fishing

I’ve waited a long time to retire, but the beginning wasn’t what I’d expected, my poor wife becoming seriously ill and then passing. Those first six m...

I was getting a bit testy, my patience running thin. It was already the second week in April and, checking my diary, I saw that February had more warm...

New York state recorded its best walleye fishing on Lake Erie in 2017 in nearly 30 years, according to the state Department of Environmental Conservat...

The house was quiet, blinds drawn, cool and peaceful. Every morning we opened the front door and back window, turning on a 24-inch fan. This drew the ...

The big pike first followed my spinner in, only inches behind, but he never took. My wife and I threw every piece of hardware we had at this fish, and...

When the days are blistering hot and you’re busy staying cool or doing other things, the opportunity to escape the sun and do a little night fishing s...

You have to love large and smallmouth bass, a challenge to catch and great eating as well. Since my earliest childhood any river or placid lake I see ...

I have marveled at the incredible bravery of my wife. That she was strong and resolute I never doubted, but the courage and perseverance she’s display...

Whether young or old, every fishermen loves action. True, there may be those occasions when you’d just as soon sit on the bank and kick back fishing f...

Any experienced angler’s had a bad day or two using last year’s old fishing line. You know, the line you knew was bad and were going to replace for th...

I'm a patient guy. Most people who hunt and fish have come to realize that you can’t control the weather. You may rant, rave, tear your hair and shake...

When thinking of the many first days of trout season I’ve fished in New York, the old memory begins churning and so many wonderful experiences come to...

I agree with Randy Opferbeck’s point regarding his response to Jeff Reed’s birding column concerning Sunday hunting in Allegany State Park. Opferbeck ...

Someone shouted my name and I turned. The deadly aimed snowball smacked me squarely in the forehead, exploding like the mini-bomb it was. Since the te...

Interstate fishing managers are considering liberalizing rules for commercial and recreational fishing of striped bass along the East Coast. The regul...

The room around me seemed to be closing in rapidly. I felt squeezed, compressed and somewhat desperate; I had to get out of here. But, the couch was c...

The night came swiftly, the snow with it, and thick, heavy flakes began falling straight down, rapidly covering the forest. I was still-hunting throug...