History, Natural History & the Arts
The results are in after the first year of the New York State Black Bass Fishing Tournament Permit and Reporting System. This system is provides DEC with information on the type, scope, and scale of black bass tournaments in New York, in order to understand and track tournament impacts on black bass fisheries.
Below are some key takeaways after the first year: [Read more…] about Bass Tournament Permitting and Reporting System Year 1 Results
Crayfish fill my childhood memories. I spent summers playing in streams, flipping over rocks, and, if I was lucky, catching glimpses of these mysterious little creatures. Most crayfish are nocturnal and dart backwards to escape danger.
An early summer morning last year at Crystal Lake State Park, near Barton, Vermont, brought me back to these moments when I saw a crayfish along the shore in the gently lapping waves. As I knelt for a closer look, I realized I knew so little about crayfish in my backyard. [Read more…] about Northeastern Crayfish: Tiny Predators, Big Impact
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has announced the release of a five-year (2025–2029) Fisheries Management Plan for Lake George in Washington, Essex and Warren County in hopes of reversing poor performance of the former management plan.
DEC found overall poorer health in the lake trout population despite fishing regulations and also determined that existing Atlantic salmon stocking is failing to create a viable, sustainable fishery. [Read more…] about After Poor Performance DEC Maps New Fisheries Plan for Lake George
Dante Piraino of Baldwinsville smashed the existing record when he reeled in a 9 pound smallmouth bass from the St. Lawrence River while fishing in a bass tournament out of Ogdensburg on September 22nd. [Read more…] about New State Record For Smallmouth Bass Set Six Months After Last Record
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar announced this week the adoption of regulations to implement a black bass (largemouth bass and smallmouth bass) fishing tournament permit and reporting system. [Read more…] about State Adopts Black Bass Tournament Permit System
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