
Orleans County (N.Y.) Fishing Report – December 16, 2025
Some hunkered post-spawn browns, kings and steelhead can provide on-and-off action for light line-drifters.

Some hunkered post-spawn browns, kings and steelhead can provide on-and-off action for light line-drifters.

On December 11, President Donald Trump signed a series of Congressional resolutions into law that rolled back Resource Management Plans (RMPs) and RMP amendments for millions of acres of Bureau of Land Management lands in

We call them “NINs,” “Nine Inch Nails,” in homage to the rock band of the same name.
NINs are what we like our winter bluegills to be. A 9-inch bluegill, or darn close to

Steelhead are now the main species here, with a few brown trout being caught.

Fishing the likely holding spots will be productive – you just have to put in your time.

For now, there is good action for spawning browns and post-spawn fish and some nice steelhead.

A pair of regular New York Outdoor News contributors have been recognized for their philanthropy efforts by the Western New York chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
Frequent news and feature writer Bill Hilts

In the past, New Yorkers were primarily concerned with developing our economy with factories, housing, shopping malls, and industrial growth. That growth gave us jobs, power, and the American way of life. The advancements also

Late muzzleloading seasons in New York continue in both the Northern and Southern Zones for big game.
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