
Niagara Falls (N.Y.) Fishing Report – April 28, 2026
In the lower Niagara River, warmer water temperatures have triggered seasonal movements.

In the lower Niagara River, warmer water temperatures have triggered seasonal movements.

The spring big lake trolling action around the Orleans County Oak Orchard waters continues to be good.

It might be surprising, to those who don’t live on Long Island to know there’s more than just some outstanding saltwater fishing at New York State’s easternmost locale.
There is some fine hunting available
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across New York published in the May 1, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.

New York cuffs and collars are field reports from DEC Officers. These reports are from the May 1, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.

The New York State Outdoor Writers Association will hold its annual conference this year May 7-10, in Greene and Columbia counties. Headquarters will be the Glen Falls House, an historic resort that sits on 47

The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness isn’t just another patch of federal land on a map. It’s one of the last places in the Lower 48 where wild still means wild.
Where clean water,

New York’s Erie County Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs, representing 45 conservation/sportsmen’s groups in the county, held its annual banquet at Kloc’s Grove in West Seneca on March 21 to honor the leaders of the outdoors

Two weeks ago, the Trump administration announced many changes for the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. The plan would move the USFS headquarters from our national seat of federal government in Washington D.C. to
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