“Steelhead are spring spawning fish and will ... He also recommends downsizing jigs and bait. “When the water is clear, you’re going to present a single egg. You want things as small as ...

The snowflakes fall, and a chilly wind blows down the Salmon River valley. The windchill hovers around the freezing mark. But ...

The ice fishing for 2025 is over, reports Capt. Mike Sperry with Chautauqua Reel Outdoors. Currently, the ice is not safe. It’s time to get your boat ready. Perch will be ready when you can get out ...

You also can use white swimbaits off jig heads for lake trout. Artpark is still doing well on steelhead using egg imitations and smaller baitfish presentations. The best bet to target steelhead is ...

The gentle silence of the season when snow is on the ground is somehow extraordinary; the chirping of wintering birds is so ...

The DEC announced recently the numbers on the bears harvested during the 2024 season. The 1685 bears taken were 24% higher ...

Kids can choose two packs of soft beads and a pack of hard beads (highly effective steelhead baits). They can then ask Andrew to tie them a jig where they can choose everything about the jig ...

An overlap of perch and coho fishing on southern Lake Michigan, the wide variety of spring weather and options and the ...

The gurgle of spring streams, too, is a welcome sound to steelhead fishermen ... and sizes come from areas around standing weeds. Jigs tipped with a small minnow work well for perch and crappies.

E-tagging allows salmon or steelhead anglers to validate their permits electronically. Anglers can use the app while out of cell service, in low service areas, and while the device is on airplane ...

Altmar, N.Y. — Winter is Shane Muckey’s favorite time of year for one reason: Salmon River steelhead. Muckey, 56, owns Altmar Outfitters lodge and fish cleaning station, a local landmark ...

The thick ice we enjoyed this year is holding on most of our inland lakes, but not on Lake Erie,” say many weekend ice anglers. Mayville is still 10-12 inches thick with active perch and crappie on ...