In looking back on the 2025 fishing season for Lake Ontario, lake managers with the New York Department of Environmental Conservation’s Lake Ontario Unit had plenty of good news to share with members of the
Starting in 2026, Major League Fishing will restrict the use of forward-facing sonar at all professional and boater/co-angler levels of competition, from the Phoenix Bass Fishing League to the Bass Pro Tour.
The decision
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) recently announced the acquisition of approximately 1,624 acres of conservation easement on lands in northern New York from the Open Space Institute (OSI).
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is now recognizing a third option for online hunter education certification.
The upper drifts here are producing a mix of steelhead, lake trout and brown trout, while catches in the lower drifts are dominated by brown trout.
There’s no such thing as a quiet year in New York’s sporting world, and 2025 was no exception.
Change is bound to happen and the year featured plenty of it, and on a variety
There’s ice on lakes across the state, but be careful out there. There are reports of anglers catching fish, but that’s been a bit spotty, too.
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
Brown trout are still cooperating in this location. Wax worms and spikes have been the way to go.
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