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
Who knows if the ice we have is going to be all the ice we’re going to get.
It was a welcomed relief from the frigid temperatures we had been experiencing this year – and the trout fishing was good, too.
Western New York Lake Erie tributaries: Extreme cold had the streams pretty much iced over. The smaller creeks were completely locked up and open water was very limited on the mid to larger streams. The
Combination of first Erie December freeze-over since 2000 and a surging walleye population in the lake could make for a fishing season to remember. But with great ice-building weather comes First Day Hikes cancellations.
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