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Black Lake Association

Just noticed this when I was looking for information on Black Lake (heading there this weekend).

Join the Black Lake Association

The Black Lake Association is a group of interested persons who enjoy our lake, many of whom are property owners around the lake, and some are folks who enjoy using the lake’s many fine resources. If you are a property owner, annual membership is $15.00. If you’re someone who enjoys visiting/fishing/boating/swimming in Black Lake then dues are just $5.00 per year.

I’ll be paying my dues when I’m up there for sure. I strongly suggest that anyone that has a vested interest in the health of Black Lake to do exactly the same. It’s one of New York’s true treasures, and needs to be protected.

New York State Sport Fish Restoration Program

Found this interesting… read it today.  We’re spending a lot of money chasing little fishes around.

Each year, more than a million anglers take to New York’s waters in the hopes of catching one or more of the state’s wide diversity of fish species. Trout, salmon, largemouth and smallmouth bass, pike, walleye, muskellunge, catfish, panfish, striped bass, bluefish, scup, black seabass, flounders and weakfish are just a few of the fish species found here.

Freshwater anglers annually take about 21 million fishing trips and spend $1.5 billion pursuing this sport. Saltwater anglers annually take about four million trips and spend more than one billion dollars.

NYS Sport Fish Restoration Program