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Pink salmon caught by New York angler not a record after all
Changes to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Angler Achievement Awards Program made in 2024 came a year too early for a Herkimer County angler who regularly fishes the Salmon River, near Pulaski

Opinions vary at ASMFC striped bass public meeting in New York
On Sept. 17, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission held a hearing at the New York Department of Environmental Conservation’s Marine Division Headquarters in King’s Park, to obtain public comment on the Draft Addendum III

Fall walleye bootcamp, Part 1: locations and hotspots – video
A video series designed to help you put more walleye in the boat this fall. Step one is all about location.

New York’s Lake Champlain hosts Bassmaster Elite Series qualifier
Emil Wagner, a 27-year-old Bassmaster Elite Series pro from Kentucky, won the Bassmaster Elite Qualifier at Lake Champlain held Sept. 18-20 out of Plattsburgh.
Wagner topped the 105-angler field with a three-day total of

New York waters of Lake Erie deliver in series of summer fishing tournaments
August is a great time for walleye fishing on Lake Erie and here are some contest results to share in showing off the quality of this resource in 2025.

New York Mixed Bag: Creel surveys return to pair of Lake Champlain tributaries
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently announced the third year of the river creel survey of the Saranac and Boquet Rivers, tributaries to Lake Champlain. This survey is a central part of

Dan Ladd: Drought conditions take a toll across New York
Back in the spring, when rains were washing out fishing trips and turkey hunts, I mentioned in this space that I wasn’t too complacent in terms of potential future drought conditions.
The indicator at

New rules in effect for nonresidents using public lands in Oklahoma
New this year, nonresidents in Oklahoma accessing certain public hunting and fishing areas for any reason must check in and out of the area, and most nonresidents hunting game birds on a state wildlife management

October is prime time for anglers on Michigan’s Big Manistee River
If you enjoy variety, October is an ideal time to fish the Big Manistee River. You don’t know what you might catch in that water body in October.