Champion's Choice Bassmaster Tournament Final Weigh-In
Rookie Chad Griffin of Texas won the Ramada Champion's Choice fishing tournament, the final event of the ESPN Bassmasters Elite Series season, with a grand total of over 65 lbs. of fish caught during...
View ArticleWinter Fishing on Seneca Lake
Lifelong Seneca Lake fisherman Fred Tucker used five trolling reels during a fishing excursion with P-S Outdoor Editor Dave Figura and Walt DeLap on Seneca Lake near Watkins Glen on February 3rd....
View ArticleRainbow trout get shocking treatment from DEC
Outdoors editor Dave Figura tags along as DEC employees use electricity to shock rainbow trout in Seneca Lake tributaries to capture them for measuring and health assessments. The annual survey shows...
View ArticleHow Carpenter's Brook Fish Hatchery stocks Onondaga County streams
Outdoors editor David Figura tagged along recently when Carpenter's Brook Fish Hatchery staff and volunteers stocked Central New York streams.
View ArticleSeneca Nation is building fish hatchery with federal funds
Outdoors editor David Figure speaks to Shane Titus and John Abrams, two Seneca Indians who are working to build a "green" fish hatchery on their land to give back to the environment. Anyone can fish...
View ArticleApril Perch Fishing on Skaneateles Lake with David Figura
Outdoors Editor David Figura went perch fishing on Skaneateles with Richard Streich, of Syracuse, and his buddy Ray Finney, of Liverpool. The three fished during the morning and landed more than 40...
View ArticlePublic Fishing at Carpenter's Brook
The pond at Carpenter's Brook Fish Hatchery is now open for the first time for public fishing, every Saturday from April 17 through May 22, in order to raise funds to support the hatchery. For more...
View ArticleTake a Soldier Fishing
NY BASS Chapter Federation volunteers treated soldiers from Ft. Drum to a day of fishing at Oneida Lake Shores County Park, as part of the national 'Take a Soldier Fishing' program.
View ArticleNYSDEC Salmon Tagging Trailer
The DEC has bought and is currently using a $1.5 million trailer outfitted with all sorts of equipment to clip the fins of, and tag young salmon raised at the hatchery for research purposes.
View ArticleCarp Tournament Begins in Baldwinsville
Anglers from around the world fish for carp along the Seneca River in Baldwinsville as the CARP Tournament Series Northeast Regionals competition made its return to the area, May 13-15.
View ArticleBass Fishing Opener Advice
Randy LaManche, of Marcellus, two-time NY Bass Federation Chapter Angler of the Year, gives his advice on choice of lures for opening day of the bass fishing season on Saturday. He was interviewed on...
View ArticleFishing The Salmon River
Outdoors editor David Figura approached a number of anglers up and down the Salmon River Wednesday with the question, "Any Luck?". Video by David Figura...
View ArticleSteelhead Fishing: An Antidote for Cabin Fever
As the ice begins to melt along the Salmon River, fishermen flock to the Oswego County village of Altmar with hopes of catching steelhead. The clouds quickly hid the early morning sun, but that did...
View ArticleTrout Await the Start of the Fishing Season at the Rome Fish Hatchery
Some well fed trout swim safely inside their aquarium at the Rome Fish Hatchery as the start of the trout season approaches. Video by John Berry / The Post-Standard
View ArticleCarpenter's Brook Fish Hatchery Stocks Brook Trout in Syracuse's Furnace Brook
Eric Stanczyk, a hatchery aide at the Carpenter's Brook Fish Hatchery, was assisted by volunteers as he stocked Syracuse's Furnace Brook and other local streams with brook trout. Video by John Berry /...
View ArticleBrook Trout Collected at Carpenter's Brook Fish Hatchery
Hatchery aide Eric Stanczyk and volunteers collected brook trout raised at Carpenter's Brook Fish Hatchery, then stocked local streams with the yearlings and two-year-old fish from the hatchery. Video...
View ArticleGreat trout fishing at Grout Brook
J. Michael Kelly, of Marcellus, the former outdoors writer for The Post-Standard, has been fishing Grout Brook for years. The stream flows into the southern end of Skaneateles Lake. Kelly explains in...
View ArticleOpening Day of Trout Season at Limestone Creek
Post-Standard staff photographer Jim Commentucci shot video clips of early morning action at Limestone Creek in Fayetteville, NY on this opening day of trout season.
View ArticleOpening Day of Trout Season Along Grout Brook
Opening Day of Trout Season and folks were out early to try their luck along Grout Brook in Northern Cortland County at the south end of Skaneateles Lake. Video by David Lassman.
View ArticleOutdoors Editor David Figura Checks In With Anglers on Opening Day of Trout...
Outdoors Editor David Figura approached a number of anglers this morning on Grout Brook at the southern end of Skaneateles Lake with the simple question: "Any luck?" Some anglers produced nice fish...
View Article12-year-old Austin O'Neil's monster brown trout
Austin O'Neil, 12, of Camillus, was upset he couldn't go fishing on opening day because he had to attend school. That's what makes what happened the next day so sweet. Fishing Nine Mile Creek with his...
View ArticleRobert Showens shows off his 32-inch brown trout
Robert Showens, of Elbridge worked 12 straight hours on the night shift and went out fishing opening day without getting any rest. He caught a 32-inch brown trout on Skaneateles Creek.
