New York Fishing Report – October 17-24, 2025
Site Staff
October 17, 2025
The perch bite is on here, so try small jigs, small bright-colored spinners, or throwing gold-colored blade baits.
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Glenn Sapir: Mentors needed to bring more minorities into the outdoors
Glenn Sapir
October 17, 2025
This is the most colorful time to be outdoors. When you look up, you revel in the red, yellow, orange and purple that light up the trees.
On the ground, however, at least in my
Dan Ladd: Hand-loaded ammo ready for whitetail season
Dan Ladd
October 17, 2025
When I got into hand-loading a few years ago, like any hunter, the idea was to eventually make my own hunting ammunition. It’s taken awhile, but if I’m fortunate enough to get a crack at
A little shotgun maintenance will improve your accuracy this hunting season
Tori McCormick
October 16, 2025
A few years after I began shooting semi-automatic shotguns in the 1990s, I started taking my boom sticks to a gunsmith during the period between when summer trap leagues ended and before the bird-hunting seasons
How to use your dog effectively for fall turkey hunting
Steve Zahurak
October 16, 2025
September 22, 2025. It is the equinox when the sun is directly over the equator with equal length of day in the northern and southern hemisphere marking the beginning of spring in the southern hemisphere
Niagara Falls (N.Y.) Fishing Report – October 15, 2025
Site Staff
October 15, 2025
Pacific salmon remains the top target for anglers on the Lower Niagara River. The peak of the run is occurring now, and it may be slightly past the peak.
Rare bird species arrive for birding group gathering in New York
Paula Piatt
October 15, 2025
The purple gallinule was a nice touch.
As birders from across New York flocked to Ithaca last month, the committee for this year’s New York State Ornithological Association conference had a lot of work
Don’t do damage to your new crossbow; here’s how to maintain it
Mike Raykovicz
October 15, 2025
With expanded crossbow hunting opportunities in New York, many hunters will be making the switch. But there are some things the hunter needs to know to maintain and operate a crossbow safely.
Orleans County (N.Y.) Fishing Report – October 14, 2025
Site Staff
October 14, 2025
Today, guys reported a nice skein-and-bead bite at the dam, with some guys hanging in for a day’s effort, getting multiple hookups.
