Lake Profile
Keuka Lake in New York’s Steuben and Yates counties offers lakers, smallmouths, and more
Steve Piatt
July 9, 2024
Keuka Lake probably wouldn’t be considered the hottest of the Finger Lakes angling destinations. That title these days belongs to, arguably, nearby Cayuga Lake. But the unique, Y-shaped water that straddles Yates and Steuben counties
Lake Durant: Camping and fishing in New York’s central Adirondacks
Dan Ladd
June 25, 2024
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is in charge of the state-owned campgrounds in the Catskills and Adirondacks. Among them are a handful that are scattered upon lakes from Old Forge to Blue
Go big, or small, on New York’s Canadarago Lake in Otsego County
Steve Piatt
June 11, 2024
Anglers visit Otsego County’s Canadarago Lake for a variety of reasons, both big and small.
Literally.
The big lake, at nearly 2,000 acres, offers up a smorgasbord of sorts when it comes to
Wild times on New York’s Esopus Creek in Ulster County, where no stocking is necessary
Steve Piatt
May 28, 2024
There are plenty of reasons why Esopus Creek – specifically the Upper Esopus – attracts a lot of anglers, especially those wielding fly rods.
Geography alone is quite enough, given the Ulster County water’s
Canarsie Pier in Brooklyn carries a storied history in the heart of the city
Steve Piatt
May 13, 2024
It’s heading toward its 100th birthday in 2026, so it’s no surprise that Brooklyn’s Canarsie Pier has a storied history, from its construction nearly a century ago by the New York City Department of Docks
Long Island trout? You bet on the Carmans River
Steve Piatt
April 29, 2024
Long Island is best known for its outstanding saltwater fishing. From striped bass to bluefish to summer flounder and other species, chances are pretty good there’s always something to target: inshore or offshore.
So,
Limestone Creek a Central New York trout fishing gem
Steve Piatt
April 16, 2024
It should come as no surprise that Limestone Creek in Central New York gets a lot of angling attention.
Geography alone pretty much assures that.
Located primarily in Onondaga County with just of
Wharton Creek: Good access, stocked trout in New York’s Otsego County
Steve Piatt
April 1, 2024
Wharton Creek winds its way 33 miles through Otsego County, passing through the townships of Richfield, Exeter, Burlington, Edmeston, and Pittsfield before emptying into the Unadilla River at the village of New Berlin.
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Halfway Brook: historic, maybe confusing, good fishing in New York
Dan Ladd
March 19, 2024
April 1 is still the day when brook trout season opens in New York. And when it does, especially in the northern part of the state, anglers are ready.
This year things may happen
