NEW YORK — The statewide season opener for most of the cool water sportfish species in New York will start May 1. This includes walleye, northern pike, chain pickerel, and tiger muskellunge.

Albany, NY — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced that the fishing season for Walleye, Northern Pike, Pickerel, and Tiger Muskellunge will commence on May 1.

A few weeks ago, Jackie McManus, of Mexico, got out of work with just an hour of daylight left to blow off some steam on one of her favorite trout streams. She missed the first two bites, but the ...

NEW YORK — Tiger muskellunge are a sterile, fast-growing cross between northern pike and muskellunge. They have long, cylindrical-shaped bodies like their parental species, and can reach similar sizes ...

Fisheries biologists began cross-breeding muskies and northern pike back in the mid-1960s. The process produces a hybrid predator with a voracious appetite for baitfish that can grow to staggering ...

As a small business owner Paul Koor can plan his angling around his work, and in recent years he's learned a lot about fishing the Erie Canal near his home in Rome, New York. "I've spent a lot of time ...

What’s probably the rarest game fish in Northwest Montana? I’ll bet that 99% of local fishermen can’t answer that question correctly. Give up? It’s probably the tiger muskie. Tiger muskies are only ...

Tony Lujan caught a 20-inch Gila trout using a white tail spinner bait on June 8, 2025 at Lake Roberts near Silver City. Information and photos provided by New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Good ...

Warm temperatures brought out more anglers in Northern Michigan looking to get that one last fishing trip in. Those targeting the inland lakes did manage to catch a few bass, pike, walleye, perch and ...