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“To fish opening day on the Beaverkill is like

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A publication of the Sullivan County Democrat • Section T • April 2016 • Callicoon, NY

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A fascination with

I f you live near or in the New YorkState Catskills region, there are twoopening days everyone looks for-

ward to, the first day of hunting, andthe first day of trout season. Thecountdown is under way for April 1st,the traditional opening day for troutseason, and during the waning daysof another cold winter it’s nice toknow trout season will soon be here.

Not only do local sportsmen getexcited for the annual ritual of troutseason, so do large numbers of dis-tant anglers count the days beforetheir annual trip to the Catskills foropening day, their number one targetis Roscoe, NY, otherwise known as“Trout Town USA.” From Roscoe youare within easy distance of anglers’favorites, BEAVERKILL, EAST

BRANCH and WILLOWEMOC, andvehicles from a countless number ofdistant states will park along thesestreams.

April 1st is not springtime in theCatskills, it’s the end of winter. Theweather will be cold and windy, thewater will be frigid, and the trout willbe sluggish. The conditions do notkeep the trout anglers away, it’s a tra-

dition and if you don’t catch a singletrout, so what, you are there greetingthe arrival of a new season, and youare fishing.

THE BEAVERKILL Unquestionablynot only the most known and talkedabout trout stream in the East, but

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Junction Pool, Roscoe, NY, opening day. The fly fishermanis in the waters of the Beaverkill, the shore fishermen arecasting into the Willowemoc Stream.

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one of the nation’s most historicstreams. The fabled Beaverkill hasbeen the subject of many books andmagazine articles and is the birth-place of the artificial angling cult. Thestream is an attraction for dozens ofoutdoor writers who will flock tomake their first cast of the season intothe Beaverkill. Although it is publi-cized as a Mecca for fly fishermen,there are many sectors that are opento conventional fishing.

By far, the most popular gatheringplace for trout fishermen is JunctionPool at Roscoe, where the Willowe-moc joins with the Beaverkill to createJunction Pool. It’s very large, verydeep, and consistently holds manyfighting Brown Trout. Due to the sizeof the pool and the depth of the frigidwater, it is ideally suited for successfulbait fishing on opening day. JunctionPool attracts large numbers of both flyfishermen and bait, or spinner advo-cates. Fly fishermen will catch a fewtrout, but the bait and/or spin anglerswill catch more.

The Beaverkill is well stocked fromJunction Pool downstream until the

stream eventually flows into the EastBranch of the Delaware River.Between these points are about fif-teen miles of prime trout fishingwaters, and Old Route 17 will parallelthe stream all the way. Some parts ofthis section of the Beaverkill are flyfishing only, no kill.

THE WILLOWEMOC CREEK The Wil-lowemoc ranks a close second innational reputation as one of theEast’s top-flight trout streams, sur-passed in New York State only by theBeaverkill. Each season, thousands ofanglers descend upon this beautifulstream and it’s known for attractingmany celebrity fly fishermen to fishits waters. Although generally publi-cized as a fly fishing stream, it is alsoan excellent stream for the lure orspinner fisherman.

From Junction Pool at Roscoe, andupstream, there are prime fishingwaters, very well stocked, extendingupstream to Livingston Manor.Check the spots at, above and belowthe covered bridge located on oldRoute 17, just West of LivingstonManor. Old Route 17 closely parallelsthe stream, thus follow Old 17, not theRoute 17 Expressway. From Liv-

ingston Manor upstream, there aresome access areas at scattered loca-tions, to the vicinity of Parkston. Youwill also note some posted lands. Besure to exit and fish only at approvedsites, or ask permission from ownersof private, posted properties.

The part of the Willowemoc down-stream to Roscoe, flows thru theproperty of the Catskill Fly FishingMuseum, and this section is designat-ed as “Fly fishing only.” Make it a

point to stop and visit the museum,plus you can also enjoy fly fishing thisnice part of the stream. Plenty ofparking.

EAST BRANCH DELAWARE RIVERMany anglers, including myself, pre-fer to drive a few extra miles beyondthe Beaverkill and Willowemocstreams to fish another that offersmore fishable water, easy access, anabundance of both Brown and Rain-bow Trout, and…..fewer anglers. Thatstream is the East Branch of theDelaware River. The stream is spa-cious, easy to reach via the Exit fromRte. 17 at East Branch, and holds alarge holdover population of feistyBrown Trout, some could be trophysize. Begin fishing at the CoveredBridge, Downsville, NY and you canfish down stream, about 27 milesuntil the stream merges with the WestBranch Delaware at Hancock, NY.

