ALBANY – It’s never too cold to go fishing in New York. As long as the ice covering your favorite spot is thick enough (a minimum of 3 to 4 inches of solid ice), the fishing is fine. And, February and March often provide some of the most productive ice fishing of the season.

Winter anglers catch a variety of fish in New York’s waterways, including perch, sunfish, pickerel and walleye. Most all ponds and lakes throughout the state offer ice fishing potential. Ponds and shallow lakes favor chain pickerel, perch and sunfish. Deepwater lakes can yield good catches of northern pike, walleye or lake trout.

Ice fishing also presents an opportunity for a little friendly competition; this is not always a solitary sport. Ice fishermen tend to be a highly social group, eager to share tips, techniques and stories with varying degrees of exaggeration.Contact:
NYSDEC
Bureau of Fisheries
625 Broadway
Albany. NY 12233
(518) 402-8924
fwfish@gw.dec.state.ny.us

©NYSDED-photos by Darren McGee

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