Fishing Column: New Yorkers dominate Greatest Bluefish contest

The 2010 WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth is now history and one very happy New Yorker is $25,000 richer. Eric Huner of East Setauket took the top prize with a 15.94-pound bluefish that he caught while fishing off Old Field Point in the winner's hometown.

Savary fishing derby casting off next weekend

The 16th annual Ryan Savary Memorial Fishing Derby will be casting off at Michichi Reservoir next weekend. On Saturday, September 11, anglers will meet as early as 6:00 a.m. to see who can snag the biggest bite, in honour of avid angler Ryan Savary.

Niagara-on-the-Lake melds beauty, history

Located where the Niagara River flows in Lake Ontario, Niagara-on-the-Lake is filled with history, culture, a fabulous floral assemblage and a large collection of historic buildings erected from 1815 through 1860. Originally settled by British Loyalists after the American Revolution, the town became a military outpost, as British forces established Fort George overlooking the river. Fort George ...

Note to EPA: No need to get lead out

The fishing industry is worried that the very right to fish is at stake over a lead ban petition. The retailer giant Cabela's has joined the American Sportfshing Association and Keep America Fishing in opposing a petition that originally looked to ban lead from ammunition and fishing tackle, including...

Years Past: This date in history by the Bay City Times

Sept. 4, 199015 years agoThe waters of Saginaw Bay are known for some of the nation's finest walleye fishing, but biologist Jim Baker remembers when the bay was best known for another fish: the carp. "In the early 1970s, there wasn't...