Anglers cast more than one million online votes at www.wfnfishingtown.com for their favorite fishing towns, and Roscoe, New York was selected as the 2011 WFN: World Fishing Network’s Ultimate Fishing Town USA, barely edging out St. Lawrence County’s St. Lawrence River community of Waddington.

The official announcement was made by Mark Rubinstein, President and CEO of World Fishing Network, North America’s only 24/7 fishing channel.

Representatives from The Roscoe - Rockland Chamber of Commerce will receive a $25,000 donation to be used towards a fishing–related cause. As the runner-up, Waddington will be awarded $5,000 while the third place finisher, Baudette, Minn. will receive $2,500.

The Sullivan County town will also receive national recognition from the honor and have a feature produced about fishing in Roscoe to air on WFN.

Roscoe, also known as "Trout Town USA", is a small hamlet of about 600 people with such a strong fishing history that it has been called Trout Town USA for decades.

After more than 300 towns all across the U.S.A. were nominated in March, a preliminary round of voting in April narrowed the field to 20 finalists. The competition quickly became a two-town race as Roscoe and Waddington traded places atop the leader board. In the end, Roscoe edged Waddington by a small margin.

No other finalists came close to either Roscoe or Waddington in voting.

“We commend all of the towns for their enthusiasm, passion and pride and wanting to invite anglers all across the U.S.A. to experience everything their town has to offer,” said Rubinstein.