We're ice fishing here on Silver Lake in New York State, geared up with the Stingnose jigging spoons and targeting perch. It's the first time we've been out here to Silver Lake, and we're definitely ...

NEW YORK STATE — New Yorkers will once again have the chance to go fishing without a license on several days this year. The program started back in 1991 to give people who’ve never tried fishing a ...

“Over and over again, as the story writers have moved in and out of Lake Placid, they’ve asked, ‘How can such a small community as this command such attention? Why are you so different than any other ...

When Travis McCollough launched his boat on Lake Fork Phantom Hill on Feb. 5, he wasn’t planning on landing a record largemouth. The 76-year-old angler from Abilene, Texas, just wanted to get in some ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The bitter cold temperatures so far this winter might have many Western New Yorkers wanting to stay inside, but the constant cold is causing conditions that are luring many ...

(WXYZ) — The annual sturgeon fishing season on Black Lake in Northern Michigan lasted just 48 minutes this year, according to the DNR. Text updates from the DNR ...

Michigan's 2026 Black Lake sturgeon fishing season in Cheboygan and Presque Isle counties ended in 48 minutes. The fishing season — known as the state's shortest — began at 8 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 7 and ...

(WENY) — Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) have announced the 2026 dates for Free Freshwater Fishing Days across the state. On six ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — New York State is offering six days of free fishing in 2026. The requirement for a freshwater fishing license is waived on: February 14–15, June 27–28, September 26 (National ...

A popular ice fishing contest is returning to New Jersey’s largest lake on Sunday as the state continues to experience subfreezing temperatures that are making it possible for anglers to venture out ...