http://www.lockportjournal.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:33:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/outdoors/gnnoutdoors_story_304223411.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/outdoors/gnnoutdoors_story_304223411.html Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:33:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/outdoors/gnnoutdoors_story_304223310.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/outdoors/gnnoutdoors_story_304223310.html As we stood on the dike in the Tonawanda State Wildlife Management Area, we could hear ducks whistle overhead and splash into the swamp next to us. Randy Tyrrell of North Tonawanda performed extensive scouting the week before because he was drawn for one of the permits for opening day. Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:10:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/outdoors/gnnoutdoors_story_297221017.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/outdoors/gnnoutdoors_story_297221017.html Local anglers, especially members of the charter fishing fraternity, are still raising questions or scratching their heads on how the new Personal Flotation Device navigation law is going to work. Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:10:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/outdoors/gnnoutdoors_story_297221136.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/outdoors/gnnoutdoors_story_297221136.html Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:03:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/outdoors/gnnoutdoors_story_296000307.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/outdoors/gnnoutdoors_story_296000307.html Action on 18 Mile Creek and at Burt Dam has been hopping the past week as a large influx of salmon and trout have made it up from Lake Ontario. Wes Walker at The Slipper Sinker reports that good numbers of salmon and trout — browns and steelhead — are being caught at Burt Dam, in the creek and off the piers. Sat, 17 Oct 2009 23:15:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/outdoors/gnnoutdoors_story_290231444.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/outdoors/gnnoutdoors_story_290231444.html Sat, 17 Oct 2009 23:13:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/outdoors/gnnoutdoors_story_290231312.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/outdoors/gnnoutdoors_story_290231312.html Lake Placid, located in the heart of the Adirondack Mountains, is the place to be for fall foliage. We already know that. That’s one of the reasons that the New York State Outdoor Writers Association selected this site for their annual fall conference earlier this month. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:44:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/outdoors/gnnoutdoors_story_288234512.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/outdoors/gnnoutdoors_story_288234512.html Sat, 10 Oct 2009 21:39:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/outdoors/gnnoutdoors_story_283213951.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/outdoors/gnnoutdoors_story_283213951.html Sat, 10 Oct 2009 21:16:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/outdoors/gnnoutdoors_story_283211542.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/outdoors/gnnoutdoors_story_283211542.html One of the top salmon and trout fisheries in the northeast, if not the country, is the Lower Niagara River. The 10-mile stretch of water extending from the mighty Cataracts of Niagara to Lake Ontario is a fish magnet. Sat, 03 Oct 2009 21:56:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/outdoors/gnnoutdoors_story_276215712.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/outdoors/gnnoutdoors_story_276215712.html Sat, 03 Oct 2009 21:56:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/outdoors/gnnoutdoors_story_276215543.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/outdoors/gnnoutdoors_story_276215543.html The 33rd annual Greater Niagara Fish Odyssey in memory of Capt. Doug Stein came to a close last Sunday, and it was fitting that this year’s contest honored the lady anglers who participate in this popular outdoor pastime. Thu, 01 Oct 2009 22:55:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/outdoors/gnnoutdoors_story_274225614.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/outdoors/gnnoutdoors_story_274225614.html Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:34:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/outdoors/gnnoutdoors_story_269223443.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/outdoors/gnnoutdoors_story_269223443.html Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:33:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/outdoors/gnnoutdoors_story_269223239.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/outdoors/gnnoutdoors_story_269223239.html The Association of Great Lakes Outdoor Writers set their sights on Northern Michigan for their annual conference this past week, and every media person who attended walked away with a greater appreciation for what the region had to offer.