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New York fishing

News-desk briefs whose primary water is New York.

US Fishing NYNews deskSeptember 30, 2026
Hancock angler wins the LOC Fall Derby with a 30-pound, 13-ounce Chinook
Jack MacDowall of Hancock, N.Y., took the $20,000 Fall Lake Ontario Counties Trout and Salmon Derby grand prize with a 30-pound, 13-ounce Chinook caught the second day out of Oswego with mate Nathaniel Murteza.
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US Fishing NYNews deskSeptember 30, 2026
Salmon River’s lower fly stretch stays shut until hatchery egg take is secured
New York DEC is holding closed the quarter-mile lower fly stretch of the Salmon River from the Route 52 bridge in Altmar to the hatchery boundary until enough salmon eggs are collected. About 16 miles below Route 52 and the upper fly water remain open.
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Laws & Licensing NYNews deskSeptember 21, 2026
New York waives freshwater fishing licenses Saturday, Sept. 26
Saturday, Sept. 26 is New York’s National Hunting and Fishing Day free-fishing waiver: no freshwater license needed for residents or nonresidents. Seasons, size, bag, and permit rules still apply; anglers 16 and older need a license any other day.
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US Fishing NYNews deskSeptember 17, 2026
Lake Ontario kings staging; Niagara’s fall Chinook push is on
On The Water’s Sept. 17 upstate report: staging Chinook still feeding 60–150 ft on the lake, Niagara Bar kings on the drop in 60–70 ft, NYPA platform jigs and eggs, and a 33-pound Olcott king for Nathaniel Rey.
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US Fishing NYNews deskSeptember 15, 2026
DEC delays Salmon River lower fly-fishing section opening over low flows
New York DEC will not open the Salmon River’s lower fly section on Sept. 15. The quarter-mile stretch from the Route 52 bridge in Altmar up to the hatchery boundary stays closed until enough Chinook eggs are taken; water below Route 52 and the upper fly area remain open.
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US Fishing NYNews deskSeptember 11, 2026
Lake Ontario kings stage as Salmon River stays low after a cancelled release
On The Water’s Sept. 10 upstate New York report says staging Lake Ontario Chinook are still chewing, while a cancelled Labor Day whitewater release kept the Salmon River low and spread early kings through the system.
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