Governor Kathy Hochul has announced six Free Fishing Days in 2025. During these days, the fishing license requirement for ...

New York has six designated Free Fishing Days for 2025, with the first two coming this weekend, Feb. 15-16. On free fishing ...

Free Fishing Days are back in New York for 2025. Governor Hochul announced that this popular annual tradition will continue, ...

Bill Smith, of Kingston, NY, has been coming up to the Salmon River for 15 years to fish for steelhead trout. He recently ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)– As part of New York State’s larger “Get Offline, Get Outside” initiative, the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Gov. Kathy Hochul is offering free ...

During these specific days, the state’s fishing license requirement is waived for freshwater fishing on New York’s waters.

Winter fishing on our frozen waterways continues to be a fun challenge, much like 20, 30 and 40 years ago. The cold was more ...

As part of New York State's larger "Get Offline, Get Outside" initiative, the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) ...