PULASKI, N.Y. – As satisfying as it is boating one’s largest king salmon of the season on Lake Ontario, the satisfaction is amplified when it wins the “lunker” pool. Yes, there is nothing like some ...

Lake Ontario had another great year in 2023. Not that things were bad, but perceptions can be deceiving. Reduced stocking of chinook salmon and lake trout, a new salmon stocking strategy and decreased ...

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – 18 Sports’ Big Fish Summer rolls on with another great catch. Presented by Valley Wholesale Bait & Tackle, we honor another impressive fish. Congrats to Owen Rumsey, who hauled ...

As I picked up the rod, the line started to scream out of the reel. No question, it was a Chinook salmon, undisputed king of Lake Ontario for so many reasons. Of course, the feisty fish did what kings ...