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New five-year plan focuses on lake trout, salmon, black bass in New York’s popular Lake George

January 20, 2026

The Queen of American Lakes, as Lake George is known, is about to undergo a five-year assessment of its lake trout, black bass and salmon ...

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Escape the ice to fish these lunker lakes in the South

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Dan Ladd: New York’s new Adirondack Brook Trout Plan needs help from anglers to succeed

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New five-year plan focuses on lake trout, salmon, black bass in New York’s popular Lake George

January 20, 2026
The Queen of American Lakes, as Lake George is known, is about to undergo a five-year assessment of its lake trout, black bass and salmon populations that could eventually change the way these and their forage species are managed in the 32-mile long lake in the southeastern Adirondacks. On Jan. 12 the New York State ...

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Charlie Busha, of Oshkosh, WI caught and released this King Salmon while fishing on East Twin River on Oct. 6, 2025.

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