New York Fishing Report – January 2-9, 2026
Site Staff
January 2, 2026
On the few and fleeting days of slightly improved water clarity, trout have been very cooperative here.
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New York DEC’s summer camps registration date set
Staff Report
January 2, 2026
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently announced that online registration for DEC’s 2026 Summer Camps program will open Sunday, March 22, at 1 p.m.
Now in its 79th year, the DEC
Winter sports show season about to start in New York and neighboring states
Dan Ladd
January 2, 2026
As 2026 gets off to a fresh start, so too does the winter outdoor trade/sports show season. In many cases visiting a particular show becomes the annual off-season ritual for sportsmen and women. In others,
New York’s statewide fishing and hunting report on Jan. 2, 2026
Staff Report
January 2, 2026
Hunting winds down for many as attention turns to ice fishing. Here’s a look at thew New York fishing and hunting report on Jan. 2, 2026.
Rifle-barreled shotguns still a good choice for deer hunters; here are some great options
Dan Hansen
January 2, 2026
For more than four decades I carried a slug-loaded shotgun in the woods during Wisconsin’s gun deer season.
From Alaska to Africa: Bucket list hunting adventures to target for 2026 and beyond
Ron Spomer
January 1, 2026
Too many adventures and too little time.
That (plus too little money, perhaps?) is the outdoorsman’s challenge. But there are ways for you to fill your wish list bucket. Let’s cover them plus some
How did inclusion of crossbows impact New York’s deer kill? DEC releases preliminary harvest percentages
Dan Ladd
December 31, 2025
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation on Dec. 30 shared preliminary data on New York’s white-tailed deer harvest, at least as of Dec. 14.
In its weekly Hunting and Trapping Newsletter the
Where things stand with the corner-crossing issue for hunters, anglers
Patrick Durkin
December 31, 2025
If you laid a checkerboard grid over aerial photos of any county in the rural Upper Midwest, and declared each red square 640 acres of public land, you’d likely assume it’s OK to step from
Niagara Falls (N.Y.) Fishing Report – December 30, 2025
Site Staff
December 30, 2025
For Lake Ontario and tributaries, this spot reportedly is the place to fish, especially for brown trout with the occasional steelhead.
