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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Apr. 5—Two new pen-rearing projects for Atlantic salmon will begin this spring in Lake Ontario as well as Lake Champlain, according to the state Department of Environmental Conservation. To improve ...

Jennifer Powell, 30, shows off a 29-pound chinook salmon she caught while fishing in Lake Ontario last July with her father, Bob Dick, a charter boat captain. Her father, who runs Moby Dick Charters, ...