Fisherman travel near and far to Lake Erie tributaries every year for a chance to reel in a steelhead trout, a fish that some ...

New York State is waiving the $25 fee for fishing licenses on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 2025. It’s the sixth and last free ...

Trap shooting has developed into one of the fastest-growing high school sports in the United States, especially in places ...

Oregon fish officials are stocking kokanee in Green Peter Reservoir again, despite the fact that they may once again get ...

The presence of Canadian visitors in Western New York has dropped off since the start of the year following tensions between Washington and Ottawa. By Mark Sommer It’s been a strange fall in two of ...

RIPLEY, N.Y. — Parts of Western New York have declared states of emergency due to a severe drought affecting the area. In Chautauqua County, the town of Ripley has implemented orders to conserve water ...

Time for Steelhead fishing! We've got a sunny day, fishing on the shady side but casting into the sunny side. The water is really murky from the recent bad weather and wind. The water is all churned ...

Here’s how it works. You tie or peg a plastic bead that represents a salmon or steelhead egg onto your leader. Three to five inches below that bead, you tie on your hook. When a steelhead grabs the ...

Lake Erie’s migratory trout soon will draw anglers from near and far as steelhead trout seek out the rivers where they were stocked so they can spawn. Once the river waters cool down, the fish swim up ...

Winter is coming and the early long-range forecast anticipates its going to be a typical western New York affair — plenty of cold weather and lake effect snow. “It looks like it’s probably going to be ...

Saturday is a Free Fishing Day in New York state. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation said no freshwater fishing license will be needed. This gives everyone a chance to enjoy ...