A program to combat parasitic sea lamprey will begin the week of June 9th on Seneca Lake tributaries in Chemung, Schuyler and Yates counties, according to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). Efforts to control sea lampreys … Continued
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) will be hosting a series of “state of the lakes” meetings in the coming weeks which are open to the public. State of Lake Ontario Meetings The meeting dates are as … Continued
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced that angler Rick Beauchamp now holds the New York state record for brook trout with a six-pound, 22.5-inch brook trout. Mr. Beauchamp reeled in the record-breaking fish on May 16 … Continued
Prior to the construction of manmade dams, migrating fish were able to ascend up the Hudson River to Glen Falls, nearly 200 miles from the Atlantic. On the Mohawk River, the first major tributary to the Hudson, migrating fish could … Continued
The New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is predicting high, cold water and icy banks and streambeds, particularly in northern areas of the state for the beginning of the state’s trout and salmon season. Opening day in New York … Continued