Ice Fishing
Packages Include - Gear transportation -
Fishing gear & bait - Drilling of ice holes
- Basic fishing lesson - Heated ice shelter - Beverages & snack
*Optional meal
Rates
- 4 hours on Ice
- $300 [1 or 2 People]
- $450 [3 People]
* $100 each additional
person or hour
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Fall, Winter & Spring
Fishing
Phone: 585-905-6252
Finger Lakes Fishing Report
Finger Lakes Weather Report
Trout, Steelhead & Salmon Fishing
Sweet Melissa Fishing Charters & Guides Services offers a variety of walk &
wade packages through the Finger Lakes Region. Enjoy breath taking views and
natures finest with our professional guides learning the basics in catching
a variety of fish. Experience fishing in the following waters, streams,
rivers, & lakes year round with Sweet Melissa Fishing Charters & Guides
Service.
Pick from a variety of fishing choices within the Finger Lakes Region from
onshore fishing, via boat, or in the rivers, creeks and streams utilizing
hip waders. All necessary fishing gear and bait is provided by Sweet Melissa
Fishing Charters & Guides Services. To reserve a spot and enjoy Upstate New
York’s finest fishing spots via Sweet Melissa Fishing Charters & Guides
Service CALL NOW….. We fish year round throughout the Finger Lakes in the
following lakes, streams, creeks, and rivers. Contact Sweet Melissa Fishing
Charters & Guides Services for detailed information on seasonal fishing
excursions at (585)905-6252
Ice Fishing |
Rivers, Creeks, & Streams |
Lake Fishing |
Canandaigua Lake |
Genessee River |
Canandaigua Lake |
Keuka Lake |
Irondequoit Creek |
Conesus Lake |
Cayuga Lake |
Sandy Creek |
Keuka Lake |
Irondequoit Bay |
Honeoye Creek |
Honeoye Lake |
Honeoye Lake |
Black Creek |
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Conesus Lake |
Oatka/Allen's Creek |
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Genesee River
The Genesee River is just over 150 miles long and is one of the few rivers
in North America that flow from south to the north. The river gets its start
near the Pennsylvania border and flows through the Letchworth State Park and
eventually winds up flowing into Lake Ontario in Rochester. Tributaries that
flow into the Genesee River include Honeoye Creek, Oatka Creek, and Black
Creek.
Our Genesee River Guides depart from the scenic Genesee River Fishing Access
Site, run by New York State DEC which is located at the end of St. Paul
Blvd. in Summerville. The lower falls gorge of the Genesee River at the Seth
Green access site. Features ample parking and benches, and is open
year-round.
“I tell people, when you are down in the gorge fishing the Genesee River, if
you didn’t know you were in the City of Rochester, you’d think you were deep
within Alaska.”
The Genesee River receives runs of salmon and trout just like the other
tributaries of Lake Ontario. From my experience; when the fish are spawning,
they will run the tributaries as far as they can go. All see prime-time
fishing this time of year. But the fish are particularly drawn to the
churning water below the falls where the oxygen is greater. In prior years,
the power plant's turbines have been down, meaning water is not diverted and
the falls are bigger and the fishing is more prolific at this location.
The Genny River also offers excellent summer fishing for northern pike,
smallmouth bass, walleye, perch, catfish as well as excellent spring and
fall action for steelhead, king salmon, brown trout and lake trout. Early in
the fall, king salmon begin to stage off the Genesee River for their
spawning run up the river to the lower falls. This draws many anglers from
all over the United States to fish. The piers in Charlotte offer excellent
fishing for anglers wanting to cast spoons, egg sacks, or rappels. The lower
falls gorge of the Genesee River at the Seth Green access site is excellent
for spin casting, fly fishing, or float fishing. If you chose to fish off a
boat there are excellent opportunities when trolling for king salmon or
steelhead off the mouth of the Genesee River.
The lower stretch portion of the river has a dam which is used to produce
hydroelectricity. Angler’s should be aware of this and be careful if the
waters start to rise quickly. The Genesee River is very rocky and has strong
currents. So please use corkers and good judgment when fishing & wading in
this river.
