HRFA members may keep scrolling down to see the results of our 2nd Annual Catch, Tag & Release Striper Derby and much more.
Next up is Carl Bruger's column for the month. It's the first of a 2-part article. In this issue he covers six of his twelve favorite hard lures for fishing in salt and freshwater.
Right after that, in
THE "LURE" OF A GRANDFATHER
, one of our members invites us into some cherished memories from his youth, and how fishing (and in particular, a treasured lure shadowbox) connects generations of family members.
That's followed by another video sent to us by Sandy Federico. This one is on fly fishing for stripers.
Next is a brief review of last month's general meeting which was hosted for us on ZOOM by Rutgers' Professor Douglas Zemeckis. It was our first on-line meeting prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
One of the many things the HRFA does is fight for public access to the Hudson River and its tributaries. The message we recently carried to Albany, NY was "No Public Access? No Public Funding!" The next article "Public Access" by George Browne is from the Jersey Coast Anglers Association's June 2020 Newsletter. The link to the article is shared in this issue of
River Views
with permission of the author.
George Browne recruited persons interested in discussing the Edwin B. Forsyth National Wildlife Refuge's draft Fishing Plan with Virginia Rettig (USFWS), Refuge Manager, with other interested stakeholders in an online meeting held May 21st. Currently the NWR allows hunting on certain tracts of land during parts of the year but not much fishing except for boaters. They are considering ways to increase opportunities for shoreline anglers and are soliciting input. If interested in learning more, links to the Fishing Plan and the Refuge are below. The period for comment is extended to June 8th.
Pete Musse's
From Fish to Dish
section includes his recipe that worked well for both sea bass and lingcod fillets. The section includes an Asian approach to preparing sea bass shared by Mona Mak.
In his monthly column, club Historian Tony Evangelista covers some of the many contributions made to the HRFA by long time member Rick Englesbe.
We have our Upcoming Events, club Calendar, notes from our Membership Chair Arnie Ulrich, HRFA Merchandise and your photo submissions. We need to form our surf fishing team to complete in the Fall ASAC tournaments. We need volunteers to help in our Youth Angler Program too. And much more.
We hope you enjoy this month's issue. Please email comments, photos, articles, news and other things of interest to members to care of The Editor.
The Editor
River Views
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