New York Fishing Report – May 29-June 5, 2026
Site Staff
June 2, 2026
The nighttime walleye bite on Lake Erie’s nearshore reefs and shoals is improving rapidly, with anglers reporting some limits.
Fishing
Orleans County (N.Y.) Fishing Report – June 2, 2026
Site Staff
June 2, 2026
Rec and small-craft anglers are seeing mid-depth trout and salmon action.
Bill Hilts, Jr.: Focusing efforts on the future with youth fishing
Bill Hilts Jr.
May 28, 2026
As we approach National Fishing and Boating Week (set this year for June 6-14), as well as the prospects of summer weather, this is the perfect time to start thinking about youth fishing opportunities.
Glenn Sapir: A “sunny” bass fishing opener in New York
Glenn Sapir
May 28, 2026
I’d had half-hour sessions in the pond bordering the backyard of our Florida rental home during February and March, and I’d enjoyed great smallmouth fishing with Capt. Frank Campbell on the Niagara River in May.
Southtowns Walleye Association of Western New York honors several at awards dinner
Bill Hilts Jr.
May 28, 2026
The Southtowns Walleye Association of Western New York held its Harry A. Smith Memorial Awards Banquet at Kloc’s Grove in West Seneca on April 25 and the group honored many of their own for their
Commentary: After Boundary Waters vote, no public lands are off-limits
Land Tawney
May 28, 2026
When Congress voted last month to overturn the 20-year minerals withdrawal conserving the headwaters of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, hunters and anglers across the country took notice – and not just because the
New York’s outdoor writers hand out annual honors
Staff Report
May 27, 2026
The New York State Outdoor Writers Association recently held its spring conference in the northern Catskills/Hudson Valley region.
As is typical at this yearly meeting, dozens of awards were doled out, including to some
Niagara Falls (N.Y.) Fishing Report – May 26, 2026
Site Staff
May 26, 2026
According to one charter captain, the lake continued to deliver one of the best spring king bites of all time.
Orleans County (N.Y.) Fishing Report – May 26, 2026
Site Staff
May 26, 2026
Look for the previously good mid-depth action for kings and deeper laker action to hopefully set back up.
