Reports of spawning salmon running up the Salmon River from Lake Ontario have been pouring in for over a month now, but many anglers say they haven’t yet seen a major push of fish come through. Higher ...

As king salmon feel the impulse to spawn in fall, they move closer to shore, putting them within reach of small-boat anglers and shore fishermen. / Joe Shead Fall is trophy king salmon season for ...

Sliver-blue is the choice today as we troll for salmon using the American Smelt crankbaits. The key strategy today is to vary the speed by about 1mph and slowly troll in an s-pattern. The s-pattern ...

Low water and high temperatures are forcing state officials to delay part of the annual salmon season on the Salmon River — a move aimed at protecting the fish population during the critical fall ...

It was meant to happen. For 32-year-old Amy LoPresti of Rochester, participating in her first fishing derby ever, it was like a dream come true. Fishing on Monday morning, Sept. 1, the final day of ...

With rain on the horizon, we are looking for that salmon bite using the simplest of techniques - and that's flat line trolling using the American Smelt, deep dive lure. As always until next time, good ...

People from elsewhere – Columbus, as one example – arrive in numbers at the Michigan town of Ludington to sample fish from elsewhere. Not native but prospering are Lake Michigan’s salmon, comprising ...

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – We reveal the latest 18 Sports Big Fish Summer photo. This one takes us up north to Lake Ontario. Congratulations to Autumn for catching this 10-pound salmon on a recent fishing ...

2/20: Jeff Makela, of Superior, caught this 28-inch native brown trout from a small spring pond in Bayfield County. It was caught July 19, 2025, after a morning rain storm. "I hope to share the story ...

Fishing Alaska's Kenai River is a dream trip. The river abounds with salmon and you'll be fishing with a breathtakingly beautiful backdrop. / Photo by Joe Shead For many anglers, an Alaskan fishing ...

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – It’s time for another special look at 18 Sports’ Big Fish Summer. On this edition, Big Fish Summer takes us to Lake Ontario where Devin Davis took in this monster king salmon on ...

William "Captain Smitty" Smith stands for a portrait at Pillar Point Harbor in Half Moon Bay in 2024. (Loren Elliott / For The Times) After a two-year shutdown, fishing boats will fan out along the ...