
Steve Piatt: A magical evening on New York’s Ausable River
A heavy – well, not too heavy, because you don’t want to compete with all those insects – Green Drake hatch is probably the dream of just about every fly fisherman around late May to

A heavy – well, not too heavy, because you don’t want to compete with all those insects – Green Drake hatch is probably the dream of just about every fly fisherman around late May to

“Congratulations on making it another year around the sun!”
Those were the words of Mike Waterhouse, former Lake Ontario charter captain and fish promotion expert for Orleans County, N.Y., before he retired to South

The state’s May 30 announcement that $100 million is headed for fish hatchery improvements, and even a hatchery replacement in Randolph, is fantastic news for New York anglers.
It’s also the realization of the

Black bass were the most targeted fish species among Lake Champlain anglers in 2024, though some anglers reported concerns about lower bass catch rates in recent years.
That was among the conclusions from a

As ice clung to the shores of Great Sacandaga Lake this past winter, students in the science research class at New York’s Broadalbin-Perth Jr./Sr. High School, in Fulton County, were hard at work — not

Brian Klice of Cuba, N.Y. is a lucky guy, proving that once again when his Chinook salmon weighed in at 24 pounds, 8 ounces to claim the Grand Prize for the Spring Lake Ontario Counties

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently announced the launch of a $100 million freshwater fish hatchery modernization plan at fish hatcheries across New York.
The funding supports the first of three

New York’s white-tailed deer harvest increased by 6.4% in 2024 compared to 2023, with hunters taking an estimated 223,304 whitetails last season compared to 209,781 in 2023. The take, however, is below the five-year average

New York’s legislative session concludes on Thursday, June 12, and lawmakers have been busy in the chamber following the state budget passage that was finally realized in May, six weeks after the April 1 deadline.<br
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