The state Department of Environmental Conservation has announced that in 2020 it will reduce the numbers of Chinook salmon and lake trout stocked in Lake Ontario – again. “To ensure these species ...

As I picked up the rod, the line started to scream out of the reel. No question, it was a Chinook salmon, undisputed king of Lake Ontario for so many reasons. Of course, the feisty fish did what kings ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X OSWEGO, N.Y. – For Suzy Shimkus Connely, the time to catch her first king salmon had long come, ...

Late last year the state Department of Environmental Conservation announced it would be reducing the number of Chinook salmon stocked this year in Lake Ontario by 20 percent – the third such stocking ...

Today we're trolling for salmon in Lake Ontario: one lead core line, one planer board, and one jet diver. We're using the American Smelt and a Viper Spoon with an artificial plastic, and running them ...

The Ontario government is safeguarding spawning salmon populations by ensuring anglers use proper equipment and follow the fishing rules and regulations. Darman Shad of North York pleaded guilty to ...

Past, Present and Future; History of Atlantic Salmon in New York Atlantic Salmon in New York Atlantic salmon were once very abundant in Lake Ontario and its tributaries. Early records and journals ...

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – 18 Sports’ Big Fish Summer is back. Sponsored by Valley Wholesale Bait and Tackle, our next big fish was reeled in by Rocky Ayers. Rocky caught this 32 pound salmon from Lake ...

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – 18 Sports’ Big Fish Summer rolls on with another great catch. Presented by Valley Wholesale Bait & Tackle, we honor another impressive fish. Congrats to Owen Rumsey, who hauled ...