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July

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Fishing Blog

Tie the knot!

There are many different knots that a fisherman can use to secure his or her line.  There are several good choices like the surgeons knot, or the Palomar knot, or even the quick and easy loop knot. The most common of all these is the clinch knot, which is better known as the fisherman’s knot. [...]

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May

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Everything Else

Natures gift

When I was a child, my family lived in a small town in the mountains of upstate New York. The houses were so far apart that it would take twenty minutes to walk over and say “hello” to a neighbor.  Most kids would complain about the inconvenience, and some talked about “getting out of this [...]

23

April

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Fishing Blog

Go Fishing with the Family

We got down to the shore and got setup pretty quickly. Chairs out, 3 poles in the water and had my sandwiched half way unwrapped when I was reminded how much different it is fishing with the family then fishing with my buddies.

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March

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Fishing Blog

Trout Season

Tomorrow is the first day of trout season. The weather is going to be perfect, but unfortunately that’s about it! The streams and reservoirs are all high. The water temperatures are still pretty cold, and available bait is crap, so don’t expect too much this first week.  We are looking at three or four good [...]

09

March

2

Fishing Blog

Baitfish

Okay, some more new stuff to talk about.
This year the DEC put out a baitfish publication. They have a list of baitfish that are allowed anywhere in New York State. This list is called the “green list”, if a baitfish is not on the green list, it either has a restricted use, or is no [...]

25

July

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Bass Fishing

Fishing in August

We are headed to the final full month of summer and the fish will be biting all over the northeast. Maybe it’s that we lose a lot of those fly by night fisherman who have lost interest and are going to spend the rest of their summer drinking beer and playing horse shoes or cornhole.
 Or [...]

25

May

1

Fishing Blog

Rondout Resevoir

Just got back from my nephews Memorial day BBQ. He and a friend caught 3 nice lakers and a 9lb Brown, Which we ate today! All the fish were caught in the boat, but If they are hitting, They are hitting from shore also. We should have photos of these this week.
 I  missed yet another [...]