Tweet Did you know that the Hudson River Estuary is a great place to learn about plants, animals, and habitats around the Hudson River and the surrounding Hudson Valley area? The Hudson River Estuary Program helps people enjoy, protect, and revitalize the Hudson River … Continue reading →
TweetThe Detroit River. Photo: Zachary Haslick/Aerial Associates Photography, Inc. Since 2010, NOAA has worked through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative to restore habitat across the Great Lakes region. Our efforts have helped strengthen valuable Great Lakes fisheries and restore coastal wetlands that … Continue reading →
Tweet DEC Region 7 Operations, along with considerable assistance from the NYS Department of Transportation and the Town of Fenton, recently improved the Port Crane Fishing Access Site. The parking lot has been in existence for decades but is located … Continue reading →
TweetNew York’s Lake Erie tributaries boast some of the highest angler catch rates for steelhead (rainbow trout) in the entire country, and the arrival of fall’s colors signals the beginning of the steelhead season. Favorite fishing destinations such as Cattaraugus, Eighteen Mile, and … Continue reading →
Tweet DEC is closely monitoring the fall salmon run and flow conditions on the Salmon River to ensure adequate numbers of fish reach the hatchery for the annual fall egg take. With good numbers of fish that have already reached the hatchery, … Continue reading →
TweetLow Salmon River Water Levels Prompt Actions; New Great Lakes Regulations and Recommendations in Effect DEC Encourages Anglers to Fish ‘SMART’ to Protect Resources and Other Anglers The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced actions underway … Continue reading →
Tweet Governor Andrew M. Cuomo continued the third year of the largest artificial reef expansion in New York State history, as part of the State’s ongoing initiative to develop a stronger, more diverse marine ecosystem and provide habitat for fish and other … Continue reading →
Tweet As part of DEC’s ongoing brook trout management, we conduct several egg-takes for Heritage (native New York) strains of brook trout each fall. Wild male and female brook trout are captured alive. Their eggs and milt are collected at … Continue reading →
Tweet On August 20 during their annual coldwater survey, DEC’s Lake Erie Fisheries Research Unit staff captured a 36 inch, 21 pound lake trout. What was incredible wasn’t the size of the fish, but the age – the coded wire tag revealed … Continue reading →
Tweet Each fall, tributaries to the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain are home to salmon returning to spawn. This can make for some exciting fish watching as salmon move upstream and jump or otherwise navigate various obstructions on their way … Continue reading →
TweetEvery August, DEC’s Lake Erie Fisheries Research Unit sets gill nets to assess the coldwater fish community. The most common of these species is the lake trout, a predator once native to Lake Erie whose populations are now maintained through annual stocking. Prior … Continue reading →
TweetGreat Lakes tributary fishing can be outstanding in September and October. In Lake Ontario tributaries, Chinook salmon begin showing up in early to mid-September, with Coho salmon, brown trout, and steelhead moving in behind them. Popular fishing locations for Chinook salmon … Continue reading →
TweetReclamation is an invaluable tool for the restoration and protection of New York’s native fish species. When non-native fish species like golden shiners and yellow perch are introduced to a water, they can devastate or eliminate native fish populations like … Continue reading →
Tweetach fall, staff from the Catskill and Randolph hatcheries conduct the annual fall egg collections for domestic trout stocks. Both facilities use light control to get the fish to spawn earlier in the year than they would naturally. (In the wild, … Continue reading →
TweetInaugural Five Rivers “5R Trail Challenge” Announced The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), in partnership with the Friends of Five Rivers, invites the public to become inaugural Five Rivers “5Rs” this fall. Five Rivers Environmental Education Center’s … Continue reading →
Tweet Fall weather has begun to set in and striped bass have set off on their annual fall migration, stretching from Maine to NorthCarolina. DEC encourages striped bass anglers to collect and provide data about your fishing trips that help … Continue reading →
Tweet DEC’s Marine Permit Office is closed to walk-in customers until further notice. Please send all applications by mail and contact the Marine Permit Office with questions or concerns by calling 631-444-0470 or email MPO@dec.ny.gov. Car gear rack netting … Continue reading →
Tweet DEC regulates closures for shellfish harvesting based on a variety of factors including: a year-round water quality program that determines regulatory closures, recording rainfall accumulation to establish emergency rainfall closures, marine biotoxin monitoring in mussels and shellfish to identify toxins in the water, and annual temporary … Continue reading →
Tweet These Changes Only Apply to Commercial Fishing Black Sea Bass Trip Limit Increase Effective Tuesday, September 8, 2020, in New York State, the commercial black sea bass daily trip limit is set at 120 pounds. This trip limit will remain in effect … Continue reading →
Tweet Fish barrier dams are an essential tool to protect native and restored fish communities from non-native species that could devastate native fish populations. The Little Fish Pond barrier dam is the lowermost fish barrier dam protecting the waters of … Continue reading →
