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Theres a few good options around for salmon fishing, and they can be broken into 2 categories. For Pier fishing, you got The Charlotte Pier, The Pier at Irondequoit Bay, Point Breeze and Olcott, all of those places have trout and salmon that come in this time of the year. The other category is dam fishing, and the two that I know that always fill up with both fish and people are Burt Dam out near Olcott, and the Oak Orchard Dam near waterport NY. Any of those spots are options for salmon and trout fishing. Hope this helps!

Thank you! yeah that was probably the most exciting catch of the year. One of the biggest fish I've ever caught anywhere, and definitely the biggest thing I've landed on a kayak.

@@FISHINGwithGREG ..true how many times can you come home and say that was the biggest fish i ever caught.. not often

I saw more of them under there too! They just didnt want to play along lol. I wish more of the duck blinds had been closer to my launch, I probably would have caught a few more fish. But theres always next time!

Hey there! theres a few good spots for sure. Irondequoit bay ended up being a decent spot for me this year for bass, and later on in the year you can go for trout and salmon there too from what I've been told. there is a marina over by Sea Breeze where there is also a pier, fishing off that pier is great. Earlier in the year when they first fill up the canal, definitely try to fish the Erie canal around brockport, theres alot of good stretches with parking areas there from brockport going towards holley. And theres a place called henpeck park too thats another good canal spot. Also, there seems to be alot of fish in black creek over by balantyne park, where there is a boat launch, but they got a dock there that people fish off of, ive caught big fish not far away from it on my kayak. Hope this helps!! I go to quite a few places for shore fishing on this channel, i just happend to get a lot of kayak fishing in the past couple months. normally earlier in the year I do shore fishing.

When I found out about it 2 years ago it totally changed my outlook on fishing. I had barely caught any bass up until that point in my life, but after I started fishing the whopper plopper everything changed, definitely a high confidence bait! And the pike are a ton of fun, we also have Chain Pickeral too which are a close cousin to Pike. If you ever take a trip to NY, Cayuga lake has a great Northern Pike and Chain Pickeral Population, as well as being the best bass lake in NY. Somebody just caught the state record bass there this year, I think it was over 12 pounds.

Thank you! I appreciate it. I've travelled to quite a bit of fun spots this year and I've managed to catch some nice fish from that Kayak, I hope you enjoy the videos!

It really is a nice spot, the launch is so easy and there is plenty of room to park. I'll be testing it again before the year is up, and see if theres any more of them in there. By the way what dam are you talking about? Ive heard a few mention it. Are you referring to somewhere on the Genesee River?

@@FISHINGwithGREG Nah, I’m talking about the damn in Churchville, same one you like to fish under. Above it has a really nice launch with pleanty of decent Pike fishing. Pulled one out of there afew weeks back that was bigger than the one in the video. If there is anywhere I can add you I would gladly show you afew specific spots that I’ve constantly had good luck in up there.

@@drmacho8046 Hey I appreciate that, I just dont wanna give up anybodys secret spots in a video lol. but if you wanna share I do have my youtubes email address, fishinwithgreg@gmail.com. I might have to try up there again. I used to launch with a buddy over at the spot thats closer to the school, and we would make our way over to the dam. We did that back in High school

@@FISHINGwithGREG Haha, it isn’t a secret in the slightest. Run into many Kayakers up there all the time. Some people even manage to launch small John boats.

Oh thats crazy, I never knew that. Thats gotta get crowded then, its already cramped during the summer, i cant imagine with tons of people wading around there during the salmon run lol.

Hi there, to help answer that question better I would highly reccommend reading through the DEC Fishing guide book, specifically the sections on bodies of water from around where you live. It has very in depth details as to exactly what fish you can and can't keep, both by species and the size of the fish, and what time of the year you are you allowed to catch and keep. You can get a physical copy of this when you get a fishing license, but you can also download a PDF to your phone, which is what I always have on me. Generally speaking, Largemouth and Smallmouth out of the Erie canal have to be at least 12 inches to keep, with a max of 5 keepers per day during the open season for bass.

The pike were insane there, and there's a lot of them in there. I got another video coming out soon where I went back there, and I'll just say those pike had some friends. And thats great about Oak Orchard, I am so looking forward to this salmon run. I think I'm more prepared this year equipment wise, gonna try some different things out. Gonna be heading to the Charlotte pier for a couple of weekends towards the end of September, and I'll probably hit up oak orchard a couple times too.

I’ve seen pro fisherman recommend bending the frog hooks out away from the body a little bit to improve hookup. Have you tried that? Love your videos!

@@therlc5 Hi, thanks for the support! I actually did that in the next video after this, and managed to catch my first frog fish, definitely seemed to stick better once i bent it out a ways.

