Atlantic salmon spawning runs in two major Lake Champlain tributaries have seen significant improvements the past two years, with the number of migrating salmon more than doubling on the Saranac River and hitting record numbers on a major tributary in Vermont, the Winooski River.
Report finds mostly good news for New York’s Lake Champlain Read More »
New York’s new catch-and-release season for trout in inland trout streams does not appear to be having a significant impact on wild trout populations, according to a newly released study from the state Department of Environmental Conservation.
Before 2021, trout season closed on most streams in New York after Oct. 15 each fall. The new catch-and-release season allows anglers to fish inland trout streams, but not keep any of what they catch until the traditional opening day of April 1.
Has new catch-and-release season impacted New York trout? DEC releases study results Read More »
Jane Havens did not miss a court date for the men who burglarized her Washington County gun store, Calamity Jane’s Firearms and Fine Shoes, and stole more than 30 handguns in October 2022.
From their first hearings in Kingsbury Town Court to their sentencings in federal court, Havens was there to make sure that the individuals who smashed their way into her store and stole 31 semiautomatic handguns were held accountable.
New York gun shop thieves issued prison sentences Read More »
One of the last three county-operated fish hatcheries in New York received welcome news recently in the form of $231,680 in federal grant funds to improve the hatchery’s ability to raise trout and serve as a tourism destination in the Lake George area.
Warren County Fish Hatchery, in Warrensburg, will receive funds through the Northern Border Regional Commission (NRBC) to modernize its operations.
New York’s Warren County Fish Hatchery gets federal grant to help fund improvements Read More »
A town in the southern Adirondacks is considering a law that would regulate how property owners on two lakes in town can use “ice eaters” and bubblers to protect docks and shoreline in the winter amid a debate over their impacts.
Safety concerns for those who venture onto the ice of Glen Lake and Lake Sunnyside in the Town of Queensbury prompted the Queensbury Town Board to discuss the issue in late December, urged by residents who are concerned by the open water and unpredictable ice caused by ice prevention devices.
Southern Adirondacks town debates use of ‘ice-eaters’ on lakes Read More »
Lake Luzerne Town Supervisor Gene Merlino was surprised but excited to see ice fishermen on Lake Luzerne on Dec. 6, the earliest he could recall there being fishable ice on the southern Adirondack lake in years.
“It was great to see. Maybe we are going to get a real winter,” he said.
New York’s ice anglers maximize earliest start in years Read More »
Ten years ago this past November, 82-year-old Rensselaer County resident Tom Messick Sr. ventured into the woods of northern Warren County, N.Y., to hunt for deer with friends and family.
Messick was never heard from again, and despite thousands of hours of searching by forest rangers, trained volunteer search crews, search dogs and countless others, the mystery of Messick’s disappearance continues to confound state and local officials.
Training exercise continues search for New York hunter who disappeared in 2015 Read More »
Essex County and the New York Department of Environmental Conservation jointly announced in early November that the Essex County Fish Hatchery is going to cease operations, the result of concerns about wastewater released by the century-old hatchery that will likely impact trout stocking in a number of high-profile trout waters in the county.
New York’s Essex County shutting down century old fish hatchery Read More »
Anglers who returned to the Salmon River for the annual fall runs of trout and salmon from Lake Ontario were met with a host of changes, some of which are being met with criticism and questions.
The New York Department of Environmental Conservation, working with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, completed several habitat improvement and bank stabilization projects in 1.2 miles of the Salmon River in the Town of Altmar, Oswego County. Among them was a re-working of the famed “Trestle Hole.”
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