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Fisheries

DEC Proposes Circle Hook Requirement For Striped Bass

January 11, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Striped Bass courtesy DECThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has released a new proposed regulation for public review and comment that would require the use of circle hooks when recreational fishing for Atlantic striped bass. [Read more…] about DEC Proposes Circle Hook Requirement For Striped Bass

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Nature, New York City, Recreation Tagged With: DEC, fish, Fisheries, fishing, Hudson River, nature, Wildlife

Lake Champlain Ice Fishing Creel Survey Planned

January 10, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

DEC LogoNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has announced the launch of an ice fishing creel survey that will be conducted on the New York waters of Lake Champlain starting this week through March. [Read more…] about Lake Champlain Ice Fishing Creel Survey Planned

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: DEC, fish, Fisheries, fishing, ice fishing, Lake Champlain, winter

Last Unprotected Shoreline of Thirteenth Lake Protected

December 31, 2020 by Editorial Staff 2 Comments

Thirteenth Lake by Susie Runyon The Adirondack Land Trust has conserved the last unprotected shoreline on Thirteenth Lake, a headwater of the Upper Hudson River and the largest water body surrounded by the Siamese Ponds Wilderness.

The lake is located in the Adirondack Park in Johnsburg, Warren County. [Read more…] about Last Unprotected Shoreline of Thirteenth Lake Protected

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondack Land Trust, camping, conservation, fish, Fisheries, fishing, hiking, Johnsburg, nature, Siamese Ponds Wilderness, Thirteenth Lake, Wildlife

Comments Sought On Ashokan Reservoir Water Release Plans

December 21, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has released of two draft documents related to water releases from New York City’s Ashokan Reservoir for public review and comment. DEC is also hosting a virtual public hearing on these draft documents on February 4th, 2021. [Read more…] about Comments Sought On Ashokan Reservoir Water Release Plans

Filed Under: Hudson Valley - Catskills, Nature, New York City Tagged With: development, Esopus River, fish, Fisheries, fishing, New York City, water quality

State Seeks To Expand Artificial Reef Network

December 21, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Blackfish and black sea bass viewed by scuba diver at Moriches Reef by Rob SchepisThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has released a permit application to expand seven of the State’s 12 existing artificial reef sites and create four new sites. The application is now up for public review and comment. [Read more…] about State Seeks To Expand Artificial Reef Network

Filed Under: Nature, New York City, Recreation Tagged With: fish, Fisheries, nature

What Do Fisheries Staff Do During Winter?

December 17, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

DEC Fisheries staff conductiong ice fishing surveysThe job of DEC’s Fisheries staff does not end in the winter.

Technicians are busy maintaining equipment and replenishing supplies needed for the next field season. That means everything from repairing boats and electrofishing gear, to tackling the never-ending job of building and repairing nets, to ordering replacements for holey waders. They also assist biologists with aging fish scales and finalizing field data. [Read more…] about What Do Fisheries Staff Do During Winter?

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, New York City, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: DEC, fish, Fisheries, fishing, ice fishing, nature, Wildlife

Comments Sought On Herkimer County Easement Plans

December 8, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Three Lakes Tract Easement courtesy Adirodack AtlasThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has announced they are seeking public input on the development of a draft Recreation Management Plan (RMP) for the Three Lakes Tract Conservation Easement, a privately-owned conservation easement encompassing approximately 3,350 acres in the town of Webb, Herkimer County. [Read more…] about Comments Sought On Herkimer County Easement Plans

Filed Under: Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Big Moose Tract, DEC, Fisheries, fishing, Ha-De-Ron-Dah Wilderness, Herkimer COunty, hiking, hunting, Independence River Wild Forest, snowmobiling, Three Lakes Tract, trapping

Improving Brown Trout Genetics at Oriskany Creek

December 7, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

woman angler with brown trout provided by DECStaff from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), including staff from the State’s Rome Fish Disease Control Unit (Rome Lab), recently completed a wild brown trout collection on upper Oriskany Creek in Madison County.

That section of the creek has not been stocked since the early 1990s because of the healthy wild “Rome Strain” trout population present. [Read more…] about Improving Brown Trout Genetics at Oriskany Creek

Filed Under: Nature, Western NY Tagged With: fish, Fisheries, fishing, Madison County, nature, Trout, Wildlife

Cayuga lnlet Boom Helps Fish Passage

December 6, 2020 by Editorial Staff 3 Comments

fishway on Cayuga InletEvery Fall since 2017, the fishway (ladder) on Cayuga Inlet has been opened to allow landlocked Atlantic salmon and brown trout passage in hopes of improving fishing opportunities upstream.

In previous years the results have been mediocre, but a floating boom installed in fall 2020 has improved its effectiveness. The floating boom deflects leaves and debris over the dam, keeping the grates in the fishway clear. Cleaner grates pass water more efficiently, helping to attract fish into the fishway. [Read more…] about Cayuga lnlet Boom Helps Fish Passage

Filed Under: Nature, Western NY Tagged With: fish, Fisheries, fishing, nature, Salmon, Trout, Wildlife

Statewide Trout Stream Management Plan Released

November 28, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Brook-Trout-by-Greg-DowerNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has released the State’s final Trout Stream Management Plan for trout streams across the state. [Read more…] about Statewide Trout Stream Management Plan Released

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, New York City, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: DEC, fish, Fisheries, fishing, Trout

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