Lake Ontario had another great year in 2023. Not that things were bad, but perceptions can be deceiving. Reduced stocking of chinook salmon and lake trout, a new salmon stocking strategy and decreased ...

The entire south shore of Lake Ontario is the place to be for salmon and trout fishing, right now, reports Capt. Vince Pierleoni of Thrillseeker Sportfishing. Brown trout, king salmon, coho salmon and ...

We're out with Antonio on the open waters of Lake Ontario looking for that salmon bite. The water is a little bit murky, but that's okay since the American Smelt crankbaits have a nice set of internal ...

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – 18 Sports’ Big Fish Summer rolls on with another great catch. Presented by Valley Wholesale Bait & Tackle, we honor another impressive fish. Congrats to Owen Rumsey, who hauled ...

Past, Present and Future; History of Atlantic Salmon in New York Atlantic Salmon in New York Atlantic salmon were once very abundant in Lake Ontario and its tributaries. Early records and journals ...

Feb. 19—A Niagara County study determined sport fishing put $58.55 million into the local economy in 2022. Part of what makes that possible, according to Frank Campbell, county sports fishing ...

A 10-percent increase in the number king salmon stocked by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry has resulted in ...