Survey: Record trout, salmon catch rates on Lake Ontario
Staff and News Reports
March 13, 2019
Fishing quality in 2018 was particularly good for Chinook salmon and brown trout.
Lake Ontario
Great Lakes see ‘Superior’ ice coverage
Associated Press
March 12, 2019
Lake Superior was 94 percent ice covered as of Friday, marking first time the largest of the Great Lakes had more than 90 percent coverage in four years. But warmer temperatures in the coming days
DEC announces record-breaking fishing on Lake Ontario
Staff and News Reports
August 31, 2018
Survey reveals catch rates of chinook salmon double the five-year average during spring and early summer of 2018.
Waterhouse’s Orleans efforts earn a well-deserved retirement
Bill Hilts
June 19, 2018
Mike Waterhouse of Albion, a former Lake Ontario charter captain and the sportfishing promotion person for Orleans County Tourism for many years, has finally come to his senses and retired. It’s been a long time
Chinook catch rates highest ever on Lake Ontario
Associated Press
April 2, 2018
The DEC estimates that anglers caught 96,000 and kept nearly 54,000 Chinook salmon in 2017.
A bounce-back fishing year for Lake Ontario brown trout?
Bill Hilts
April 2, 2018
So far, so good this season, but learning to adapt to conditions can make or break your fishing trip.
Sea lamprey numbers mysteriously rising in Lake Superior, Lake Erie
Associated Press
October 9, 2017
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Officials say the invasive sea lamprey is gaining ground in Lake Superior and Lake Erie, while its numbers remain at near-historic lows in the other Great Lakes. Sea lampreys are eel-like
Similarities in bass fishing on Erie, Ontario
Bill Hilts
August 14, 2017
If you’re a bass fisherman on Lake Erie and want to try fishing on Lake Ontario, just bring your knowledge and baits. Ditto for Lake Ontario anglers wanting to tackle Lake Erie. Once you find
Rising Lake Ontario prompts renewed opposition to environmental plan
Associated Press
April 28, 2017
The U.S.-Canadian International Joint Commission approved Plan 2014 as a way to improve environmental conditions along the lake and the St. Lawrence River by letting water levels rise and fall more naturally. But Republican congressman
