CHAUMONT, New York (WWNY) - Chaumont Bay has been bestowed a title for what it offers when the cold sets in. Right now, the bay is between seasons - the boat launch is empty, but there’s no ice ...

Jan. 4—CHAUMONT — The world's leading outdoor magazine has named Chaumont Bay the No. 1 ice-fishing lake in North America, and after weeks of mild temperatures, a cold snap is forecast to ...

CHAUMONT, N.Y. (WWTI) – A local fishing spot has been given a huge honor from a national magazine. Longtime magazine Field and Stream named Chaumont Bay as the top spot for ice fishing in ...

CHAUMONT, N.Y. – Every winter, the Chaumont-Three Mile Bay area on the southeastern shore of Lake Ontario is an ice fishing mecca in Upstate New York.

Professional guide Louis J. Pagnotti IV, owner of Chaumont Masters, said Chaumont Bay is almost completely ice free as anglers begin to transition from walleye season to trout season.

January's weather created good conditions for ice anglers, especially along Chaumont Bay, which Field & Stream magazine in December named the top ice-fishing lake in North America.

Sometime after New Years, anglers begin flocking to Chaumont to chase pickerel, pike, walleye, and perch, but the bay is famous in ice fishing circles for its massive walleye.

An Arctic blast and high winds put a bit of a freeze on fishing activity this past week. It’s still early for ice fishing in Western New York, but we are almost there. Maybe this weekend will ...

The mild weather with rain and additional snow melt has created a mess of ice fishing conditions and tributary turmoil. The tributaries are slowly improving. The Niagara River is slowly ...