Invasive species have mucked up Lake Ontario’s food webs; many scientists, environmentalists, conservationists, and anglers have observed the disruptions themselves. Take the alewife — a species of herring — which entered the lake in the late 1800’s via the Welland Canal and never left. In time, the more aggressive fish pushed out the native lake […]
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Chills, thrills, and gills
Rochester is obviously known for its icy cold winters. But few would guess that, according to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, the Greater Rochester area is home to roughly 2000 sportsmen willing to trek out on frozen ponds, cut through the surface ice, and try to catch a fish on just about any pond or body of water
