In a groundbreaking collaboration, the New York state Department of Environmental Conservation, the Seneca Nation of Indians, ...

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – It’s time for another special segment of 18 Sports’ Big Fish Summer. On this edition, we recognize Jack Bieber’s brown trout from Seneca Lake sponsored by Valley Wholesale Bait ...

One of New York’s rarest native fish is making a comeback in a place it hasn’t spawned for generations. The Department of Environmental Conservation says 1,000 young lake sturgeon were released into ...

A major milestone in Lake Erie’s ecosystem recovery just splashed down in Western New York — and it involves a fish that can ...

To perch anglers, Seneca Lake is a source of “yellow gold.” This gold is not the high value mineral; it is the extremely large yellow perch in the two- to three-pound class that are found in the lake.

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – It’s time for the next edition of 18 Sports’ Big Fish Summer. On this special clip, we honor a local youth fishing trio who earned big catches in Seneca Lake presented by Valley ...

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – 18 Sports’ Big Fish Summer rolls on with another great catch. Presented by Valley Wholesale Bait & Tackle, we honor a pair of great catches by one local standout athlete.