Disclaimer: GoFISHn does not endorse breaking any fish or wildlife laws. But, believe it or not, it is illegal to use Tenkara on fly only streams in New York State. According to the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation, their regulations state that only “traditional” fly rod, fly reel, and fly line. The problem is that [...]
New York Fishing
Tenkara Anglers Outsmarting Regulations To Fish “Fly Only” Streams in New York
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Six Fish Species Rebound Thanks To Catch Limits?
NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service is touting the success of their fisheries management strategies as six populations of fish have returned to healthy levels. In a report delivered to Congress, they have shown that the Bering Sea snow crab, the summer flounder on the mid-Atlantic coast, the haddock in the Gulf of Maine, the Chinook salmon [...]
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Catching Tarpon on Tenkara?
Tenkara is all the rage right now among fly fishing enthusiasts. GoFISHn friend Tom Sadler is even guiding anglers in Virginia on the Japanese fishing technique. For those of you unfamiliar with Tenkara. Basically, it’s a telescoping rod, without a reel, or really any line other than your leader. It’s all about working your fly [...]
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Biologists Worried About Round Gobies Ruining Oneida Lake Fishery
Oneida Lake in upstate New York has been the site to countless bass tournaments, and is one of the Empire States premier freshwater fisheries, but experts are worried that a 4-inch fish could ruin the entire fishery. Anglers are expected to flock to Oneida this weekend for the start of walleye season in New York, [...]
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Local Anglers Treat Soldiers to Day of Fishing in New York’s Oneida Lake
Watertown, N.Y. is really known for two things: Great fishing and the home of Fort Drum Army base. And on April 29, those two things came together for a Take a Soldier Fishing tournament on nearby Oneida Lake. In all, 132 soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division, many just returning from a 13-month stint in [...]
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Rock Snot Invades Delaware River
The spread of didymo has killed fish, shut down trout nurseries and banned felt-soled waders, and now it’s hit another of trout fishing’s premier streams in New York. In the past two weeks, scientists have discovered rock snot in the stretch of the Delaware River from Dingman’s Ferry Bridge in the Delaware Water Gap up [...]
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The Best Photo Gallery of Fish–Ever?
Quite possibly! Click here to see more of the stunning work of underwater photographer David Doubilet at The New York Times. There are no words….
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Whole Foods gets Holier Than Thou. Good for Whole Foods.
The upscale grocery chain, Whole Foods, recently moved up a decision to buy only seafood for its stores that meet the sustainability criteria of groups like the the Blue Ocean Institute, the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch, and the Marine Stewardship Council. That’s tough news for New England commercial fishermen, who are amongst Whole Food’s biggest [...]
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April 13-15th Salmon River Steelhead Trip
Had a blast the last three days with Brett and Scott from Denver, CO on the Salmon River! The weekend traffic was heavy on Friday and Saturday but very few anglers around on Sunday which was a nice change. Regardless we had three good days with plenty of hookups and fish to the net. Here [...]
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1st Bass of 2012
Spring Time Schoolies Showed up in Moriches May Not have been a keeper but it’s a Good Sign of things to come
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