
Kicking big-lake madness via trout isolation
Why late summer provides an ideal time to have the streams all to yourself.

Why late summer provides an ideal time to have the streams all to yourself.

Chautauqua Lake is well-known among anglers who enjoy a trophy muskie fishery, some serious walleye and bass action and a winter ice fishing destination as well.

Anglers are running deep for walleyes, lake trout and salmon just about anywhere these fish are targeted right now. Bass also are being found in somewhat deeper water, or in shady spots.

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
Rattlesnake Relocation (Columbia County) On June 20, ECO Jeff Cox received a call from a concerned homeowner in Copake reporting a large rattlesnake on their front porch. The homeowner sent pictures of the pit viper,
Season Dates Sept. 1: Early goose season opens, upstate. Sept. 1: Squirrel season opens on most of New York. Sept. 8: Early goose season, east and central Long Island. Sept. 12: Early bear season opens,

How heat is impacting fishing, even up in Adirondack fisheries.

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

Options include not only several game fish species to pursue, but a number of ways to go about it.
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