If you live in New York or plan to go fresh water fishing in New York state, you’d do well to get yourself a copy of their fresh water fishing regulations guide. It is not yet available online, but you may request a copy of the current regulations by sending an email to:
The guide is free and contains the most recent regulatory changes affecting the fresh water fishing in New York. And of course, it’s free!
I found another publication that IS available online at the New York Department of Environmental Conservation site and is really quite good. It’s a beginner’s guide to fishing called “fishing basics” and is a nice guide to have your children read through or for yourself if you’re just a beginning fisherman. It even includes instructions on how to tie a clinch knot!
You can check it out at the DEC site here:
http://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/fish_marine_pdf/fishingbasics.pdf
If you’d like to check out some of New York’s other fresh water fishing guides available online, just go to:
http://www.dec.ny.gov/pubs/4787.html
Hope this helps you!
Catch you later.