The East Branch Delaware River isthe recipient of generous in-seasonstockings and for the section of theriver from Downsville, NY to Han-cock, NY about 16,000 Brown Troutare released each season that willaverage about 8 inches in length, withfinal stocking about the end of May.

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Average size means just that. Therewill be some trout smaller than 8inches and some larger. Since theEast Branch Delaware is rich in food,trout will grow rapidly and those thatsurvive will attain an average size of12 inches by the next spring. OnlyBrown Trout are stocked, howeverwild Rainbow Trout from the mainDelaware River will also travelupstream and will travel as far asDownsville, NY. There are NO SPE-CIAL REGULATIONS on the EastBranch Delaware.

In addition to your time fishing thestream of your choice be sure to visitthe friendly town of Roscoe. Thereare good fishing stores that will satisfyyour tackle and equipment needs,and numerous eateries will serve yougood meals at reasonable costs, andservice stations to keep your gas tankfilled for your departure to home.Fishing legally begins on April 1st, butthere are the official ceremonial “FirstCasts” that open the season. The firstone happens at 7:00 am at JunctionPool, Roscoe on Friday April 1st andthe other one will be at 9:00 am, Sat-urday, April 2nd on the WillowemocStream at the Catskill Fly FishingMuseum property.

CALLICOON CREEK Callicoon Creek isa delightful small trout stream whichis formed by its East and NorthBranches, offers many miles of scenicand productive trout fishing. The EastBranch Callicoon Creek begins East

of the town of Jeffersonvilleand flows in a meanderingmanner Southwesterly,where it eventually mergeswith the North Branch atthe town of Hortonville,thus forming the mainstream. The East Branch isclassified as a small streamand can easily be fishedand crossed using hipboots. As the stream windsits way thru Jeffersonville,many good fishing spotsare available and accessi-ble from Route 52, whichclosely follows the flow ofthe stream. It continuesdownstream past the StoneArch Bridge, and onward toHortonville.

Callicoon Creek, East Branch,receives a generous stocking ofBrown Trout and with the exceptionof some private lands, will bereleased throughout its length. Waterquality has been judged to be excel-lent and a population of wild troutflourish in the upper reaches. Withthe exception of Rainbow Trout thatenter from the main Delaware River,the stream is well populated withhatchery and wild Brown Trout….Ihave caught Rainbows in the 14 -16inch range.

The prime waters of CallicoonCreek system is the North Branch,offering more than nine miles ofquality fishing with a variety of con-stantly changing conditions. TheNorth Branch begins just North ofCallicoon Center, flowing South thruthe town of North Branch, finallymerging with the East Branch at Hor-tonville. The entire stretch is wellstocked with Brown Trout. Somepublic parking areas exist and areclearly marked with NY State posters.When you fish the streams featuredin this article remember you are aguest. NEVER litter or cause physicaldamage. I have always made it apoint to release all trout I caught,especially the smaller naturalbrowns. Be a good sportsman andrespect the rights of other anglersyou meet along the stream. Have aVALID New York fishing license andobserve all rules and regulations.John A Punola [email protected]

As warm days arrive, troutstreams will drop to lower levelsmaking the trout spooky andmore difficult to catch.


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On the left are 10 growing ponds,each filled with hundreds of thou-sands of trout ready to be shipped offto lakes, streams and rivers in a four-state region.

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“This was all started back in 1963by Fred D. Shaver,” Sherry said.“Then there was Edwin D. and thenmy father and mother, Gary D. andBetty.”

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“It’s a real family business,” shesaid. “We really work well togetherand have a lot of fun.”

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“March is Christmas for us, it justlasts a little longer,” Sherry said.

Frank, who makes a lot of the deliv-eries, said, “Whiteface Mountain andthe Magic Mile in the Adirondacks arereally beautiful. They are just a longride.”

And as the Shavers begin grading,counting and separating its fish, theirdelivery trucks start heading out tovarious locations using aerated tanksand tender loving care.

“We rarely lose a fish in transport,”Sherry said. “We take very good careof them.”

