he told me he had less then 1000 of them left and after that there aint nomo!!!!!!!!!!

[bigdave1018]

dear perchslayer,the road where the launches are in fair haven is called west bay road. about 1/4 mile going on that road, you come to chinook harbor, youll see a small marina, the wayside, on your right . turn right and at the end of that road, right by chinook harbor restaurant, is the public launch. very limited parking so get there early. stay on the west bay road to the end and there is another public launch there but the launch ramp is real sandy and muddy so a 4 wheel drive is the ticket for launching your boat thare. parking is also limited there to. hope this was a help to you tight lines.