May 24 New York’s scup (porgy) season opens for saltwater anglers in New York.
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May 14, 2009
New York
Southeastern New York
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April 30, 2009
Hudson River: There have been reports of striped bass in the Kingston area. If the weather cooperates, larger fish could be around now. Ramapo River: There have been reports of brown trout being caught. Popular
Adirondacks
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April 30, 2009
Lake Champlain anglers have been connecting on landlocked salmon and lake trout while trolling up high with various spoons. Salmon were also being taken at the mouth of the Saranac River, but some rain is
Saltwater license under fire
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April 30, 2009
Albany – A marine (saltwater) fishing license package was inserted into the overall license restructuring proposal as state budget negotiations wound down, DEC officials have indicated. And the proposal, crafted by budget negotiators, is being
Thousand Island
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April 30, 2009
St. Lawrence River: Perch action was very good all along the river, notably off Kring’s Point. Bullhead fishing should also be red-hot by now. Black Lake: Not a lot new to report, with bullheads and
Season Dates
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April 30, 2009
May 1: Spring gobbler season opens May 2:_Walleye, northern pike, chain pickerel and tiger muskellunge seasons open (statewide, general regulations) May 2:_Lake Erie trophy bass season opens May 14:_Oyster toadfish season closes May 15:_Summer flounder
Capital District
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April 30, 2009
Ron Nadler at Fish307 reports Lake George anglers are having a field day trolling for lake trout anywhere from the surface to 10 feet down. “Over 30 feet of water, over 100 feet, it doesn’t
DEC eyes more layoffs
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April 30, 2009
Albany – Gov._David Paterson’s call for 8,700 layoffs of state workers has DEC officials scrambling to cut an additional 224 positions by July 1. How many jobs will be lost in DEC’s Division of Fish,
WMU revisions offered by DEC
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April 30, 2009
Albany -_DEC is undertaking its first major revision of the state’s Wildlife Management Units with a proposal that will reduce the total number of WMUs from its current 96 down to 92. Several of the
