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No License Needed To Fish In New York This Weekend

Composite photo by Dave Lucas

The first of a series of free fishing days are scheduled this weekend across New York state. 

The Department of Environmental Conservation says anyone can fish without buying alicense on Saturday and Sunday. Other free fishing days are scheduled at the end of June, Sept. 28 and on Veterans Day, Nov. 11.

The agency has tips on how to get started ice fishing on its website. Four inches of solid ice is considered safe for anglers on foot.

Winter anglers in New York primarily catch perch, sunfish, pickerel, northern pike and walleye.

(C) 2019 Associated Press

GOING FISHING?

Dave Lucas is WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief. Born and raised in Albany, he’s been involved in nearly every aspect of local radio since 1981. Before joining WAMC, Dave was a reporter and anchor at WGY in Schenectady. Prior to that he hosted talk shows on WYJB and WROW, including the 1999 series of overnight radio broadcasts tracking the JonBenet Ramsey murder case with a cast of callers and characters from all over the world via the internet. In 2012, Dave received a Communicator Award of Distinction for his WAMC news story "Fail: The NYS Flood Panel," which explores whether the damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could have been prevented or at least curbed. Dave began his radio career as a “morning personality” at WABY in Albany.
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