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Finger Lakes/Central NY

Seneca Lake: Perch fishing continues to be good for anglers fishing off the fishing pier with small minnows. Anglers that are getting out in boats are catching good numbers of perch, along with a few

Central New York

Oneida Lake: Perch were hitting at Lewis Point, Williams Park and North Shore in 8 to 20 feet of water, as well as along the buoy line at 125, 123 and 121 in 30 feet.

Adirondacks

According to the Blue Line Sport Shop in Saranac Lake, rainbow trout and salmon have been caught in Lake Colby. Reports from the Red Top Bait Shop near Tupper Lake indicate the fishing at Lake

Long Island/NYC

While the recent rough seas have kept many of the private boats tied to the dock, the open boat cod fishing off Montauk Point has been outstanding, with most boats limiting out after only a

Catskills

Typical spring conditions, with generally high and very cold water on the Catskill trout streams. It will likely be that way for the April 1 opener, too. www.catskillflies.com

DEC will support a mentored hunt bill

Albany – DEC Commissioner Pete Grannis says the department will push state lawmakers to approve a mentored hunting program that would lower the state’s minimum hunting age for big game from 16 to 14. At

Season Dates

March 25: Coyote hunting season closes March 31: Crow season closes March 31: Beaver & otter trapping season close, portions of Northern Zone. April 1: Smelt dip netting season opens, Indian Lake, East Caroga Lake,

Mass. wolf discovery raises more questions

Springfield, Mass. (AP) – When more than a dozen lambs and sheep were slaughtered on a Shelburne farm last fall, wildlife officials suspected either a wolf that had escaped from captivity or a rogue mutt

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