The hatchery has many differentsizes and varieties of trout available,including Brook, Brown, Rainbow,Golden Rainbow and Tiger Trout.

They sell trout beginning at 6 inch-es, which cost $170 per hundred or1,000 for $1,600.

You can buy trout right on up to 14inches long – with the 14 incherscosting $6 each for 100 or $5.50 eachfor 1,000.

Larger trout are also available – 15to 20 inches, and prices range from$11 each to $31 per fish.

Go for a VisitBut if you want to get a taste of the

Beaverkill Trout Hatchery in person,there is no better way then to visit itsprivate fishing preserve, which isopen Saturdays and Sundays, fromApril 1 through Labor Day.

No license is required to fish thereand the ponds are open 8 a.m. until 5p.m.

Smoked trout are also sold and youmust bring your own fishing equip-ment and a cooler with ice is recom-mended to keep your catch fresh allthe way home.

“There will be 100 people aroundthat pond on April 2,” Sherry said.“It’s really unbelievable.”

In addition to its location in LewBeach, Beaverkill also has a hatcheryin Tunkhannock, Pa., which is run byfamily friend Charles Greenley.

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Calendar of EventsThe following events are being held in conjunction with trout season:

Friday, April 1 • 7:30 a.m.Junction Pool, Roscoe

Everyone is welcome to join the Roscoe Chamber of Commerce and friendsat Junction Pool in Roscoe for Opening Day of fishing. Refreshments will beserved. Rain or shine.

Saturday, April 2 • 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.Catskill Fly Fishing Center, Livingston Manor

The 15th Annual Fly Tyers Rendevous, sponsored by the Catskill Fly TyersGuild, will be held on Saturday, Aprl 2 at the Catskill Fly Fishing Center from10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Please enjoy a day of camaraderie, reunion and fly tying.Come hang out with some of the most talented fly tyers in the Northeast.There will be over 40 tyers present. If you are interest in tying, contact Judie DVSmith at [email protected] to sign up. Silent auction from 10 - 2 with uniqueitems such as flies, tools, books, etc. Special item is an 8 foot, 5 weight bamboorod by Chuck Neuner. Benefits the Education Programs Fund, donations wel-come. Everyone is welcome, free of charge. Lunch available.

Saturday, April 2 • 10 a.m.Book Signing, Catskill Fly Fishing Center & MuseumLivingston Manor

Ed Van Put is doing a book signing this Saturday,April 2 at 10 a.m. at the Catskill Fly Fishing Center& Museum, Livingston Manor, for its OpeningDay celebration. The new book is called: TheBeaverkill: The History Of A River and Its People,2nd edition, published by Stackpole in January2016.

Annual Two-Headed Trout DinnerSaturday, April 2 • 6 p.m.Rockland House, Roscoe

The Roscoe-Rockland Chamber of Commerce will be holding its AnnualTwo-Headed Trout Dinner which will be held at the Rockland House, Roscoe,on Saturday, April 2 starting with appetizers at 6 p.m. Delicious prime rib din-ner to follow. Raffles, 50/50 tickets, Silent Auction, door prizes, Guest speaker.Tickets $45 each, contact Marge at 1-607-498-5464.

Roscoe Kiwanis Annual Pancake BreakfastSunday, April 3 • 7 a.m. - noonRoscoe Community Center, Roscoe

Go have breakfast at the Roscoe Kiwanis Club’s Annual Pancake Breakfast atthe Roscoe Community Center (Roscoe-Rockland Fire Dept.), Roscoe, on Sun-day, April 3 from 7 a.m. until noon. There is a free will offering for pancakes,eggs, sausage, real local maple syrup, OJ, coffee or tea. All proceeds benefit theyouth of the community.

Anglers MarketSaturday, May 28Rosoce-Rockland Fire Dept.

The Anglers Market will be held on Saturday, May 28 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.Please stop by the Roscoe-Rockland Fire Dept. Community Center and comevisit the vendors. There will be fishing gear to purchase, great conversationand local authors selling books. For more info, call Manny at 1-607-498-5464or Judy Smith at 1-607-498-6024.

