Dec. 7—The Erie Canal is currently being drained for its yearly winter maintenance. While that means the end of the recreational boating season, about mid-May to mid-October, it also signals something ...

My girlfriend -- who hadn't fished seriously until she met me -- recently asked me, "How do you know which lure to choose when you're fishing?" It was a good question. I've been fishing so long, I ...

As an angler who mostly wades rivers, sometimes walking and wading several miles in a single outing, it behooves me to travel light. Besides my spinning rod, which is always in hand unless I put it ...

Lure fishing is one of the most exciting and effective tactics to keep the bites coming – but there is a little bit more to ...

Imagine this scenario: you’re allowed to fish for bass every day for the rest of your life, but you can only use one lure. You have an unlimited supply, but it’s all the same bait. What would it be?

Karen Hess has been among those who couldn't help but ignore the orange pylons and "road closed" signs to take regular walks on the new, nearly finished Tonawanda trail with benches and open views of ...

Last year, when the journalist Esther Wang was approached by some friends who were starting a local news organization, she agreed to join them, on two conditions. First, she didn’t want to do any ...