Kicking big-lake madness via trout isolation
Tony Peterson
July 31, 2020
Why late summer provides an ideal time to have the streams all to yourself.
Opinion
Catching gar from a kayak – on purpose
Bill Hilts
July 29, 2020
For anyone who knows me, they probably understand that my body is not made for a kayak. I am not very bendy to say the least. So, when fellow scribe Joel Spring of Ransomville asked
Woodchuck wars
Dan Ladd
July 19, 2020
Is it me, or are there more woodchucks around than normal this year? It seems like I’m hearing quite a few people complain about ‘chucks attacking their gardens and I’m also seeing several along the
Fourth of July trip offers surprises, excitement
Bill Hilts
July 13, 2020
It was the 4th of July and it was a reunion of sorts on the water. Capt. Mike Johannes of On the Rocks Charters, who operates his 39-foot Sea Ray out of Wilson, had a
Heat of summer angling secret: early risers
Tony Peterson
July 2, 2020
How to avoid the summer fishing doldrums (and the recreational boat traffic).
Fishing tip: Beat the heat and troll for hungry moonlight walleyes
Site Staff
July 2, 2020
Record-breaking heat and bugs hindering your urge to wet a line this holiday weekend? Try trolling under a full moon for the region’s most popular freshwater gamefish
And the three top bass baits are …
Mike Raykovicz
June 30, 2020
Bass season is finally here and I’m glad. Bass are found just about everywhere in New York state including rivers, lakes and even farm ponds. They are game fighters and the smaller ones make a
Looking forward to camping – eventually
Dan Ladd
June 23, 2020
My wife Adrienne and I are not exactly summer people. Neither of us like hot weather and the steamy heat wave we’ve been enduring in New York in recent days has us borderline grumpy. We
Bird and other wildlife sightings during the COVID era
Sharon Stiteler
June 22, 2020
Are critters really more abundant, or are citizens working from home simply seeing more of the birds and mammals that always have lived among us?
