It's also Great Lake-salmon fishing in the streams feeding into Lake Ontario. I've met folks from all over the USA and even South America who travel to the area for fishing. I have been with a friend who is a real expert on the streams in whole area from Watertown to Rochester. He's caught some real monsters.
And steelhead. Can’t forget those fighter lunkers!
Great place for pike and walleye was called Missanabe Lake north of Sault St Marie, MI. Man those walleye were a sight to behold. That, and the moose and grizzly that came around daily.
The salmon run on the Salmon river is what comes out of the Tugg Hill Plateau. I have never gone there when the fish are running up stream to spawn, BUT I hear it is a madhouse. Know several people that have. Meaning the banks are lined elbow to elbow. Lines are constantly getting tangled/crossed. Plus, most of the fish are actually snagged with a treble hook.
The fish are not that healthy either. They are going up stream to spawn and then die. It is not real sport fishing.