By Tim Rowland An angler’s greatest asset is patience, or so we have been told. But this is a lie. Show me a patient fisherman and I will show you a fisherman who by definition isn’t catching any fish. If bass fishermen were patient, why would they … [Read more...] about A fishing tale from an antsy angler
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Champlain’s ice-up a rare gift
By BRANDON LOOMIS Lake Champlain's ice finally stretched from New York to Vermont on March 8. As routine as that may sound for a wintry waterway that froze over in all but three winters in the 1800s -- and all but four in the first half of the … [Read more...] about Champlain’s ice-up a rare gift
Land groups preserve 2,500 acres and a native trout
By BRANDON LOOMIS Three land preservation groups announced transactions protecting nearly 2,500 acres in the Adirondacks this month, with most of that acreage coming in a single conservation easement around waters containing a native strain of … [Read more...] about Land groups preserve 2,500 acres and a native trout
Lure of the wild trout
DEC stocks tens of thousands of exotic fish in Adirondack waters each year, a practice that some observers believe diminishes populations of native brook trout. By Mike Lynch When people think of invasive species in the Adirondack Park, … [Read more...] about Lure of the wild trout
Lake trout at risk
Climate change threatens to reduce the cold-water habitat preferred by this Adirondack native. By Mike Lynch In one traditional method of lake-trout fishing, an angler holds in his or her hand a weighted line while trolling from a boat. To … [Read more...] about Lake trout at risk
Tragedy of the Trout
How logging, fish stocking, acid rain, and other man-made calamities nearly wiped out an Adirondack icon: the wild brookie. By George Earl In early May, vernal patches of birch stood out among the darker evergreens lining the remote kettle-hole … [Read more...] about Tragedy of the Trout