Orleans County (N.Y.) Fishing Report – July 21, 2026
Site Staff
July 21, 2026
For those on the hunt for big browns, the inside waters have reportedly been good.
Fishing
Commentary: Colonial-era land grants still impact Long Island sportsmen
Charles Witek III
July 21, 2026
In 1686, Thomas Dongan, “Capt. Generall Governor in Chiefe and Vice Admirall in and over the Province of Newyorke and Territoryes Depending thereon in America,” executed a patent granting the Trustees and freeholders of the
Visitors to Vermont’s public lands may see a fee increase
Associated Press
July 20, 2026
Standing on a dock at a Lamoille River fishing access, Andrea Shortsleeve said that ballooning expenses and high demand are making state land and infrastructure harder and harder to manage.
Moments later, Shortsleeve, who
New York Mixed Bag: DEC activates summer harmful algal bloom system
Staff and News Reports
July 20, 2026
DEC’s New York Harmful Algal Bloom System (NYHABS) is now active and provides simple user- and mobile phone-friendly reporting of HABs. The public is encouraged to report any sightings of suspected blooms through the NYHABS
New York Fishing Report – July 17, 2026
Site Staff
July 17, 2026
Inshore brown trout fishing has been going well here.
Efforts aim to keep invasive gobies out of popular Lake Champlain
Dan Ladd
July 17, 2026
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and New York State Canal Corp. have revised the Rapid Response Plan (RRP) that was collaboratively implemented by the two state agencies in 2022 in order
New York places six bass waters in Bassmaster Magazine’s latest Top 100 ranking
Dan Ladd
July 16, 2026
Just as the United States was celebrating its 250th birthday, Bassmaster Magazine honored what it called “one of America’s greatest public treasures, its world-class bass fisheries.”
Just before July 4, the publication released its
Commentary: Results of Oregon lawsuit could reshape public lands
John Ruple
July 14, 2026
Most of us first encountered Lord of the Flies in high school English class. It’s a story about what happens when the rules that hold a community together disappear – and how quickly order gives
Niagara Falls (N.Y.) Fishing Report – July 14, 2026
Site Staff
July 14, 2026
Fishing in the lower Niagara River has been good for both bass and walleye.