Catskill Fly Fishing Center Season Opener April 2, 2016Celebrate Members First Cast - Join us at the DEC pull-off just upstream of the Center at 9AM for our Official First Cast of the 2016 NYS

Trout Fishing Season. All are welcome as we usher in the Center’s 35th year of trout fishing. Character actor Olec Krupa and Assemblywoman

Aileen Gunther will be on hand to celebrate with us. Join us back at the Center for an open house featuring soup and goodies made by Agnes

Van Put, a book signing with Ed Van Put, The Beaverkill A History of a River and Its People in the Museum. The Catskill Fly Tyers Guild

Rendezvous is back for the second year in the Wulff Gallery. Stop in, chat and learn from some of our greats in fly tying. Can your Bamboo

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Heritage Craft Workshop. Introduce a kid to fly tying! Also the kids can decorate a trout, cookie that is! A chance to make a trout look like the real thing or be imaginative

and make any color of the rainbow trout they would like. Museum Tour with Terry Shultz. Join Terry on an interactive walk through the history of fly fishing. Mike

Canazon Bamboo is back in the workshop for a Rod Building Demonstration. Wonder how the bamboo rod is made, ever think about making your own? Join

Mike back in the Heritage Craft Workshop for splitting cane, staggering nodes, roughing and planning strips.

The Museum, Gallery and Heritage Craft Workshop are open for Self-Guided Tours throughout the day. A full schedule is available on our website www.cffcm.org oryou can find us on facebook.com/CFFCM

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Fly-Fishing the Delaware River Watershed: a lifetime pursuitStory and photos by Willow Baum

“T rout don’t live everywhere,”says Evan Lavery, a lifelongangler and proprietor of

Beaverkill Angler. “The unique draw for hundreds of

years to our fishery – The DelawareRiver Watershed – is the tremendousamount of accessible water that holdtrout,” says Lavery all within 45 min-utes of his Roscoe, NY store.

The Delaware River Watershed spans12,800 square miles and parts of NewYork, Pennsylvania, New Jersey andDelaware.

According to the NYS Department ofEnvironmental Conservation, roughlyone-fifth of the upper watershed lieswithin New York State. Headwatersoriginate in the Catskill Mountains andeventually flow into Delaware Bay andthe Atlantic Ocean.

Conditions that exist in “our enor-mous fishery” – comprised of the EastBranch, West Branch, main stem of theDelaware, and all the tributaries thatfeed them in Sullivan and Delawarecounties -- are “not common,” saysLavery.

Waters stay cold enough during sum-mer months to support trout and theaquatic life on which they feed.

Enter the fly The dizzying varieties of flies avail-

able at Beaverkill Angler prove the elu-sive “best fly” is a constantly movingtarget, changing with the seasons, con-tingent on weather and even size of thequarried trout.

At the end of April, three Mayfliestypically hatch in our fishery. A hatch iswhen Mayflies begin transforming

from an aquatic insect into wingedadults that live a short life expressly toreproduce. As they swim to the surfaceduring the reproduction process, thenymphs lure trout.

Light Hendrickson, Quill Gordonsand Blue Quills are three popular earlyseason flies, impressionistic interpre-tations of insects found in nature.Made from natural fibers and tied byhand, Beaverkill Angler features assort-ed flies; many tied locally and namedafter famous anglers on the region.

A Numbers Game “Fishing is all about probabilities,”

says Lavery. “You increase the likeli-hood you’ll see what you want to see,catch what you want to catch if youincrease the probability of meetingvariable conditions.”

Beyond flies, a few factors MotherNature has a hand in are water temper-ature, river flow levels, time of year,time of day.

Just as deer are less likely seen road-side in the middle of the day, trout tendto surface feed when birds of prey areless likely to spot them – in early morn-ing and evening as sunlight plays dif-ferently on the water.

Fishing fish from 9 to 5 may be con-venient – especially as days grow pro-gressively warmer toward high seasonof May and June – yet that’s the worsttime to be out there, probability-wise.

Lifelong PursuitFor Lavery, fishing is a lifelong love –

and lesson. Out on the weekend withhis Dad, Lavery pulled trout and bassfrom Michigan waters as a child. As ateen, he had a first taste of fly-fishingfor trout, steelhead, salmon also inMichigan, before delving into Easternseaboard salt water of Rhode Islandand Massachusetts, fly-fishing forstriped bass and bluefish.

