Bill Hilts

The team of One More ’Eye had all the fish it needed in the allotted amount of tournament time to win the 16th annual Sunset Bay Walleye Shootout last weekend.

In the inaugural Fish 716 Walleye Classic held out of Barcelona on June 13, it was a close battle among fishing teams as they competed to catch their best six walleyes on Lake Erie.

A busy weekend is coming up with the Duel at Dunkirk Walleye Tournament, a free fishing weekend in New York State and a long list of youth fishing contests and activities to get the next generation involved with this outdoor pastime.

The regular black bass and the Great Lakes musky seasons are now open. Kids fishing contests are in full swing this weekend and next. A free fishing weekend is June 27-28.

Team Legacy had placed nearly every position in the Top 10 (outside of the top slot) over the years. They wanted to win this granddaddy of salmon tournaments.

Nothing generates as much excitement as New York’s big game hunting season, especially as it relates to white-tailed deer.

Northeast winds messed up stable waters in our Great Lakes, but things have started to settle down for the weekend. The inland musky season opens on June 1. There are

Memorial Day weekend is always a busy time for fishing and as we end National Boating Safety Week, stay safe.

Joe Yaeger of East Amherst reeled in a 24-pound, 5-ounce king salmon May 7 while fishing the Niagara Bar to win the Spring Lake Ontario Counties Trout and Salmon Derby’s $15,000 grand prize.

The bigger salmon finally showed up for the Spring LOC Derby and walleye action is starting to take off at night on Lake Erie.