
Orleans County (N.Y.) Fishing Report – July 8, 2026
As a whole the big lake open-water action for area waters is somewhat mixed.

As a whole the big lake open-water action for area waters is somewhat mixed.

It’s not unusual – disappointing, yes – when a long-awaited trip simply doesn’t produce the kind of fishing you had hoped. It happens, more often than we admit, but you typically accept it with a

North and east winds earlier this week created a lake rollover for anglers. Heading offshore is the best way to combat the unstable conditions.

Inshore brown trout fishing has been going well here.

In the last issue of New York Outdoor News it was the New York State High School Clay Target League that we highlighted. In this one it’s National Archery in Schools.
In a forthcoming

DEC reminds the public that dead sharks and sturgeon will occasionally wash ashore, including shark’s on New York’s oceanic shores and sturgeon along the shores of the Hudson River. These mortalities can occur due to

Most people would be surprised, and perhaps a little dismayed, to learn how many sharks swim close to the shores of Long Island.
Four hundred-pound thresher sharks cruise in 40 feet of water. Schools

Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the July 10, 2026 edition of New York Outdoor News.

New York cuffs and collars are field reports from DEC Officers. These reports are from the July 10, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
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