When Lavery grew tired of the suit-and-tie rhythm of commercial real

estate in Manhattan in the late 90s, hedecided to make his home – then abusiness – near the Delaware RiverWatershed where he loved to fish onweekends.

Fly-fishing is like golf says Lavery.“You have to enjoy learning. If you onlyfly fish a couple days a year, you’ll onlyscratch the surface.”

That’s not to say one must practice 50years before catching something, justthat the long learning curve of fly fish-


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Water Town Number Date Species Size (inches)Beaver Brook Highland 52 April Brown Trout 12 -15 inchesBeaver Brook Highland 470 April Brown Trout 8 - 9 inchesBeaver Kill Rockland 692 April Brown Trout 12 -15 inchesBeaver Kill Rockland 2970 April Brown Trout 8 - 9 inchesBeaver Kill Rockland 3280 May - June Brown Trout 8 - 9 inchesCallicoon Ck North Branch Callicoon 67 April Brown Trout 12 -15 inchesCallicoon Ck North Branch Callicoon 1290 April Brown Trout 8 - 9 inchesCallicoon Ck North Branch Callicoon 172 April Brown Trout 12 -15 inchesCallicoon Ck North Branch Callicoon 470 April Brown Trout 8 - 9 inchesCallicoon Ck North Branch Callicoon 130 May Brown Trout 8 - 9 inchesCallicoon Ck North Branch Callicoon 260 May - June Brown Trout 8 - 9 inchesCallicoon Creek Delaware 95 April Brown Trout 12 -15 inchesCallicoon Creek Delaware 690 April Brown Trout 8 - 9 inchesCallicoon Creek Delaware 170 May - June Brown Trout 8 - 9 inchesCallicoon Creek East Branch Callicoon 52 April Brown Trout 12 -15 inchesCallicoon Creek East Branch Callicoon 390 April Brown Trout 8 - 9 inchesCallicoon Creek East Branch Callicoon 90 May Brown Trout 8 - 9 inchesCallicoon Creek East Branch Delaware 301 April Brown Trout 12 -15 inchesCallicoon Creek East Branch Delaware 170 April Brown Trout 8 - 9 inchesCallicoon Creek East Branch Delaware 2070 April Brown Trout 8 - 9 inchesCallicoon Creek East Branch Delaware 300 May Brown Trout 8 - 9 inchesCallicoon Creek East Branch Delaware 170 May Brown Trout 8 - 9 inchesChestnut Creek Neversink 72 April Brown Trout 12 -15 inchesChestnut Creek Neversink 520 April Brown Trout 8 - 9 inchesChestnut Creek Neversink 130 May Brown Trout 8 - 9 inchesFir Brook Neversink 33 April Brown Trout 12 -15 inchesFir Brook Neversink 220 April Brown Trout 8 - 9 inchesFir Brook Neversink 90 May - June Brown Trout 8 - 9 inchesHalfway Brook Highland 1030 April Brown Trout 8 - 9 inchesHalfway Brook Highland 138 April Brown Trout 12 -15 inchesHalfway Brook Highland 220 May - June Brown Trout 8 - 9 inchesLake Huntington Cochecton 1900 May Brown Trout 8 - 9 inchesLittle Beaverkill Liberty 1640 April Brown Trout 8 - 9 inchesLittle Beaverkill Liberty 239 April Brown Trout 12 -15 inchesLittle Beaverkill Liberty 520 May - June Brown Trout 8 - 9 inchesLoch Sheldrake Fallsburg 860 April Brown Trout 8.5 - 9.5 inchesMongaup Creek Rockland 24 April Brown Trout 12 -15 inchesMongaup Creek Rockland 170 April Brown Trout 8 - 9 inchesMongaup Creek Rockland 220 May Brown Trout 8 - 9 inchesMongaup Falls Reservoir Lumberland 1290 May Brown Trout 8.5 - 9.5 inchesMongaup River Bethel 72 April Brown Trout 12 -15 inchesMongaup River Bethel 650 April Brown Trout 8 - 9 inchesMongaup River East Branch Fallsburg 860 April Brown Trout 8 - 9 inchesMongaup River East Branch Fallsburg 95 April Brown Trout 12 -15 inchesMongaup River Middle Branch Bethel 950 April Brown Trout 8 - 9 inchesMongaup River Middle Branch Bethel 134 April Brown Trout 12 -15 inchesMongaup River Middle Branch Bethel 260 May - June Brown Trout 8 - 9 inchesMongaup River West Branch Bethel 29 April Brown Trout 12 -15 inchesMongaup River West Branch Bethel 260 April Brown Trout 8 - 9 inchesNeversink Reservoir Neversink 3190 April Brown Trout 8.5 - 9.5 inchesNeversink River Fallsburg 1040 April Brook Trout 8 - 9 inchesNeversink River Fallsburg 1120 April Brown Trout 8 - 9 inchesNeversink River Fallsburg 680 May - June Brook Trout 8 - 9 inchesNeversink River Fallsburg 600 May - June Brown Trout 8 - 9 inchesNeversink River Thompson 1290 April Brown Trout 8 - 9 inchesNeversink River Thompson 730 May - June Brown Trout 8 - 9 inchesSandburg Creek Fallsburg 950 April Brown Trout 8 - 9 inchesSandburg Creek Fallsburg 86 April Brown Trout 12 -15 inchesSandburg Creek Fallsburg 310 May - June Brown Trout 8 - 9 inchesTen Mile River Cochecton 43 April Brown Trout 12 -15 inchesTen Mile River Cochecton 300 April Brown Trout 8 - 9 inchesTen Mile River Cochecton 90 May - June Brown Trout 8 - 9 inchesTen Mile River Tusten 57 April Brown Trout 12 -15 inchesTen Mile River Tusten 430 April Brown Trout 8 - 9 inchesTen Mile River Tusten 90 May - June Brown Trout 8 - 9 inchesTen Mile River East Branch Tusten 260 April Brown Trout 8 - 9 inchesTen Mile River East Branch Tusten 29 April Brown Trout 12 -15 inchesWhite Lake Bethel 4310 May Brown Trout 8.5 - 9.5 inchesWillowemoc Creek Neversink 285 April Brown Trout 12 -15 inchesWillowemoc Creek Neversink 1550 April Brown Trout 8 - 9 inchesWillowemoc Creek Neversink 1030 May - June Brown Trout 8 - 9 inchesWillowemoc Creek Rockland 424 April Brown Trout 12 -15 inchesWillowemoc Creek Rockland 4310 April Brown Trout 8 - 9 inchesWillowemoc Creek Rockland 148 April Brown Trout 12 -15 inchesWillowemoc Creek Rockland 1290 April Brown Trout 8 - 9 inchesWillowemoc Creek Rockland 1380 May Brown Trout 8 - 9 inchesWillowemoc Creek Rockland 573 May - June Brown Trout 12 -15 inchesWillowemoc Creek Rockland 3360 May - June Brown Trout 8 - 9 inches

