
New York Fishing Report – January 6-13, 2023
Where the fish are biting in central and western New York as well as Lake Erie.

Where the fish are biting in central and western New York as well as Lake Erie.

The blizzard rivaled (and even surpassed) the historic Blizzard of ’77. Through the worst of it, the fishing trip helped bring a smile to my face and some inner warmth that I will long remember

Perhaps the most important modern advancements in fishing technology revolve around electronics. The development of sonar technologies such as side-imaging, down-imaging, and, most recently, forward-facing sonar, have forever changed fishing for many anglers.

As quickly as flows were restored in the Oak over the past weekend the fishing likewise perked up again with some steelhead hooked and a few kings.

Council says there are misconceptions on desired fish and game harvesting.

Whitehall, N.Y. — South Bay is the most popular spot to ice fish on Lake Champlain. The lake’s rainbow smelt population is down and yellow perch are the most sought-after fish species through Champlain’s ice.

For ice anglers, first ice is truly the most wonderful time of the year. Fish are active because plants are still photosynthesizing and producing oxygen.

Fish may not think things through in depth, but they can be picky.

Leveraging the walleye’s natural history into ice-angling nirvana.
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