View ArticleLone Female Fishes at Wild Carp Classic
Jennifer Terriah is the sole female competitor at this year's Wild Carp Classic, being held along the Seneca River in Baldwinsville.
View ArticleWild Carp Classic: Final Day
Bogdan Bucur and Mihai Aciu, both from Chicago have teamed up to win the Wild Carp Classic along the Seneca River in Baldwinsville on Tuesday May 17, 2011. They caught over 1,500 pounds of carp during...
View ArticleWild Carp Celebrity Challenge
The Wild Carp Celebrity Challenge was held Saturday, May 21, on the banks of the Seneca River, just south of Baldwinsville. Five local celebrities -- TV weatherman Wayne Mahar, chief meteorologist on...
View ArticleMeet Jason McCoy, The Fish Guy
Jason McCoy is the Fish Guy for Bass Pro Shops 18,000 gallon water fish tank at the Fingerlakes Mall. This professional fish feeder feeds the fish 10-12 times a week at the giant aquarium. Bass Pro...
View ArticleBassmaster final weigh-in September 24, 2011
The Bassmasters Northern Open final weigh-in is held Saturday September 24, 2011 in Aurelius.
View ArticleTrolling For Muskie On The St. Lawrence River
Captain Bob Walters and first mate Darryl Raate troll the Saint Lawrence River for muskie.
View ArticleTrout Stocking in CNY
Staff and volunteers at Carpenter's Brook Fish Hatchery, outside Camillus, NY, taking trout and stocking area streams for opening of trout fishing season. Dick Blume/The Post Standard
View ArticleOpening Day of Trout Season: Any Luck?
Post-Standard Outdoors Editor Dave Figura talked to anglers on Nine Mile, Grout Brook, Dresserville Creek, Hemlock Creek and the Owasco Inlet on opening day of trout season Sunday, asking one...
View ArticleJunior Fishing Program at Webster Pond
The Anglers Association of Onondaga sponsors a Junior Fishing Program for children 7-15 years old every Saturday through the end of September. Video by Frank Ordonez
View ArticleIce Fishing on Otisco Lake
Kasey Fellows of Marcellus enjoys ice fishing on Otisco Lake. The lake features many different types of fish including the Tiger Muskie. Video by Stephen D. Cannerelli | scannerelli@syracuse.com (2:40)
View ArticleSetting Up a Tip-up for Tiger Muskie Fishing
Kasey Fellow of Marcellus ice fishes for Tiger Muskies on Otisco Lake. Fellow shows us how to setup a tip-up using suckers as a bait. Video by Stephen D. Cannerelli | scannerelli@syracuse.com (2:12)
View ArticleCarpenter's Brook Fish Hatchery stocking
Trout stocking at Carpenter's Brook Fish Hatchery in preparation for the opening of trout fishing season.
View ArticleOpening of 2013 Trout Season
The opening of Trout season was on Monday April 1, 2013. The morning rains turned into afternoon snow flurries as anglers line the shores of Nine Mile Creek and Grout Brook. Video by Stephen D....
View ArticleWild Carp Tourney, second day of 75 hours, to sleep or not is the question
Gary Ruble of Spartanburg, SC; Dan Kelsey of Batavia, NY and Christine Stout of Indianapolis, IN talk about their plans for sleeping or not sleeping during the 75 hour carp tournament along the Seneca...
View ArticleCarp tournement on the Seneca River
Last day of annual carp tournament along the Seneca River in Baldwinsville, New York. Dick Blume | dblume@syracuse.com
View Article2013 Bass Pro Shops Northern Open - Day 1
The opening day of the 2013 Bass Pro Shops Northern Open at Oneida Lake held its first weigh-in at Oneida Shores Park in Brewerton on Thursday August 1st. Three hundred twenty four anglers are...
View ArticleLake Ontario ciscoes
Researchers are attaching radio transmitters and tracking native ciscoes in Lake Ontario to see where they spawn.
View ArticleIce Fishing at Otisco Lake
Several anglers were ice fishing on Otisco Lake on Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2014. Chuck Waitkus of Vestal took his 12 year old grandson Nicholas of Endicott out for a day of looking for the big...
View ArticleWinter Fishing on Seneca Lake
Three fishermen braved the cold winter winds to fish Seneca Lake near the eastern shore in the Town of Ovid on Saturday March 1, 2014. Video by Stephen D. Cannerelli | scannerelli@syracuse.com
View ArticleSpring Peepers
While trout fishing Sunday evening in the Skaneateles/Marcellus/Otisco area, I couldn't help but notice the abundance and loud sounds of spring peepers.
View ArticleOnondaga Lake, Bass Fishing Capital of America?
Angler Richard Streich took Syracuse.com/Post-Standard Outdoor Editor Dave Figura fishing on Onondaga Lake on Friday June 20, 2014 to see what effect the dredging has had on bass fishing. Stephen D....
View ArticleMaking Perch Parmesan
Lorne Rudy, owner of Fisher Bay Restaurant in Bridgeport, shows how to make perch parmesan.
View ArticleTake a soldier fishing
130 active area military personal were gifted fishing poles from Bass Pro Shops and boarded 80 volunteer boats with fishing professionals in a joint effort with NY Bass.
View ArticleHaley McPeak, 13, carp angler
Haley is the youngest angler fishing in the 2015 WIld Carp Classic on the Seneca River.
View ArticleNine Mile Creek loaded with trout for the 20th year
Volunteers loaded Nine Mile Creek in Camilius with 600 trout for the fishing season
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