Outdoors
Springtime provides chance to go wild
Marty Simon, director of the Wilderness Learning Center in Chateaugay and a wild-foods expert, says there are more than one species of ferns with brown, papery covering and the ostrich ferns are the ones to pick.
Fishing competition, fun and otherwise, this spring
Here are three fishing tournaments scheduled for May and June to check out in the Adirondacks and Champlain Valley.
Fly fishing takes off with good weather, water levels
Hatches of Hendricksons are beginning to come off along with a few Caddis. Add this to the fact that the West Branch of the Ausable has been stocked with many trout in the 15- to 17-inch range.
Memorable trips by canoe - Part 1
Water levels, especially in the Champlain Valley, are a little high right now, giving me time to reflect on some interesting canoe trips I've made locally over the past two decades.
Swans, alewives, Black Brook updates
First off is the story of the five mute swans that took up residence on Lake Champlain.
Southwick names top '07 hunting, shooting equipment brands
The list has been compiled from the 19,288 surveys that hunters and target shooters returned from HunterSurvey.com and TargetshootingSurvey.com last year.
This critter of the month a prehistoric fish
Sturgeon are the largest and longest living freshwater fish in the state.
Muddy spring conditions good for tracking wildlife
Getting out in the woods and fields is the first step. Next, having a good field guide helps with identification, and the process of casting tracks, as either a learning tool for kids or just a hobby, is an easy one.
Warm weather prompts first hatches to emerge on the waters
On the slower sections of the streams, we are seeing some sedges and small caddis during the midday and afternoon hours.
2008 Hendrickson tourney set for May 31
The event's success over the past three years has demonstrated that this river is one of New York state's finest trout-fishing streams.
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Dennis Aprill
Dennis Aprill has been the Outdoors Columnist for the Press-Republican since 1990. Over that time frame, he has won 10 Outdoor Writers Association of America writing awards, 4 from the Outdoor Writers of Canada, and 15 writing and photography awards from the New York Outdoor Writers Association. In 2003, Aprill was named the New York State Council of Trout Unlimited’s Communicator of the Year.
Besides writing for the Press-Republican, Aprill is the Adirondack Columnist for Vermont Outdoors Magazine and a regular contributor to Adirondack Life. He has 4 books out: Short Treks in the Adirondacks and Beyond, Paths Less Traveled, Good Fishing in the Adirondacks (Editor and contributor), and Mammals of the Adirondacks (Co-Author).
In addition to his writing, Aprill is an active outdoors enthusiast and a licensed New York State Guide (License # 1474), who enjoys all aspects of the outdoor experience. He has competed in snowshoe racing in the winter Empire State Games in Lake Placid where he won 5 gold medals and 4 silver medals in the 1990s.
Aprill is a full time journalism professor at the State University of New York at Plattsburgh. He lives with his family in an out-of-the-way place in the Adirondacks.
Contact him at daprill2000@yahoo.com.
Awarded: “Best Outdoor Coverage by a Newspaper."
An American Hunt
If hunting has a Super Bowl, this is it. At dawn on a September day, as the sky in the east was turning from slate gray to pale orange, 27 invited hunters from around the world set out on the rolling plains of central Wyoming for the One Shot Antelope Hunt, a unique tradition that dates back to 1940.Click here
Webcam Views
Live webcam views of the North Country including the East Ausable River, Whiteface Mt. and several Olympic venues.
Blog: On The Sly
Foxy Gagnon offers interesting observations about the North Country covering current issues, distant memories, and things in-between.
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