The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced it is hosting a free family-friendly fishing event at Birdseye Hollow Pond in the Town of Bradford on Thursday, July 10th.

DEC’s website has the full list of NY’s endangered, threatened, and special concern fish and wildlife species. In 1999, the last time DEC updated the list, these fish were classified as either ...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has announced the first state record fish of the year. On May 3, ...

City council members hope to hear soon more about the results of a state inspection at the city hydroelectric plant two weeks ago to determine whether the facility is in federal compliance. The state ...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced the first state record fish of 2025, as Dylan ...

Dylan Kampnich’s record catch was 13 ounces heavier than the previous record taken in 2022 from the same Black River Bay area of Jefferson County.

JEFFERSON COUNTY, N.Y. — Dylan Kampnich of Dexter was spending a quiet day fishing with his son on May 3, Black River Bay in ...

Dylan Kampnich (left), of Dexter, caught and released this record setting 37 lb, 9 oz channel catfish in Lake Ontario's Black ...

A 19-year-old Dexter man has reeled the first record-setting fish of 2025. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced the first state record ...