May 12, 2016

St. Lawrence River: Not hearing a lot, which could be a product of the poor weather earlier this month and the fact that spring gobbler season is in full swing. Black Lake: Walleye season is now open but most of the angling attention continues to focus on panfish. Chaumont Bay: Not hearing any early walleye

The unsettled weather of this week should be a help to fishing. With low water conditions, a cloudy day is a help. March Browns should be the major hatch in about a week or so, Hatches seem to be a little earlier this year, probably due to the warmer winter. Caddis flies were active on

The most solid information we’ve received from the region’s anglers of late is that both Rondout and Kensico reservoirs were offering up good lake trout action. Many sportsmen were out in search of a spring gobbler instead of grabbing a rod and reel

Most of the outdoor attention of late has been focused on spring gobbler hunting, and there have been a good number of birds taken despite some unsettled weather to start the season. Youngsters connected during the April 23-24 youth hunt and the regular-season brought additional harvests. Hunters reported seeing good numbers of jakes, which bodes