Learn how to rig, deploy, and catch fish with a downrigger for consistent success targeting trout, salmon, walleye or any other deep water fish. This gives you the basic idea of a downrigger set up.

What Are Planer Boards and Why Use Them? Planer boards are effective tools for fishing multiple lines to the side of your boat. Fishing with multiple lines (where legal) helps you cover a lot of water ...

Higher than normal water temperatures and lower than normal river flows seem to have temporarily stalled the bulk of migrating salmon. Adding to the slow start, some anglers are troubled by a recent ...

Discover the unique fishing culture at Plattsburgh's "conference room pool," where salmon anglers have gathered for decades, ...

Hopefully, everyone got out and enjoyed a great holiday weekend. As we stand, conditions have been nearly perfect this last week. Water temperatures have stayed cooler with the overnights, leading ...

BALDWIN – It appears the salmon run might be slowing down a bit and headed into its final weeks..

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is opening the doors to the Salmon River Fish Hatchery for public tours on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The hatchery is the state’s ...

Sockeye populations in the Baker River system had declined to just 99 returning fish in the mid-1980s, bringing the species ...

Downriggers are standard equipment for Great Lakes anglers, but they have practical applications for inland trout anglers and even walleye anglers in some places. They are an effective tool for ...