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      <image:title>Fall Topwater Musky Fishing Tips for Late-Season Surface Strikes</image:title>
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      <image:caption>New York bass tournament angler holding a trophy St. Lawrence River smallmouth</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Doc’s Tackle Rumble on the River tournament graphic</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Bass tournament boats gathering at sunrise on the St. Lawrence River</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Bass tournament anglers holding St. Lawrence River smallmouth onstage</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Best Fall Bass Lures for Northern New York: Jerkbaits and Backup Baits</image:title>
      <image:caption>Livingston Lures Walleye Jerkbait 136 for fall bass fishing in northern New York</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>NOAA map of Lake America showing the United States and Canada boundary and the eastern Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary</image:caption>
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      <image:title>What the 2026 LOC Fall Derby winners reveal about Lake Ontario fall spoon fishing for salmon</image:title>
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      <image:title>September Yellow Perch Fishing in Sodus Bay: Finding the First Fall Schools</image:title>
      <image:caption>Yellow perch pattern mini crankbait for September perch fishing in Sodus Bay</image:caption>
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      <image:title>St. Lawrence River Musky Fishing After the September Dark Moon: Current Edges, Points, Weeds, and Deep Water</image:title>
      <image:caption>Livingston Lures Banshee musky crankbait in a walleye pattern for St. Lawrence River fall fishing</image:caption>
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      <image:title>How Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence River Anglers Can Report Cormorant Impacts in 2026</image:title>
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      <image:title>Lake Ontario Lake Trout Tracking: What Anglers Can Learn at the September 23 Oswego Program</image:title>
      <image:caption>New York Sea Grant fisheries specialist Stacy Furgal holds a Lake Ontario Atlantic salmon from a boat</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://shorettesbaitandtackle.com/blogs/news/salmon-river-lower-fly-zone-closure-september-2026</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-15T09:10:13-04:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Salmon River Lower Fly Zone Closure: What Anglers Need Now</image:title>
      <image:caption>Large rubber-mesh landing net sized for king salmon river fishing</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://shorettesbaitandtackle.com/blogs/news/new-york-free-fishing-day-northern-pike-starter-lures</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-16T09:11:57-04:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>New York Free Fishing Day: Northern Pike Starter Lures</image:title>
      <image:caption>Brown and gold Livingston Lures Banshee crankbait for northern pike</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://shorettesbaitandtackle.com/blogs/news/st-lawrence-musky-giants-balmas-record-walters-video</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-16T13:42:07-04:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>St. Lawrence Musky Giants: One Record, One River Mystery</image:title>
      <image:caption>Illustrated cover of Shorette&apos;s St. Lawrence Musky ebook, not a photograph of either fish discussed</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://shorettesbaitandtackle.com/blogs/news/st-lawrence-river-smallmouth-drop-shot-fishing-tips-evan-kung-2026</loc>
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      <image:title>St. Lawrence Drop-Shot Tips from Evan Kung&apos;s Record Win</image:title>
      <image:caption>Pearl Shiner soft plastic drop-shot bait for St. Lawrence River smallmouth</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://shorettesbaitandtackle.com/blogs/news/late-september-lake-erie-walleye-worm-harnesses-or-stickbaits-65-75-feet</loc>
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      <image:title>Late-September Lake Erie Walleye: Harnesses or Stickbaits?</image:title>
      <image:caption>White four-inch Ring Worm soft-plastic trailer for a Lake Erie walleye harness</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://shorettesbaitandtackle.com/blogs/news/late-september-lake-ontario-staging-king-salmon-plugs-spoons-flasher-rigs</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-20T09:06:55-04:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Late-September Lake Ontario Kings: Plugs, Spoons, or Flasher Rigs?</image:title>
      <image:caption>Angler holding a mature Chinook salmon aboard a trolling boat on Lake Ontario</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://shorettesbaitandtackle.com/blogs/news/bay-of-quinte-walleye-september-26-harvest-full-moon-crankbaits-harnesses-jigs</loc>
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      <image:title>Bay of Quinte Walleye on the September 26 Harvest Full Moon: Crankbaits, Harnesses, or Jigs?</image:title>
      <image:caption>Livingston Lures Interceptor deep-diving crankbait in Blue Tiger</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Six orange-legged double-bead stonefly nymph flies for Salmon River trout and steelhead preparation</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Shore angler holding a king salmon against the rocky Niagara Gorge shoreline</image:caption>
