New York Fishing Report – July 17, 2026
Site Staff
July 17, 2026
Inshore brown trout fishing has been going well here.
New York
What about a mutt for your next bird dog? Get the most out of your mixed-breed in the field
Paula Piatt
July 17, 2026
You want a great hunting dog, but the only papers he came with were lining his kennel at the shelter. Think you still have a chance?
Absolutely, say trainers who have worked with mixed
Efforts aim to keep invasive gobies out of popular Lake Champlain
Dan Ladd
July 17, 2026
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and New York State Canal Corp. have revised the Rapid Response Plan (RRP) that was collaboratively implemented by the two state agencies in 2022 in order
New York places six bass waters in Bassmaster Magazine’s latest Top 100 ranking
Dan Ladd
July 16, 2026
Just as the United States was celebrating its 250th birthday, Bassmaster Magazine honored what it called “one of America’s greatest public treasures, its world-class bass fisheries.”
Just before July 4, the publication released its
New York’s sporting licenses set to go on sale soon; here’s what to know
Dan Ladd
July 16, 2026
The arrival of August means sporting licenses will be going on sale. At press time, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation had yet to announce a hard date, but the agency expected hunting
Trump administration rolls back a key protection for wildlife
Associated Press
July 16, 2026
The Trump administration finalized a rule on July 10 that changes how agencies enforce the Endangered Species Act and eliminates a key protection for imperiled wildlife against logging, oil drilling and other activities.
The
Trump reduces size of two national monuments in Utah as Republicans reshape land management
Associated Press
July 14, 2026
President Donald Trump on Monday sharply reduced the size of two national monuments in Utah, undoing public lands protections established by his Democratic predecessors.
Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in southern Utah
Commentary: Results of Oregon lawsuit could reshape public lands
John Ruple
July 14, 2026
Most of us first encountered Lord of the Flies in high school English class. It’s a story about what happens when the rules that hold a community together disappear – and how quickly order gives
Niagara Falls (N.Y.) Fishing Report – July 14, 2026
Site Staff
July 14, 2026
Fishing in the lower Niagara River has been good for both bass and walleye.
