In general, this summer has been one of the best in recent memory for those fishing Lake Ontario. But that hasn't always translated into more business for charter boat captains, many who've see a drop ...

Today we're out there at the mouth of Lake Ontario, doing something I normally wouldn't do until the spring: trolling for ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- State environmental officials say Lake Ontario Chinook salmon fishing in 2017 was the best in more than 30 years. The Department of Environmental Conservation has surveyed Lake ...

The state Department of Environmental Conservation has announced the adoption of several fishing regulation amendments for anglers fishing Lake Ontario, Lake Erie and their tributaries. The new ...

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 ...

This year’s preliminary results of the Department of Environmental Conservation’s catch rate survey for Chinook salmon on Lake Ontario serve as a reminder of the potential of a properly managed ...

The focus will be on Lake Ontario May 6-15 as the Lake Ontario Counties fishing derby kicks off, followed by the Wilson Harbor Invitational May 14-15. Congrats to Capt. Jim Hanley of Angola, the first ...

ALBANY – It won't cost you anything to fish in Lake Ontario from now through Labor Day, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday. At a news conference in Oswego, Cuomo announced a number of steps the ...

Stocking of trout and salmon in 2019 will still exceed 2.7 million fish Alewife decline behind stocking reduction by 20 percent Due to a diminishing population of bait fish, stocking of Chinook salmon ...