The father-son team of Nick and Max Provoriozac took home top honors at the Chautauqua Lake Bassmasters Father’s Day Open with 21.17 pounds for their five fish, including a 5.17-pound big fish in ...

The regular bass season is actually very simple on Chautauqua Lake. From the third Saturday in June until the last day of November, anglers are allowed to keep any five bass over 12 inches. From Dec.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Bassmaster magazine is out with its list of the top 100 best bass fishing lakes in the U.S., and two lakes in Western New York are getting a lot of attention. After months of research, ...

There’s no such thing as a scrawny bass at Chautauqua Lake — or if there is, I’ve yet to catch one there. The chunky bass swimming in the western New York lake are indicative of the health of the ...

DUNKIRK, N.Y. – Chautauqua County, New York, is well-known for its access to Lake Erie’s world-class walleye fishery, where 75 million catchable, legal-sized walleyes are available for the taking by ...

Chautauqua County is already known as a destination for recreational anglers, but recently, some areas have become even better suited for serious fly fishermen. Because of the cooler weather and ...

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