
Pondering fishing’s grand questions between ice and open-water seasons
Considering piscatorial uncertainties like … Can walleyes and other species learn? What are the most common angling mistakes? And what is “fishing history”?

Considering piscatorial uncertainties like … Can walleyes and other species learn? What are the most common angling mistakes? And what is “fishing history”?

But portable shanties have taken over and allow anglers to take the comfort and convenience of a shanty wherever they want.
Western New York Action for trout has been good. The tributaries off Lake Ontario and Lake Erie opened back up again and anglers were catching trout consistently before the rains came. All the tributaries were

Releasing fish helps protect the resource… except when it kills even more fish
Western New York Greg Schloerb of Amherst reported that fishing improved once the slush off the top of the water was gone at Eighteen Mile Creek at Burt Dam. He caught some dandy steelhead using
Western New York Ice fishing: It’s been a good ice fishing year so far but you will really want to be very careful out there, giving the roller coaster weather. The ice in Olcott Harbor

Agency estimates that anglers harvested more than 70,000 walleyes in 2017, a level not achieved since 1989.

Create better hard-water angling experiences and catch more fish by staying warm and extending your adventures on the ice!
(Editor’s note: Remember, ice thickness can vary greatly and conditions can change rapidly, even on the same water, so use extreme caution and your own good judgment if deciding to venture out. Some safety measures
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