New York fishing and hunting report
Staff Report
March 17, 2023
A look at the fishing and hunting report from across New York for the week of March 17, 2023.
New York
Shad restoration efforts in the Susquehanna River continue
Mike Raykovicz
March 16, 2023
As part of an effort to restore American shad in New York, DEC Fisheries staff, in collaboration with the PA Fish and Boat Commission, recently stocked 322,000 American shad fry into the Susquehanna River in
New York’s Bath Fish Hatchery manager, Ken Osika, retires
Jeff Murray
March 13, 2023
Ken Osika doesn’t wet a line that often, but ironically he’s probably seen more fish in a given week than most ardent anglers see in a lifetime.
While he only occasionally grabs a fishing
Profile: Samantha LaFond of New York’s Naturally Wild Taxidermy
Megan Plete
March 11, 2023
Live simply, work hard, be yourself – that is Samantha LaFond in a nutshell. LaFond owns and operates Naturally Wild Taxidermy in North Creek, N.Y. in Warren County, a business she started while living in
New York Fishing Report – March 10-17, 2023
Site Staff
March 10, 2023
The Lake Erie streams are ice-free and are fishing exceptionally well.
Salt Water Preview: Long Island’s multi-fish species smorgasbord
Mike Dean
March 9, 2023
Striped bass may take top-billing in our fishery for the multiple scenarios they can be caught in, but their inshore neighbors consisting of blue fish, porgies, sea bass, and fluke, are often front and center
New York waterfowl hunters push back on limited opportunities in preserve
Don Lehman
March 8, 2023
Over the years, the town of Clifton Park in Saratoga County, N.Y. has whittled down the opportunities to hunt the productive areas of Vischer Ferry Nature & Historic Preserve that were once among the more
Salt Water Preview: Striped bass off the New York City coast
Vin T. Sparano
March 8, 2023
Last summer, as I sat at my desk overlooking Raritan Bay, I watched dozens of boats from small 17-foot center-consoles to 40-footers clustered near the Verrazano Bridge.
My son Matt was part of this
Leaked anti-trapping letter exposed ill-intent
Dan Ladd
March 7, 2023
Here in New York, the sporting community is starting to believe that anything is possible when it comes legislation that can inhibit our interests. That’s why a the topic surrounding a story Meateater published last
