MASSENA - The state Department of Environmental Conservation said fishing season for many popular warmwater sportfish, such as walleye, northern pike, pickerel and tiger muskellunge, opens Saturday. The new season also opens catch and release fishing for black bass.

Bass anglers can learn more about the state’s regulations at www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/7917.html. A listing of warmwater fishing hotspots can be found on the DEC’s website, www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/64710.html.

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