Got up to SR country Wed evening to mid 40s temps and very light fishing pressure in very high water on the main river.
Other waters were a bit up but not as bad as the dam controlled SR.
 Thurs AM had about an inch of new snow and temps at bout 31.
Fished away from the river and found a surprising number of fish in what I believed to be a pre spawn condition with some still moving in.
 They were VERY spooky and out on beds but not quite into full spawn mode. Fishing to them was a challenge in clear moderately low waters and only got a few quick half hearted hits.
It was worth the trip though and I was VERY satisfied.
 Friday at 6 AM the yard was clear and green-- by 8 another inch had fallen was bout 31 again _Bugged out.
Very nice trip - even made a pre sales agreement with a neighbor.

Very nice trev. Glad you got out. I hope to get out a little today or tomorrow, but having worked today and good weather for outdoor work, might not happen... Weekday evenings are now an option though. Congrars on the pre sale agreement, although it would be nice to keep you as a fellow Towny :(

Will be a 'townie' ,  in all likelihood, till around the first of the year Andy.
We will be doing the actual final agreement then-but the deal is pretty much done and will be written up.
Nice actually -kinda like it up there and it will be a slower transition to 'short terms' status.

HEY- was looking at my report from last week and apologize if I gave the impression the Steel were pre  spawn.
There were plenty of old  used beds around  but the Steel I saw and spoke of were quite likely late arrivals from the recent high water- also likely the last late arrivals.
The 'main thingie' is probably past but some lates always happen--imho.

I was way up a trib tonight and there were redds, but not like I used to see in this stretch.  A lot of fish spawned low in this trib, the stretch down low I checked last week had three times the redds I would normally see.  I haven't seen a fish in the last three times out, but I agree, there are always a few that come late.  Lots of walking to find one sometimes, though!

went to Oswego today and it was RIPPING did not go to fish just to visit granny and register my gun.  the water was just over the bottom sidewalk before the tall walk. almost over the island in the middle

(not worth a new thread)
Hey--- are Browns still inshore and worth some beach casting ???

I know they're getting browns and kings off boats now. Trev I'm sure it would be worth a shot if you have the time to burn

From what I'm reading on lake reports , the browns on the east shore ( Mexico - Selkirk ) have been pretty dead since ice out.
Most guys are now turning to what they used to call trash fish, lakers, to put fish on the boat.
I will take a laker any day , all day.

Going to give the mighty Hudson one last gas this weekend with grandkids then pull the boat.
Probably fish some ADK lakes for a tune up in June with the riggers then point it to the Great Lake mid June for some deep water trolling

If you give Placid a try in June, be sure to have a flyrod rigged with a big hex nymph or dry, as the rainbows do some serious surface feeding when the drakes come off.
 
Brown action was OK from shore about a month ago in the central south shore, but they are moving into deeper water except at O dark 30.  Reports are that they are mostly eating gobies.