New York Fishing Report – May 8-15, 2026
Site Staff
May 12, 2026
Trollers report excellent king salmon fishing off Niagara County in 50-150 feet of water.
New York
Niagara Falls (N.Y.) Fishing Report – May 12, 2026
Site Staff
May 12, 2026
Niagara Bar has been the place to be this past week for a variety of species, including king salmon, coho salmon, lake trout, brown trout, and the occasional walleye.
Little Conewango Creek: Stocked trout, tight quarters in western New York
Steve Piatt
May 12, 2026
On one hand, there is superb access to Little Conewango Creek in the form of eight miles of public fishing rights secured by the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation.
But that’s pretty much where
New York’s Outdoor Calendar
Outdoor News
May 12, 2026
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across New York published in the May 15, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
New York Cuffs & Collars: Search conducted for hunter missing since 2015
Staff Report
May 12, 2026
New York cuffs and collars are field reports from DEC Officers. These reports are from the May 15, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
New York Outdoor News’ Great Lakes preview: Amazing fisheries continue to produce
Bill Hilts Jr.
May 12, 2026
When it comes to freshwater fishing in New York State, the best one-two combination in the Empire State, as well as the Great Lakes, if not the country, is the dynamic duo of Lake Ontario
Mastering muskie fishing’s art of the figure eight
Rob Kimm
May 12, 2026
Ask someone why they fish muskies, and the big esox’s willingness to follow lures and hit at boatside comes up almost immediately. With good reason.
Seeing a muskie suddenly materialize behind a lure as
New York DEC’s Young Forest Initiative becomes Forest Management
Jeff Murray
May 12, 2026
It has a new name but the same mission – improving both the quantity and quality of young forest growth across the majority of New York’s wildlife management areas to boost wildlife, both game and
Five big-bass sweetspots in the Great Lakes
Louie Stout
May 12, 2026
It’s no secret that the Great Lakes have produced a lot of big smallmouth bass in recent years.
The smallmouth always have been there, but the influx of protein heavy, non-native gobies as a
