frree fishing weekend, no license required june 28-29 2014    


http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/89821.html

Its always free if you don't get caught

Why do people need a license to fish anyways, it's all about the money  

Quoted from rpforpres

Why do people need a license to fish anyways, it's all about the money  

to keep the rivers of new york stocked with healthy fish      

was fishing next to voorheesville elementary school years ago caught a 8" brook trout with 2 mouths ...frankenfish jr....lol

we are off to saratoga/rock city falls/middle grove /porters corners for a day of family "fishin" in the smaller creeks

I just read a pamphlet from one of the adirondack camp grounds...

women under 50 and children should NOT eat fish caught in any water source of the adirondacks.

everyone else should only eat 2 lbs a year which is about 4 meals a year....

EVERYTHING IS STOCKED....the licenses pay for the stock and mercury monitoring along with other monitoring......

the fish are 'healthy' when released but then eat all the mercury etc........

so one "1" 7 inch brown trout and 2 tiny chubs/shiners were today's haul!!     

we released everything safely so they can grow up a bit more  

we actually had more fun catching and watching minnows in a tiny creek...everyone got in the water and had a blast...

NY Fish can be consumed safely depending on the waters where they were caught, their size,
and the way the fish are prepared.
http://www.health.ny.gov/publications/2800.pdf

sorry, it was 4 meals a MONTH, a meal being 1/2 lb.....