Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Aug. 21, 2026 edition of New York Outdoor News.
Thus far in 2026, there have been no freshwater fishing records broken in New York State. But there’s still plenty of fishing time left in the season.
Meanwhile, there have been some notable catches
With the Bassmasters Elite Series making its Northern Swing, host Dan Ladd visited the event in Plattsburgh, N.Y., where he talked with B.A.S.S. Conservation Director Gene Gilliland. New York’s new bass tournament permit system was
It was a rainy morning on the waters of New York’s lower Niagara River and on the famed Niagara Bar on Aug. 7, but it didn’t dampen the spirits of the participants of the Fifth
Inshore salmon fishing has been hot for most anglers on this premier fishery.
It’s the middle of August, and the time I begin shooting my bow in earnest. I try getting out at least four times a week and send at least a dozen arrows downrange to my
The New York Department of Conservation is planning to study walleyes in the Lower Niagara River, Irondequoit Bay, and Sodus Bay.
These Lake Ontario waters are stocked, but it’s difficult to determine the contribution
A few years ago, the New York Department of Environmental Conservation made some improvements to its pheasant stocking program in an effort to attract more new hunters to the sport and retain existing ones.
September will kick off hunting, but there’s still fishing to be done. Here’s the New York fishing and hunting report on Aug. 13, 2026.
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