I fish the canal west of Rochester, through most of the villages there up through Holley NY

Thank you, I'm trying to cover as much as I can in western and central NY, I've been to quite a few places. I've been making an effort to visit new places along with still fishing local spots this year. I already got so many nice spots that I frequent at this point its hard to not just go to one of them, but there is a lot more out there, so I keep trying to explore.

@@FISHINGwithGREGIf you want I know some lesser known spots that have some cool fishing if you want to check them out, just not a fan of sharing them publicly.

Its a little early to see the salmon I think, usually around mid september is when they start to gear up, then right at the end of september there here en masse. Thats when I caught my salmon last year at Charlotte pier. Now trout on the other hand, those are starting to make there way in small numbers into the creeks I think. I talked to somebody up near Burt Dam which is near Olcott, they were wading in the water and had seen a few trout already swimming about.

I think some people do catch and keep there yes, I've seen a number of pictures of giant smallmouth being caught in the area. Mostly though its Carp, a lot of carp and red horse suckerfish.

I did hear that theres some nice pike in there. I gotta bring a big pole with some spinners and spoons next time to see if anything will go for it. I really wanna try to catch one of those big bass I saw swimming around though, there definitely above that 5 pounder size, just finicky eaters. I'm thinking about trying again in late October when there bulking up for the winter, might see more reactions from them.

I usually always put in at Harris park, I think I got 3 videos uploaded where I do. This was something a little different I did so I would force myself to get some dock fishing practice in along the way. I will admit though its nicer launching at the mud lock simply because theres enough parking and I got a spot where I can do my extended unloading and setup process. I wish Harris park had more parking spots designated for kayakers.

So that net is actually one of the standard Frabill bass nets, I guess the angle for some of the shots makes it look a little bigger but that net only has a 20 inch hoop and a 3 foot handle. Its a fairly popular kayak fishing net. I know a lot of people elect to go with a short handle to scoop the fish right next to the kayak, but I do like having the ability to reach when I need to. I also like to dip and rest the fish between shots, if im measuring and trying to get pictures, so being able to lay that handle width wise across my kayak to keep the fish in the water helps out a lot. And the weight of the net normally isn't an issue, I own 4 nets and its actually the lightest one that I own, it was the paddle I did to get out to that spot that destroyed my left shoulder lol. The video was already running on the long side so I left out the 35 minutes it takes to get to that railroad line area from the docks. Its a lot of paddling!

We had a week or two where the water was crazy clear and calm. The river side almost never is, the lake can be on a good day. But seeing the river side so clear was just incredible. My dad said it was the cleanest he had ever seen it. I'm hoping it looks this good again this year!

Thats awesome! Ill have to remember to check back there early in the season next year. Yeah New York has some great fishing, we have so many lakes and waterways to visit. I keep checking google maps and I see new places all the time that I never knew existed.

Thank you so much, that means a lot! I'm trying to visit as many places as I can this year, and do a healthy mix of both shore fishing and Kayak adventures.

This is right over at the very tip of Irondequoit Bay, Past Seabreeze and a part of the Irondequoit Bay Small Boat Harbor. If you see it on google maps its called "Irondequoit Bay Outlet Pier and Beach". The left side of the pier is Lake Ontario itself. The channel that feeds into the bay normally has a bridge over it during the late fall, winter and early spring. They retract it during the summer so that boats have easy access to the lake from the local marinas. You can even fish off of the bridge because its swung to the side of the bay that I was fishing on, its a really cool area!

Thank you!

I know they all just took it and ran with it as fast as they could! Didn't take any time to savor the flavor lol.

Theres a little park area to the northeast in town called State Street Park, that goes along the canal. If you go across the bridge on Horan Road which is to the right of the Park, theres a small parking area on the other side. Then you can walk down along the canal path there, which is actually a huge Aquaduct, it goes right over the falls. Its wild to see.

@@FISHINGwithGREG ty google maps took us to a side street and a trail with a guard rail and no parking. We should be able to find it next time

Thank you! I appreciate it.

Thank you man I appreciate it! Been enjoying making these videos, I'm always glad to hear when people have fun watching them.

Thank you so much for the tip! I will definitely try that launch the next time I'm at the lake. Always looking for a good place to launch the kayak!

Thank you I appreciate it! Yeah I love that spot, its got some variety in it for sure. Next time I'm bringing a carp pole!

Thank you, yeah it was a great place to fish. The people in the clerks office when I got the permit were super nice too, it was a very easy thing to take care of before heading up to the reservoir. I definitely learned my lesson though about clothing options, while I had the big boots on I definitely would have liked some Jeans and a long sleeve shirt lol. Very dense trails but so many fishing spots if you can get to them through the woods.

@@FISHINGwithGREG how were the bugs?

@@buyystocks The bugs weren't terrible, it was the poison ivy that was the thing you had to keep an eye out for. Just have to be mindful of where you step, I highly reccomend a high boot, even if its a warmer day.

