New York Fishing Report – September 12, 2025
Site Staff
September 12, 2025
The open lake season is winding down, but the opportunity for some of the largest king salmon of the season is happening here now.
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Story of students processing a bear on Cornell University campus goes viral
Dan Ladd
September 12, 2025
The story of two Cornell University students butchering a legally-harvested bear in their college dorm kitchen has gone viral, garnering national headlines.
Although the students names or exact location of the hunt were not
Bill Hilts, Jr.: Flipping out for water change fishing in New York’s Niagara River
Bill Hilts Jr.
September 12, 2025
When the winds of change blow on the Great Lakes, water is moved around – having a profound impact on where fish want to be. It was over 40 years ago when I first experienced
Episode 80 — Dr. Keith Tidball, New York State Conservation Council
Dan Ladd
September 12, 2025
Fresh off their Fall Convention in the Adirondacks, NYS Conservation Council President Dr. Keith Tidball joins the podcast to discuss the event, which featured a presentation on lead-free ammunition, a number of awards and resolutions.
New era begins for New York crossbow hunters
Dan Ladd
September 12, 2025
Upon Gov. Kathy Hochul’s signing crossbow expansion into law, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation wasted no time communicating new crossbow hunting regulations to the public.
Hochul signed off on the law
New York’s statewide fishing and hunting report on Sept. 12, 2025
Staff Report
September 12, 2025
Hunting comes into focus, while fall fishing can be great. Here’s a look at the New York fishing and hunting report on Sept. 12, 2025.
Commentary: Examining the three separate ‘lakes’ that make up Lake Erie
John Hageman
September 9, 2025
On Aug. 4-5, I spent about 22 hours in Dunkirk, New York, at the invitation of the Eastern Lake Erie Charter Boat Association (ELECBA) and the Chautauqua County Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) to get
How one rabbit shaped this hunter’s skills as a traditional bowhunter
John Delisle Sr.
September 7, 2025
It’s true, a person interested in hunting game with traditional bow and arrows can learn about the sport by reading magazines dedicated to the sport.
Yet, to become proficient in traditional bowhunting, the novice
Steve Piatt: Golf and trapshooting — a different range, a different game
Steve Piatt
September 6, 2025
My golfing days ended about 20 years ago when I decided to put the sticks aside and spend more time fishing and training our Labrador retrievers, or at least trying to get control of them.<br