The Genesee River is part of a lake sturgeon restoration program also. New
York State has been releasing hatchery reared sturgeon in an attempt to
restore self-sustaining wild populations which once flourished here. The
river also receives brown trout and steelhead stockings each year from the
Department of Environmental Conservation. Periods of high water often bring
fresh runs of Lake Ontario brown trout and steelhead into the lower portions
of the river.
Irondequoit Creek
Irondequoit Creek flows through Ontario and Monroe counties emptying into
Irondequoit Bay on Lake Ontario. Irondequoit Creek is one of the best
rainbow trout (steelhead) streams in New York State. Join our professional
guides on an adventure you will remember forever. Although it has only a
small amount of Public Fishing Rights Areas purchased by the NYSDEC,
numerous city, town and county parks offer additional access sites on
Irondequoit Creek. Each year the Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC)
stocks 27,500 rainbow trout (steelhead) and 7,600 brown trout including over
1,500 two year old fish. Monroe County also stocks brown trout into the
portion of Irondequoit Creek within Powder Mill Park. And Wild brown trout
are found upstream of Powder Mill Park
Sandy Creek
Sandy Creek flows through Orleans and Monroe Counties, emptying into Lake
Ontario west of Rochester. Join our Professional Guides during the Fall runs
of Coho salmon, brown trout and Chinook salmon that offer great
opportunities for anglers to mount that trophy catch. Accompany us during
the runs of rainbow trout (steelhead) occur in late fall and early spring,
offering additional angler enjoyment & entertainment. Each year the New York
State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) stocks over 100,000
Chinook salmon, 26,000 Coho salmon and 14,650 rainbow trout (steelhead) in
Sandy Creek. Lake Ontario tributary regulations apply.
Oatka Creek / Allen’s Creek
Oatka Creek is the third longest tributary of the Genesee River, located in
Western New York. From southern Wyoming County, it flows 58 miles to the
Genesee River near Scottsville. Today it remains an important regional
resource, used for water supply and recreational purposes, and actively
protected to assure water quality. Join our professional guides to this
popular trout stream, stocked from the oldest fish hatchery in the Western
Hemisphere near its mouth. A dam in Le Roy makes the section below it a
losing stream, dry during the warm months of the year as the stream flows
through subterranean channels Like its parent stream it originated during
the end of the last Ice Age, as glacial impact on the upper Allegheny
Plateau created a rolling landscape streams could gradually erode through,
The Oatka carved a deep groove known today as the Oatka Valley, where the
upper creek's two major settlements would be established. Native Americans
of the Seneca nation established a few settlements along it where clearings
arose in the forest.
Honeoye Creek
Honeoye Creek is a tributary of the Genesee River in western New York.
Honeoye is a Seneca word translated as "a lying finger," or "where the
finger lies." Honeoye Creek emerges from the north end of Honeoye Lake, one
of the Finger Lakes, in Richmond, Ontario County. The hamlet of Honeoye
within Richmond is located on the creek where it passes under US Route 20A.
As Honeoye Creek flows northward, it is joined by the Hemlock Outlet Creek
and then becomes the border between Ontario County and Livingston County.
The stream flows into Monroe County, passing the village of Honeoye Falls in
Mendon, where it flows over a waterfall. Honeoye Creek then continues in a
westerly direction enters the Genesee River in West Rush, near Avon.
Black Creek
The Black Creek runs across the north edge of the park, and wetlands
associated with the Mill Creek cross the park near the south side. The Chili
Historical Society is located at the southeast edge of the park (entrance on
Union Street).
Black Creek is a stream located just 5.3 miles from Rochester, in Monroe
County, in the state of New York, United States, near Genesee Junction, NY.
Black Creek Park is in Monroe County, about 10 miles south of Rochester, New
York. It is a relatively undeveloped 1,505-acre park operated by Monroe
County, including soccer and baseball fields, as well as a number of trails
for hiking, horseback riding, cross-country skiing, and snowshoeing; picnic
areas, a sledding hill, and two enclosed lodges.
The main entrance is at 3835 Union Street (Route 259), south of Chili Avenue
(Route 33A), in North Chili.
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