
New York Fishing Report – February 25, 2021
In New York’s fish and game world, March 15 is a big day as it marks the closing of fishing seasons for walleyes, northern pike, tiger muskellunge and pickerel.
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In New York’s fish and game world, March 15 is a big day as it marks the closing of fishing seasons for walleyes, northern pike, tiger muskellunge and pickerel.

Another walleye and northern pike season will come to a close on the state’s inland lakes this Sunday. The evening hours, well after dark, seem to be providing the best opportunity to put a few
By Jason Mitchell Contributing Writer You can target and catch pike a lot of ways, including by jigging with soft-plastic swimbaits, glide baits, or spoons. If big pike are available in a fishery, there

Good reports have come from the Upper Peninsula, where there is plenty of ice and snow.

Brutal cold of late has kept the anglers away, but with warmer temps on the way, some anglers should be getting out. And bitter cold or not, the perch bite remains hot for those who

These baits are most effective when jigged vigorously with a snap, then rise-and-fall action. You don’t have to worry about losing any live bait.

There seems to be better numbers of fish being caught in deep water this week, even after dark, in about 20 to 30 feet.

Look for water a bit high, not too high, and not too cloudy from suspended sediment.

The lake’s largemouth bass population is considered moderate in numbers and excellent in size. Results from a 2019 DNR lake survey showed an average length of nearly 13 inches, and fish up to 19 inches
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