Fishing
New York Mixed Bag: DEC announces late season pheasant stocking in Region 8
DEC recently announced the late-season pheasant stocking of approximately 670 additional adult ring-necked pheasants released on public lands open to hunting in Chemung, Steuben, Livingston, Ontario, and Yates counties. The stocked pheasants were provided by
Dan Ladd: Might there be a normal ice fishing season in New York?
I used to really be into winter. In fact, as soon as deer season was over, I would be breaking out the ice fishing gear, tuning up the cross-country skis and watching the weather forecast
Tree drops, cribs improve Big Green Lake fish habitat in Wisconsin
Boaters on Big Green Lake in Wisconsin may have been puzzled, maybe even startled, this past summer to see a barge loaded with a 50-foot tree traveling on the lake.
Then the tree was
New York DEC issues 413 bass tournament permits through new system
Bass fishing tournament organizers wasted no time in reacting to a new regulation requiring them to obtain a permit to hold an event on a New York water. And the New York State Department of
Metro Area Fishing Report – January 19, 2025 – video
We’re seeing some tricks to catching fish in these conditions.
Kinkaid Lake’s 50-incher tops 2024 muskie creel survey in Illinois
A 50-incher hooked by Richard Wren last May at Kinkaid Lake topped the list of fish on the 2024 Muskie Creel Survey results provided by DNR Fisheries Chief Mike McClelland.
Kinkaid dominated the list
Move to tip-downs to improve ice-fishing success
Tip-downs seem to be an under-utilized ice-fishing tool in Minnesota. But these passive fishing setups are dynamite for light-biting perch and crappies, and they can help you cover more water.
Perhaps the reason
Vic Attardo: A few tips on taking full advantage of a good bite for bluegills
This year around Christmas, when a sudden frigid snap in Pennsylvania resulted in safe ice, feisty bluegills were most often caught. That’s typical of the first ice of the season. This season, the ‘gills seemed
New York Fishing Report – January 17-24, 2025
Anglers are now ice fishing on all of western New York’s popular inland ice fishing waters.
