New York
Tentative waterfowl dates announced for 2009-10
Albany -_DEC has announced the tentative schedule for many of New York’s 2009-10 waterfowl hunting seasons to allow sportsmen and women to plan their fall hunting schedule. “Although the dates won’t be final until late
Additional DEC layoffs on hold?
Albany – Additional layoffs within DEC – including the Division of Fish, Wildlife and Marine Resources – haven’t yet occurred for a variety of reasons. The chief factor is that the payroll and staffing issues
New York scores victory on summer flounder front
Albany -_Twenty party boat operators participating in a federal program will be allowed to catch summer flounder (fluke) – even during the midseason closure from June 16-July 3. DEC officials said that in the wake
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,
Central New York
Oneida Lake: Walleye action has been mixed. The area around the mouth of the Barge Canal, Fish Creek and Oneida Creek have been good. Pickerel fishing has been very good in Big Bay and shallow
DEC will set deer meetings
Albany – A series of public meetings are being planned this fall by DEC to discuss potential changes to the state’s deer management program and gauge hunter sentiment on a variety of options. DEC wildlife
Season Dates
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 season closes June 19: Lake Erie trophy bass season closes June
Southeastern New York
The folks at Bob’s Sport and Tackle Center (914) 232-4085 said brown trout fishing remained good earlier this month, with an 8-pound, 4-ounce fish coming into the shop from Croton Falls Reservoir, and reports of