This place has some big pike, I've been here a few times trying to get one on fly rod. But no luck cause I'd honestly need to be in a boat and they're not allowed on that body of water.

Thank you very much! Same to you man good luck out there!

I caught that guy on a Rapala Rippin Rap Size 6, the size 7 will also work especially for larger fish, both are a great lure. I caught a decent amount of largemouth on that as well. I use the color pattern thats called moldy fruit in that murky water, ive also caught a fish on a Voo doo Haze colored one. For larger lures, I do love the Bandit Walleye Deep Series, and those do dive close to 20 feet if your fishing just off the water. And the lure I used to catch my salmon on last year was a Rapala DT 16, which can target a ton of species, especially in the Helsinki shad color, which seems to be one of the main ones for that series. Its a fairly natural color that works in both clean and murky water cause of that chartreuse stripe. I had a guy at Bass pro shop show me the 40 plus inch Muskie he caught on that one, so definitely can catch a diversity of fish on it. And if you dont mind catching a gar or two, you can throw a 1/4 ounce jig head with any curly tail grub on it, preferably a brighter color, and you can hook into alot of fish down in the waterfall area. I hope this helps!

A good shallow crankbait too is the bomber Long A 15A, its 4.5 inches in length and only dives to about 2 feet. I caught a decent number of bass on that one later in the season there actually up top of the dam, fishing on the left side.

This helped out a lot. Thank you. And yea I did see you hooked on to a shockingly good amount of gar in the waterfall area with the jig I will definitely try that, do you think I should try the water fall area and where you were in the video or down at the Erie Canal behind the River

What I meant by that is what is the best place to fish at mays point?

I think that the upper and lower platforms on each side of the upper dam, and the right side of the waterfall are all good areas to fish. The canal I have tried before, but we never even got a carp up there when we tried it. I have good luck fishing in canal areas with rocky shorelines, areas that have been built up with cement walls I don't think I've ever had as much luck with. Now if you do fish in the canal I have been doing excellent on a weightless wacky rig worm closer to where I live. Those videos I will be uploading pretty soon. A lot of lures are made for specific situations, but you cant go wrong with a worm just about anywhere. Hope that helps!

Yeah I've only seen something similar once in person, there definitely uncommon but there out there. I've seen pictures on the internet of ones that get just as big as the common carp do, there giants.

Oh it was actually my dads birthday! Both me and him love fishing, it's something my whole family has always enjoyed. He has been enjoying the Shimano Miravel Reel I got him, its a really strong reel and it weighs almost nothing, I think 7.2 ounces with 20 lbs of drag.

Thank you! yeah those spinnerbaits have been doing great so far this year. I've also been experimenting with different color worms too for a wacky rig setup, and it seems like they will hit most natural colors. if you wanna try something really different, try a whopper plopper and go for a topwater fish. Topwater Blowups are the funnest thing to see in fishing. skim them along the side of the canal about 8 feet away from shore.

@@FISHINGwithGREG thank you so much!

Great times . Were on canal was this? I am in Tonawanda Canal Zone . And next time I go will only use spinner and whoppers cause of this video , my friend who I go with says live worms are way to go. He has got me hooked on fishing since last summer Great video

This is just west of Rochester in one of the villages near there. And for when you go out and try fishing, add a wacky rig to that setup. Theres a video I did later in the year where I caught 9 fish on just a wacky rig in the morning. That trio of lures, the wacky rig, whopper plopper and spinnerbait has caught me about 98 Percent of my fish this year

I was shocked when I saw how big that thing was in the net! And everybody keeps telling me I shoulda kept it and had food for days lol.

Thank you! yeah they really love the rippin raps, only 2 I've caught have been on that, and the my dad got one on the same color as well.

Definitely going to be bringing a lot more variety when I make a trip out there this year. I was going through a "Whopper Plopper or nothing" phase last year when I was filming this lol. I got a shimano stradic setup with 8lb Fluorocarbon, should be a lot more suited to fishing there.

@@FISHINGwithGREG I rarely use higher than 4 lb test on the Oatka. @Sharingtheherring is right - smaller is better. Ultralight gear and 4lb test will handle most of the fish you encounter there.

Thank you! sorry to hear about the net, I try to keep everything tethered that I can too, but I feel like I'd go insane if I had to tether down the net, it would get caught all the time lol. I bet Davy Jones is loving the net though, you cant go wrong with Frabills!

I used to get it tangled all the time on my anchor line before I put the double header on there. Since I added that, I havent really had an issue with it this year. It keeps it up above everything else in the front. The only thing it can get caught on a little bit is the front carrying handle, but thats much easier to get it off of then rope. Highly reccomend that setup.

You know I've tried that, and Ive also tried keeping a pole there too, the amount of times ive gotten caught on it during a cast for some reason has been astounding lol. I ended up getting the yak attack paddle holder as mentioned in the other comment, so Im hoping for this kayak season I'll have a better time grabbing the net.