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Bowhunters have connected on some good bucks early in the season, notably the 19-point nontypical taken by Dru DiCicco in Seneca County. Some cooler weather will undoubtedly kickstart move buck movement. Lake Ontario: Chinook salmon were still staging off river mouths and were being caught in 30 to 100 feet of water. Trolling 10 to […]

Most of the attention has now turned to deer hunting, with the Northern Zone’s popular, weeklong muzzleloader deer and bear season opening Oct. 17 and followed by the firearms season. Waterfowlers, too, have been scoring primarily on a mix of woodies and mallards.

The fall’s first nor’easter arrived during the second half this report period, bringing with it high winds and rough seas, which essentially shut down the saltwater and freshwater fishing efforts. The heavy rains and 20-degree temperature drop at night from the prior week has cooled the bay and ocean waters several degrees. Once the conditions

While there remains some good fishing to be had on waters like Lake George, the bulk of the sporting focus these days is on the Northern Zone deer and bear seasons, especially as the muzzleloader season kicks off Oct. 17, and the Southern Zone archery deer and bear seasons.

Hudson River: Largemouth bass were starting to move into the major tributaries and can be caught on a variety of baits. The smallmouth bass were starting to move up shallow on the main river points, suck holes and sunken barges. These smallmouth tend to school up and when you find one you can often find

St. Lawrence River: This is the time of year when muskie fishing typically heats up, and we’ve already had a report of a 50-incher boated and several other fish landed. Pike fishing has been solid of late, too. Black Lake: Richard at Chapman’s Sport Shop and Marina in Hammond reports fishing has been heating up