New York’s fishing and hunting report for May 12, 2023
Staff Report
May 12, 2023
Spring gobbler season winds down, waters warm up. A look at New York’s statewide fishing and hunting report for May 12, 2023.
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Tournament anglers who cheated in Lake Erie walleye championship sentenced to jail time
Maggie Kelch
May 11, 2023
Two tournament fishermen who pleaded guilty to felony cheating charges after they were disqualified from the Lake Erie Walleye Trail (LEWT) Championship in September of 2022 are headed to jail.
Cuyahoga County Community
A quick chat with Ducks Unlimited’s Kyle Rorah
Tim Spielman
May 11, 2023
Rorah joined Team DU in 2016. He currently resides in Ann Arbor, Mich., with his wife Shannon.
This could be the year for finally finding morel mushrooms
Mike Raykovicz
May 10, 2023
Spring is here and I’ve been in the woods every morning for the past 10 days hunting spring gobblers, but turkeys aren’t the only thing I’m after.
While prowling the woods in May I’m constantly
Understanding turkey behavior leads to more filled tags
Mike Gnatkowski
May 10, 2023
Turkey hunters may not realize it, but the deck is stacked against them right from the get-go.
Every action turkey hunters take goes against the grain of Mother Nature. In the grand scheme of
Star Watch: What is an “Asterism”?
Bob Drieslein
May 9, 2023
Most of us probably think of the Big Dipper as one of the constellations, but that’s only part of the story. The seven stars that form the pattern of the Big Dipper are actually part
Walleyes and leeches: A little history of fishing with this popular blood-sucking bait
Glen Schmitt
May 9, 2023
Catching walleyes with leeches has been around for decades, yet compared to minnows and crawlers, they’re still a relatively recent bait. Here’s some history behind how leech-fishing tactics started.
Bait leeches are readily available
Lake Ontario by the numbers in Canada
Bill Hilts Jr.
May 8, 2023
Getting information from another country is never an easy proposition when facing deadlines. While the Great Lakes Preview Issue of NY Outdoor News focused on Empire State waters for Lake Ontario, the information from the
Springtime walleye fishing sign: jigs, jigs, jigs
Al Lindner
May 8, 2023
Spring is officially in full swing. After a winter that seemed it would never end, it’s great to be back in a boat. For many of us in the Midwest, this time of year brings