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  <url>
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      <image:caption>Angler fighting a salmon in the Salmon River during low fall water</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Walleye held above a boat during cold-water river fishing</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Green and silver Livingston Interceptor minnow-profile crankbait</image:caption>
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      <image:title>St. Lawrence River Fall Smallmouth Fishing This Week: Wind-Blown Rock Versus Deep Current Edges</image:title>
      <image:caption>Silver lipless crankbait for fall St. Lawrence River smallmouth fishing</image:caption>
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  <url>
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      <image:title>Oswego River Salmon in Low, Warm Water: September 29 Flow and Shore Access</image:title>
      <image:caption>Anglers fishing from shore near a bridge on the Oswego River</image:caption>
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      <image:title>St. Lawrence River Muskie Fishing Before the First October Cold Front</image:title>
      <image:caption>Green 16-inch St. Lawrence Frog deep-diving muskie lure on a light background</image:caption>
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  <url>
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      <image:title>Sodus Point Pier Trout: Casting Spoons in Early October</image:title>
      <image:caption>Chartreuse shad jigging spoon for early October brown trout and steelhead fishing</image:caption>
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  <url>
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      <image:title>Salmon River King and Coho Fishing After the October 2 Rain and Northwest Wind in Low Flow</image:title>
      <image:caption>Angler kneeling in shallow Salmon River water with a fresh coho salmon in early October 2026</image:caption>
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  <url>
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      <image:caption>Angler kneeling in shallow tributary water while holding a mature king salmon in early fall</image:caption>
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  <url>
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      <image:title>Lower Niagara River Salmon and Smallmouth Fishing After the October 7, 2026 Clear-Water Cooling Trend</image:title>
      <image:caption>Shore angler holding a mature king salmon among rocks beside the Lower Niagara River</image:caption>
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  <url>
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      <image:caption>Angler carefully holding a large brown trout in a New York stream during fall</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Lake Erie Yellow Perch After the October Cool-Down</image:title>
      <image:caption>HT Series light spinning reel for Lake Erie yellow perch rigs</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Fall 2026 Oswego River fishing access map showing closed areas in red, open fishing access in green, and public parking in blue</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Livingston Lures Bad Boy Bucktail with green and orange blades for fall muskie fishing</image:caption>
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  <url>
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      <image:caption>Six double-bead Twenty Incher nymph flies for Lake Ontario tributary brown trout</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Steelhead holding in clear water with other trout in the background</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Trolling rods spread from a boat over open Great Lakes water</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Fresh steelhead caught on the Salmon River, October 15, 2026</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>White feather jig with a pink shiner-style head for fall smallmouth bass</image:caption>
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  <url>
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      <image:title>What the October 2026 Genesee River Lake Sturgeon Release Means for Lake Ontario Anglers</image:title>
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      <image:caption>Walleye splashing in a landing net beside a boat</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Pink Livingston Lures EBS Spinner 50 inline spinner for deeper Salmon River steelhead seams</image:caption>
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      <image:title>St. Lawrence Muskie Fishing Around the October Full Moon</image:title>
      <image:caption>Green St. Lawrence Leviathan 16-inch deep-trolling muskie lure on a white background</image:caption>
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  <url>
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      <image:caption>Six Double Bead Twenty Incher nymph flies for deep late-fall trout drifts</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Three young anglers beside a fall tributary, one holding a large brown trout</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Angler holding a trophy smallmouth bass on the St. Lawrence River</image:caption>
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