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Salmon River Winter Festival Returns One Week Earlier

January 12, 2024 Contributor

The 13th annual Salmon River Winter Festival will take place Friday, January 19 through Sunday, January 21. Enjoy a weekend of family fun and delicious food challenges throughout Pulaski, Richland, Sandy Creek and Altmar. […]

Sandy Creek Elementary Students Visit the Salmon River Fish Hatchery

October 28, 2023 Contributor

Second graders from Sandy Creek Elementary School recently attended a field trip to the Salmon River Fish Hatchery in Altmar, NY. The hatchery supplies fish for more than 100 public waters including Lake Ontario and […]

Salmon River Catch & Release Area Reels In Fly Fishermen

October 22, 2022 Mike Johnson

The annual Salmon Run draws large crowds of anglers to the Salmon River Corridor, which runs between Lake Ontario and the New York State Hatchery in Altmar, New York, but the fishing scene upstream from the County Route 52 bridge has a different flavor, with fishermen and women of all ages using hand tied files to briefly capture a variety of salmonids. […]

Oswego County Tourism Expands Online Fishing Reports

February 6, 2022 Contributor

Oswego County’s tourism office launched a new online service for anglers and others to receive weekly fishing reports directly to their email. […]

2021 Salmon Season Draws Enthusiastic Anglers To Salmon River Corridor

October 24, 2021 Mike Johnson

Despite a slow start brought on by warm September weather, the 2021 salmon fishing season on Lake Ontario and the Salmon River drew huge crowds of anglers. […]

Whitewater Paddlers Enjoy Release Weekend On Salmon River

August 11, 2021 Mike Johnson

Every summer whitewater paddling enthusiasts mark their calendars in anticipation of adventure on Oswego County’s Salmon River. […]

North Syracuse Teenager Drowns In Salmon River Reservoir

June 28, 2021 Contributor

Yesterday, June 27, at 5:09 p.m., State Police were dispatched to a reported possible drowning at the Salmon River Reservoir located off County Route 17 in the Town of Redfield, where a teenager from North Syracuse was pronounced dead. […]

Oswego County Now Boasts Combined 14 NYS, World Record Fish

May 13, 2021 Contributor

Oswego County’s Tourism office recently interviewed Theresa Caputo of Jupiter, Florida, about her September 2020 fishing trip that resulted in two International Game Fish Association (IGFA) World Records. […]

Anglers Visit Salmon River In Search Of Cold Steel

February 28, 2021 Mike Johnson

Silver flashes in the icy water is all that might be seen as the most sought after member of the salmonoid family makes its way upstream on a very chilly winter’s day. […]

Oneida Man Drowns In Salmon River

December 4, 2020 Contributor

On December 3, 2020, at 11:26 a.m., State Police in Pulaski responded to a reported drowning at the NYS DEC Fishing Access (Ellis Cove) located at 275 Bridge Street in the town of Albion. […]