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DEC offering free fishing events

Albany – DEC will be conducting free fishing events across the state as part of a push to highlight New York’s outstanding fishing opportunities. “New York state is among the nation’s premier, year-round fishing destinations,

Hatcheries could soon be in the budget crosshairs

From the Don’t Give Our Governor Any Ideas department comes news from Vermont that, amid that state’s fiscal crisis, a plan is on the table to close all of the Green Mountain State’s fish hatcheries.

Assembly bill could doom preserves

Albany – A bill pending in the state Legislature would drastically restrict, if not eliminate, hunting preserves around the state, but opponents of the proposed law say the measure is a reflection of ignorance on

Gobbler take down

Albany – New York’s spring gobbler harvest was running about 3 percent below last year’s take at the midpoint of the monthlong season, DEC officials reported. That’s about what DEC biologists expected heading into the

Southeastern New York

Neversink, Rondout and Ashokan reservoirs: Reports of anglers catching brown trout on Krocodile spoons at Rondout. East of Hudson reservoirs: Anglers were picking up brown trout at Croton Falls Reservoir, Muscoot Reservoir and Cross River

Long Island/NYC

The rain finally stopped, allowing anglers to hit the water just in time for the opening of the fluke season on May 15 which resulted in some outstanding catches being reported. Bob’s Bait and Tackle

Season Dates

May 30:_Winter flounder season closes May 31: Spring gobbler season closes. June 12:_Scup (porgy) season opens (party/charter boats) June 13:_Lake Champlain bass season opens. June 15:_Summer flounder (fluke) season closes June 19:_Catch-and-release, artificials only bass

Fishing fantasy earns New Yorker $100,000 prize

Syracuse, N.Y. – Eugene Sullivan couldn’t have been more down on his luck. Unemployed and recovering from major surgery, the Syracuse man faced mounting bills and an uncertain future. But Sullivan’s fortunes turned completely around

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