SHANDAKEN >> The state Department of Environmental Conservation has asked anglers not to fish in the Upper Esopus Creek in Ulster County due to muddy water and the creek’s low level, and the agency ...

The Catskills herald a new beginning, especially with the sounds of birds chirping, squirrels scampering, and hawks soaring overhead. In this rustic, mountainous setting, soft winds and warm sun ...

Over the weekend, during an otherwise uneventful outing on Esopus Creek in the Catskills — warm water, no bugs, few fish — I was asked by an employee of the Department of Environmental Conservation ...

Most major trout streams in New York have a catch-and-release section, or at least a section where you you can fish on a catch-and-release basis over the winter, after the statewide season closes. The ...