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I traveled to Pennsylvania’s Northern Tier over the weekend to attend a memorial service for my uncle, who died recently at the age of 87.

I traveled to Pennsylvania’s Northern Tier over the weekend to attend a memorial service for my uncle, who died recently at the age of 87.

Sitting, waiting for the latest snowstorm to come up the coast and slam us back into winter, I picked up the TV remote and after an entertaining hour of Ice Pilots NWT (as in Northwest
Lake Ontario and tributaries Heavy winds ruled out any kind of pier fishing lately. Those piers in Wilson and Olcott were ice covered at last check. Wes Walker at The Slippery Sinker reported Eighteen Mile
Oneida Lake Ice thickness reports varied greatly around the lake, and that was before the late-month warming trend. We can’t offer up a report given the iffy ice conditions. Oswego River Heavy snowfall last month
Seneca Lake Yellow perch and black crappie were being caught from the pier on fathead minnows, wax worms and spikes. After catching a few fish on one type of bait, if action slows down, switch
Ice conditions remained OK for the most part, even surviving the late January warm spell. That said, use caution, as always, when you head out. Most of the information we’ve received has focused more on
Overall, the offshore bottom fishing has continued to improve with limits of cod, pollock, sea bass and ling being caught throughout the area. The cod fishing remains solid with the Viking Fleet and the Island
The fifth annual Great Sacandaga Walleye Challenge ice fishing derby attracted scores of anglers last month, and a 3.5-pounder won the event at Great Sacandaga Lake. On Saratoga Lake, ice conditions deteriorated during the late

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