03-30-2004, 04:54 AM
This is from Field and Stream
New York
State record: 11 pounds 4 ounces, John L. Higbie, 9/11/87, Buckhorn Lake
Best water: Hudson River from Catskill to Newburgh. “Fish here have some of the fastest growth rates in the state. It’s a relatively low population density but high size structure.”—Doug Stang, chief of bureau of fisheries, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Contact: NYDEC, 518-402-8920; fwfish@gw.dec.state.ny.us
Sleeper: Oneida Lake. “It’s mostly known for walleye and perch, but the bass fishing here is fantastic.”
Contact: Marion Manor Marina, 315-762-4810
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New York
State record: 11 pounds 4 ounces, John L. Higbie, 9/11/87, Buckhorn Lake
Best water: Hudson River from Catskill to Newburgh. “Fish here have some of the fastest growth rates in the state. It’s a relatively low population density but high size structure.”—Doug Stang, chief of bureau of fisheries, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Contact: NYDEC, 518-402-8920; fwfish@gw.dec.state.ny.us
Sleeper: Oneida Lake. “It’s mostly known for walleye and perch, but the bass fishing here is fantastic.”
Contact: Marion Manor Marina, 315-762-4810
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