It was a record-setting haul. An upstate New York man has set a new state record for smallmouth bass. State Department of Environmental Conservation Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar announced that ...

I’m starting with my favorite smallmouth fishery, Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River. They offer an immense amount of fishable water, and they’re both chock-full of smallmouth bass. The two water ...

Dayton, Tennessee pro catches 28 bass weighing 88-14 to clinch victory and earn $100,000 top prize MASSENA, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The mighty St. Lawrence River provided a fitting end to the 2024 ...

Baldwinsville native Dante Piraino, 25, had little time to practice before competing in two back-to-back New York B.A.S.S. Federation tournaments on the St. Lawrence River in late September. “I take ...

Sep. 23—OGDENSBURG — Dante Piraino traveled from Ogdensburg to Cape Vincent to start fishing in Sunday's New York BASS Nation Tournament. The St. Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce sponsored two ...

The St. Lawrence River and the eastern basin of Lake Ontario are topping the charts again as the No. 1 bassfishing spot in the country, according to Bassmaster Magazine. There’s a 50-mile stretch in ...

There has been a buzz amongst the bass fishing community recently about a new state record smallmouth bass that was caught on Sept. 22 and speculated to be the new record, but it is now official.

Angler Patrick Hildenbrand caught a "freaky fat," 8-pound smallmouth bass in the 1000 Islands area of the St. Lawrence River last weekend - a fish that was nearly a new state record. "The 8.15-pound ...