Late summer is not a time of year where many trout anglers are thinking about heading to their favorite stream. Typically, our rivers and streams are at their lowest and warmest in August, and that is when trout are least active, struggling to find cooler water to survive heat that can be fatal to…
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The third Saturday in June used to be an unofficial holiday for fishermen and women of New York, as it had long been the day that bass season kicks off in the Empire State. But the creation of a catch-and-release season for bass a few years ago made it legal to fish for bass year-round as long as…
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The silver-and-red rainbow trout fought hard, running up and down a pool on the Schroon River before making its way to the angler’s net. Seconds later, it was darting back into the chilly water of the Schroon to fight another day. It’s a scene that plays itself out thousands of times in the spring…
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Photo Credit: Kacey O'Brien Season Opener for pike, walleye, and pickerel is May 1. The May 1 st opening day for fishing for northern pike, chain pickerel and walleye kind of gets lost in the shuffle with all that goes on in the outdoors around here in the spring. It coincides with some of the…
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Opening Day! April 1 is a day that is circled on the calendars of many New York State anglers – the opening day of trout fishing season in New York. In Upstate New York, that day will typically feature cold temperatures and icy streams, as well as ice lingering on many ponds and lakes. That's not…
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In the eyes of most sportsmen and women, fall fishing often takes a back seat to the popular big-game hunting seasons, as hunters look to fill their freezer with venison or put a set of antlers on the wall. But the months between summer’s heat and winter’s cold can also provide some of the best…
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Summer for anglers in the southern Adirondacks inevitably leads to talk of bass fishing, as the annual summer bass bite kicks in around mid-summer and offers some of the best bass angling of the year. Here in Warren County, you can drop a line in any of dozens of lakes, ponds, and streams and find…
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The shiny red, blue and silver rainbow trout flew from the water, shaking its head to try to throw the hook. Line ripped up and down the river as the spunky fish eventually made its way to my net. The scene has repeated itself more times than I can count on the Schroon River. If I had the proverbial…
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