Spring 2016 Trout Stocking for Sullivan CountyThe following listing reflects the anticipated number of yearling and older trout to bestocked into listed waters during spring 2016. Actual numbers and stocking timesmay vary depending on fish availability and weather conditions. The fish are stockedwith help from County Federated Sportsmen.

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“N ew York is home to some ofthe best fishing in the coun-try and through our NY

Open for Fishing and Hunting initia-tive, we are making it easier foranglers to enjoy this proud tradition,”said Governor Andrew M. Cuomo. “Iencourage residents and visitors aliketo take advantage of these opportuni-ties ... right here in New York State.”

“I’m excited to announce the open-ing of the 2016 trout and salmon sea-son, and celebrate the success of ourefforts to sustain our popular andeconomically important recreationalfisheries," said New York StateDepartment of Environmental Con-servation Acting Commissioner BasilSeggos. “Through Governor Cuomo’sNY Open for Fishing and Hunting Ini-

tiative, we are making importantinvestments to improve access tofishing opportunities and upgradeour fish hatchery system, and com-bined with the current favorableweather conditions and stream flows,2016 should be a great fishing year.”

Unlike last year, when most of thestate was languishing through anextended winter with much ice andsnow, prospects for the 2016 openerlook very promising. Even with theexpected fishable stream flows, troutwill still be relatively lethargic untilstream temperatures warm. Anglerswill have best success using bait andlures such as spinners that can befished slow and deep. Fishing willimprove markedly once water tem-peratures move into the sixties later

in the spring. The warming alsoencourages aquatic insect activity,which improves opportunities forthose preferring to use fly fishinggear.

