Fishing
Orleans County (N.Y.) Fishing Report – September 29, 2026
The nice salmon action at the dam continues, with good numbers of browns reported, too.
Low water levels halt Salmon River opening in New York
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation was forced to take action in September to mitigate impacts of low water flows along the Salmon River during the annual fall salmon run.
To increase
Angler wins LOC Fall Derby with nearly 31-pound king
Year after year, Jack MacDowall of Hancock, N.Y. has been plying the waters of Lake Ontario to catch a big salmon.
After fishing these Lake Ontario Counties Trout and Salmon Derbies for more than
New York Mixed Bag: DEC, UFSWS to Hold Virtual Statewide Waterfowl Meeting
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wildlife biologists will be holding a virtual meeting to share information with the public on a variety of regional and statewide
Ask a fisheries biologist: Can you stock too many fish?
Stocking fish is one of the most visible and popular things associated with our fisheries program in Wisconsin. The promise of better fishing by stocking has intuitive appeal. We have considerable success stocking walleyes, trout,
What’s the intrigue of flathead fishing? It’s ‘the fight, their power’
Bob Larson spent decades working as a professional fishing guide. He’s caught, and helped others catch, enough species to populate a freshwater aquarium. Now that he’s retired, however, flathead cats are often his fish of
Keith Tidball passes torch as New York State Conservation Council president
When Keith Tidball took over as president of the New York State Conservation Council two years ago, he knew he had a lot of work to do to get the organization back in shape.
Commentary: History of sportsmen’s licenses… from excluding outsiders to funding conservation
Today, buying a hunting or fishing license is such a routine part of being a sportsman that it is easy to forget how – and why – the system began. Licensing was not originally created
These 5 fishing skills matter more than electronics – video
Fishing technology keeps getting better, but it can’t replace the fundamentals.
