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  1. Chinook salmon grow larger and are more heavily stocked than the coho, with approximately 1.7 million Chinook salmon and 250,000 coho salmon stocked annually in Lake Ontario and its tributaries by New York State. When salmon return to these tributaries, in two to three years as adults, they weigh 8 to 30 pounds and offer a unique and exciting ...

  2. Lake Ontario once supported an excellent Atlantic salmon and lake trout fishery. However, as a result of habitat destruction, parasitism by sea lamprey and overfishing, the trout and salmon fishery disappeared. In an effort to reestablish a viable salmonid fishery in Lake Ontario, the DEC instituted a restoration program in the late 1960s.

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  4. New York has more than 5 million acres, 7,000 lakes and streams, and 52,000 miles of rivers and streams for you to explore. Use our Places to Go search tool to find locations nearby for your favorite outdoor activity.

  5. Each year, the agency releases over one million pounds of fish into public streams, rivers, lakes and ponds across the state. Locally, several varieties of fish are reared at the Salmon River Fish Hatchery in Altmar. For an Oswego County, NY Salmon River fishing report, go to the Oswego County Fishing Report or call 1-800-248-4FUN (4386).

  6. Anglers can get a taste of Oswego, NY fishing at various locations on Great Lake Ontario and the Oswego River. Other hot spots around the county include the Salmon River, Sandy Pond, Oneida Lake, Oneida River and Lake Neatahwanta. Be prepared for your trip with a Lake Ontario fishing report! Go online to or call 1-800-248-4FUN (4386).

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