Stocking efforts on trackDEC plans to stock over 2.3 million

catchable-size brook, brown andrainbow trout in 314 lakes and pondsand roughly 2,850 miles of streamsacross the state. Spring stockings willinclude 1.76 million brown trout,431,555 rainbow trout and 130,000brook trout. Approximately 97,000two-year-old brown trout 13-14 inch-es in length will also be stocked intolakes and streams across the state.Nearly two million yearling lake trout,steelhead, landlocked salmon,

splake, Chinook salmon and cohosalmon will also be stocked by DECthis spring to provide exciting anglingopportunities over the next severalyears.

New investments in hatcheriesand fishing access

Under the New York Open for Fish-ing and Hunting initiative, DECrecently announced significantimprovements to DEC’s fish hatcherysystem and waterway access facili-ties. In 2014 and 2015, a total of $8million in NY Works funding was pro-

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Anglers urged to help stop thespread of Aquatic Invasive Species

The DEC reminds anglers to be sureto take appropriate measures to stopthe spread of aquatic invasive speciesin New York State. Boats, boatingaccessories and fishing gear shouldbe completely dried and/or disinfec-ted with hot water before being usedin a new body of water. Methods toclean and disinfect fishing gear canbe found at www.dec.ny.gov/ani-mals/50121.html.

Boaters should take the followingsteps to ensure that their boat, trailerand equipment are free of aquaticinvasive species:

Visually inspect the boat, trailerand other fishing and boating equip-ment and remove all mud, plants andother organisms that might be cling-ing to it. Dispose of the materials inone of the Nuisance Invasive SpeciesDisposal Stations installed at manyDEC boat launches, in the trash or atan upland location away from thelaunch ramp.

Drain the boat's bilge and any otherwater holding compartments such aslive wells, bait wells and bilge tanks.This does not apply to water associ-ated with sanitary systems or drink-ing water supplies.

DEC also highly recommends dry-ing boats. Boaters who are unable todry their boats between uses shouldflush the bilge and other water hold-ing compartments with water,preferably at a temperature of 140degrees Fahrenheit. Microscopic lar-val forms of aquatic invasive species,such as zebra mussels and spinywaterflea, can live in as much as adrop of water. Anything holdingwater should be dried, flushed ordisinfected with hot water to ensurethat these aquatic invasive speciesare not spread.

Fishing license requirementsAnyone 16 years of age and older

who desires to fish in New York musthave a New York State fishing license.Sullivan County Anglers can pur-chase their license at any town hall,as well as many local businesses.

Fishing licenses are now valid forone year from the date of purchase.When buying a fishing license, pleaseconsider also purchasing aHabitat/Access Stamp to help fundimportant access and habitat proj-ects. For more information on theHabitat/Access Stamp Program go towww.dec.ny.gov/permits/47452.html

Free Fishing Weekends and Clinics available

To further encourage fishing inNew York State, Governor Cuomosigned legislation in 2012 expandingthe opportunity for free fishing clin-ics, allowing more New Yorkers toexperience fishing for the first timeby enabling DEC to increase thenumber of free clinics that can beheld throughout the state. The FreeFishing Days program began in 1991to allow all people the opportunity tosample the incredible fishing NewYork State has to offer.

In addition, New York State resi-dents and visitors may fish for freewithout a fishing license in any of thestate’s 7,500 lakes and ponds and50,000 miles of rivers and streamsduring the weekend of June 27-28.For additional Upcoming FreeFishing Dates, visit DEC’s website athttp://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/89821.html.

Governor Cuomo has expandedrecreational opportunities for resi-dents and tourists, positioning NewYork State as a recreation destination,connecting communities to statelands, and improving the quality oflife. Governor Cuomo's NY Open forFishing and Hunting Initiative is aneffort to improve recreational oppor-tunities for sportsmen and womenand to boost tourism activitiesthroughout the state. This includesstreamlining fishing and huntinglicenses, reducing license fees,improving access for fishing andincreasing hunting opportunities inNew York State. Under the initiative,the 2015-16 Enacted Budget includedan additional $8 million for state landaccess projects and an additional $4million for the state's hatcheries inNY Works funding.

The DEC operates 12 fish hatch-eries and raises and stocks morethan 15 species of fish into New Yorkwaters. Visit the Fish Hatcherieswebpage for more information onDEC's website.

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