Yellow Perch
Average Catch: 8 to 10 inches
Hot Spots: Shallow bays, creek mouths, marshes
Profile: New York's perch is an angler's delight. They typically run eight to ten inches, but some jumbo perch are the rule in some parts of the river. There is great ice fishing for perch in the St. Lawrence, with bucket-filling catches common throughout the winter.

Brook Trout
Average Catch: 7 to 13 inches
Hot Spots: undercut banks, beneath tree limbs or under large rock ledges.
Profile: Brook trout weighing over one pound are considered a trophy since life expectancy is seldom longer than 3 years.The diet of brook trout includes fish, small crayfish, snails, as well as insects, both terrestrial and aquatic.

Smallmouth Bass
Average Catch: Up to six pounds
Hot Spots: Around islands, off islands, in bays
Profile: Tough, rod-bending fish. One- to two-pound smallmouths are abundant, two- to three-pound fish are common, and six- to eight-pound trophies are not uncommon. Fish shallow in spring and fall, move deeper in mid-summer months.

Walleye
Average Catch: Up to 10 lbs.
Hot Spots: Spring/Fall: inshore shallows, Summer: deeper shoals
Profile: The walleye is a popular gamefish known for its delicate, delicious flavor and light-tackle fight. Five- to ten-pounders are common and trophies have been known to be as much as 18 pounds. Ice fishing makes for great walleye action all winter long.

Northern Pike
Average Catch: Up to 12 lbs.
Hot Spots: All year: shallow bays and marshes
Profile: Vicious strikes are their trademark. Use large spoons, plugs, spinners or live bait and hold on, because Northern grow big and mean in New York. A number of fish from 15 to 20 pounds are caught each year in the St. Lawrence.

Largemouth Bass
Average Catch: Up to six pounds
Hot Spots: Around islands, off islands, in bays
Profile: Tough, rod-bending fish. One- to two-pound largemouths are abundant, two- to three-pound fish are common, and six- to eight-pound trophies are not uncommon. Fish shallow in spring and fall, move deeper in mid-summer months.

Rainbow Trout
Average Catch: 6 to 16 inches
Hot Spots: Young rainbow trout seek cover and prefer slow-moving shallow stream areas where rubble, rocks, instream debris and undercut banks provide shelter. Older trout move into faster and deeper stream waters.
Profile: A popular sportfish, rainbow trout is fished with wet and dry flies, lures or natural bait.