Today we're out there at the mouth of Lake Ontario, doing something I normally wouldn't do until the spring: trolling for lake trout. This time I'm trolling right at the top of winter using the new ...

Jun. 26—OSWEGO — A binational study involving researchers in the U.S. and Canada hopes to uncover a mystery involving the trout of Lake Ontario. "We've been trying to restore lake trout for the last ...

The first taste of snow arrived this week but that shouldn’t stop many anglers from fishing in the streams (especially off Lake Ontario) or the Niagara River – the best two cold weather options. Lake ...

LOWER MANITOU LAKE, ONTARIO – "Fish on!" hollered Dave Swenson as his partner's rod bent in half and line peeled off his reel. ¶ "Oh, this is a nice one," said Tom Szukis, playing the big lake trout ...

Lake trout might be the ultimate winter trophy. A tangle with one of these denizens of the deep is not soon forgotten. Lake trout fight with spirit and are always game for a battle in winter’s cold ...

The state Department of Environmental Conservation and Canadian fishery officials are strongly considering reducing the numbers of Chinook salmon and lake trout stocked in Lake Ontario by a total of ...

ON SAGANAGA LAKE NORTHWEST OF GRAND MARAIS -- This is the first sweet moment of the day. After a six-mile snowmobile ride over lumpy trails and frozen lake, we shut off the machines and listen to the ...

SIOUX NARROWS, Ont. -- Whatever was down there peeling line off my drag was heavy as it bulldogged back toward the bottom of the lake some 85 feet below. “Stay hooked, stay hooked,” I said, gripping ...

Christmas gifts come in all sorts of packages. The one I received from my three sons, Jake, Josh and Joe, last Christmas was a charter boat fishing adventure involving all of us, of my own choosing.

Lake trout season for the lower Niagara River and Lake Ontario is open. The NYPA fishing platform, as well as the Upper Mountain Road access for the NYPA reservoir, are closed for the season. Musky ...