New York Fishing Report – May 23, 2025
Site Staff
May 23, 2025
Walleye prospects have been best at night along weedlines on this popular fishery.
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New York crossbow bill advances in ENCON committees
Dan Ladd
May 23, 2025
Bipartisan legislation to expand crossbow hunting in New York is working its way through both the Senate and the Assembly. If eventually passed, the bill, which amends environmental conservation law, would allow the potential use
Genesee River rambling in Pennsylvania’s Northern Tier, where the reward is the fiery brook trout
Vic Attardo
May 23, 2025
I had come down from southern New York into the northern border area of Pennsylvania, following the Genesee River, but going against the current.
I was now upstream in the land with the strange
DEC webinar updates New York waterfowl hunters on multiple topics
Bill Hilts Jr.
May 23, 2025
Thanks to a recent New York Department of Environmental Conservation-hosted Status of Waterfowl and Wetland Management webinar in April, duck and goose enthusiasts are up to speed as far as season dates, daily limits, survey
Adirondack brook trout plan proposed, with public invited to comment
Dan Ladd
May 22, 2025
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Adirondack Brook Trout Pond Management Plan is getting closer to being realized. DEC recently released a draft version of the plan, which is now available for review
New York’s statewide fishing and hunting report on May 22, 2025
Staff Report
May 22, 2025
Still some time for turkey hunters, and angling action heats up. Here’s a look at the New York fishing and hunting report on May 22, 2025.
Bill Hilts, Jr.: Lots of fish caught as New York outdoor writers convene in Lewiston
Bill Hilts Jr.
May 22, 2025
The New York State Outdoor Writers Association, a group formed in 1967, held its Spring Conference in Lewiston, N.Y., May 15-18, 2025. Hosting a writer gathering such as this one is an opportunity for an
Orleans County (N.Y.) Fishing Report – May 21, 2025
Site Staff
May 21, 2025
On the tribs thanks to a good head of water pumping through all the waterways, likely from the seasonal filling of the Erie Canal, there’s been good smallmouth bass action reported.
Here’s how to tag that last-minute gobbler before season’s end
Mike Raykovicz
May 18, 2025
A friend of mine once remarked, “After killing a wild turkey, don’t you feel like you’re the smartest guy you know?”
I knew what he meant and I’ve often felt that way when whatever
