New York’s reservoir system dates back to the industrial age of the Nineteenth Century. This is a time when drinking water, navigation, the lumber industry, flood control and in some cases, hydro-power, were the driving forces behind dam construction. The result, of course, was countless man-made bodies of water that eventually doubled as recreational hubs.
New York’s Delta Lake is a productive Mohawk River impoundment Read More »
New York cuffs and collars are field reports from New York DEC Officers. These reports are from the Feb. 23, 2024, edition of Outdoor News.
New York Cuffs & Collars: Steelhead violations from tributary of Lake Ontario Read More »
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across New York published in the Feb. 23, 2024, edition of New York Outdoor News.
New York’s Outdoor Calendar Read More »
Vermont Fish and Wildlife recently announced that a longnose gar taken by a bowfishing angler in 2023 has been certified as a new state record.
In May of 2023, Pennsylvania angler Jeremy Bicking was out bowfishing in the evening on Lake Champlain and took a gar that weighed 18.6 pounds.
Lake Champlain longnose gar is new Vermont state record Read More »
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation reminds Long Island turkey hunters of the 2024 spring turkey season in Suffolk County May 1-31.
This season marks the second year of the hunt on Long Island, following the highly successful inaugural spring season in 2023, during which approximately 2,000 registered hunters enjoyed this new hunting opportunity.
New York DEC opening public lands lottery for Long Island May gobbler hunt Read More »
When Schenk arrived at the harbor, he noted there was no one out there, but there was ice, and it looked solid enough for two hard-water fishermen not afraid of a little chill in the air.
New York angler falls through ice, credits flotation suit for halting tragedy Read More »
The Lake Champlain Fish and Wildlife Management Cooperative – a working group of fisheries professionals from the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service – will host a State of the Lake Fisheries meeting at Whallonsburg Grange, 1610 NY-22, Essex, New York from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 23.
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Feb. 13 announced an agreement with The Nature Conservancy to acquire more than 14,600 acres in the Adirondacks through two conservation easements and a research consortium initiative with New York State.
The agreement permanently protects the Follensby Pond watershed and habitat that is situated in Haudenosaunee and Abenaki homelands and served as the base of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s “Philosophers’ Camp.”
New York State acquiring Follensby Pond in the Adirondacks Read More »
Brown trout were providing some action during the day here
Wisconsin Fishing Report – February 19, 2024 Read More »
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