New York Fishing News

PLATTSBURGH, NEW YORK - The Walmart FLW Tour presented by Folgers will stop in Plattsburgh, New York, July 9-12 for the final regular-season tournament of the 2009 season on Lake Champlain that will feature anglers from across the United States, Mexico and Japan fishing for top awards of $125,000 cash in the Pro Division and $25,000 cash in the Co-angler Division.

This weekend, June 27 and 28, anglers and potential anglers are able to fish in New York's lakes, rivers and streams without a state license, the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) reminded people today.

Grand Island, New York - Koppers Fishing and Tackle Corp., manufacturer of the ultra-realistic LIVETARGET crankbaits find themselves in the B.A.S.S. spotlight after Elite angler Stephen Browning captured his third top ten finish this season at the Genuity River Rumble June 11-14 in Fort Madison, Iowa.

WHITEHALL, N.Y. (June 22, 2009) - Randall Tharp of Gardendale, Alabama, won the Walmart Bass Fishing League® Empire Division tournament on Lake Champlain Saturday with a five-bass catch weighing 22 pounds, 15 ounces. The victory earned Tharp $4,000 and placed him one step closer to qualifying for the Potomac River Regional Championship in Marbury, Md., Oct. 8-10, where he could ultimately win a new Ranger boat and a Chevy truck.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) will be holding two public information meetings on potential recreational fishing regulation changes being considered for Delaware River American shad. The shad population is in significant decline and in need of rebuilding, prompting DEC to pursue decreasing the current daily creel limit from six fish to three fish.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announces that shellfish harvesting in certain areas in the Town of Huntington, Suffolk County, has been expanded due to the detection of a marine biotoxin that can adversely affect public health.

New York, New York-Outdoor Life magazine ranks the top towns for hunters and anglers to live in its June/July 2009 issue. The magazine used extensive data to score 200 towns on available sporting opportunities and quality-of-life for its second annual ranking. Lewiston, Idaho, population 31,794, took top honors on the magazine's "Best Places to Live" list. The magazine also names 10 great towns on the list for whitetail hunters. For complete details on all 200 towns, please visit www.OutdoorLife.com.

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis yesterday applauded a new agreement that will help protect fish from the stresses of high temperatures in the Delaware River Basin this summer by clearing the way for more cold water releases from the Cannonsville Reservoir. The agreement will also improve habitat by reducing unnatural fluctuations in reservoir releases.

In the wake of numerous reports of lake sturgeon being caught recently by anglers in the Upper Niagara River near Buffalo Harbor, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has reminded the public that these fish (Acipenser fulvescens) are listed as a threatened species in New York State. There is no open season for this fish species and possession of lake sturgeon in New York is prohibited.

New York, New York- VERSUS Country presents a night of the best fishing shows on television with premiere episodes of Napa's North to Alaska, Hunt for Big Fish with Larry Dahlberg, The Best and Worst of Tred Barta, and Sport Fishing Magazine TV beginning at 7 p.m. ET. Viewers can access videos, articles, television schedules, VERSUS on Demand content and much more online atwww.VERSUSCountry.com.