If you enjoy fishing, April 1 is probably marked on your calendar. That's the day trout fishing season opens on Finger Lakes tributaries and other waters across the state, and for many Southern Tier ...

Anglers gearing up for the April 1 opening of trout fishing season in Finger Lakes tributaries may be hard-pressed to find that trophy rainbow — at least if tests at Catharine Creek are any indication ...

HAMMONDSPORT, N.Y. (WETM) — Anglers are invited to a new fishing event at the Finger Lakes Boating Museum. The Hammondsport-based museum’s first-ever Trout Day will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on ...

Expect lake trout to be in shallow water throughout all the cold-water Finger Lakes – 50 feet to 80 feet is a good general range to try, Gaulke said. Largemouth and smallmouth bass should be finished ...

If you are looking for a new place to fish, look no further than New York state. With over 7,000 lakes, reservoirs and ponds, New York has plenty of options to choose from. Fishing website Fishmasters ...

The first taste of snow arrived this week but that shouldn’t stop many anglers from fishing in the streams (especially off Lake Ontario) or the Niagara River – the best two cold weather options. Lake ...

I grew up on the St. Lawrence River, another generation of “river rats” spending the summers at our camp in Lisbon, fishing from the dock and the paddle boat until we were old enough to run the river ...

The state Department of Environmental Conservation this week announced the dates and locations for its annual spring sampling of the rainbow trout spawning runs on two western Finger Lake tributaries.

NAPLES, N.Y. -- It’s a fish-related, rite of spring in this part of Upstate New York that always draws a crowd. Each year, the state Department of Environmental Conservation staff from Region 8 goes ...

Think about trout fishing and streams come immediately to mind. Though the classic pursuit of these coldwater fish involves moving water, good action can be had in lakes throughout Minnesota. John ...

I suspect most Americans have little idea how very big New York State really is—54,556 square miles—and, beyond New York City, how much grandeur there is within it. The Hudson Valley, with its rich ...