A cold one tonight HT.  Supposed to get down to 29 in the Mid Hudson Region.

Thought about putting 10 more chicks out tonight but will wait .
Also thought about sneaking a day after work tomorrow but alas, 14 mph winds, I'll wait.
Thursday I hope things open up for the better.
Fichy , I hope your adventures also open up on the coast.
I have coworkers that resident on boats there and not able to get to them.
I haven't seen yet where non residents are allowed to buy a license or camp . I'm hoping for late June.
Red tides come into play a little but its mostly growing, management areas and harvest rates in the bays we frequent.

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Thought about putting 10 more chicks out tonight but will wait .
Also thought about sneaking a day after work tomorrow but alas, 14 mph winds, I'll wait.
Thursday I hope things open up for the better.
Fichy , I hope your adventures also open up on the coast.
I have coworkers that resident on boats there and not able to get to them.
I haven't seen yet where non residents are allowed to buy a license or camp . I'm hoping for late June.
Red tides come into play a little but its mostly growing, management areas and harvest rates in the bays we frequent.

 
If you don't know, it must be impossible.  If you can't record it for the selfie-infested internet it can't and didn't happen.  Thanks for warning me off your home waters, I learned a valuable lesson. Next time I want to engage in a passive-aggressive pizzing match I'll stop by. 

Right, I don't know and only reading updates from the DEM off the internet.
We won't be able to go to RI and self quarantine inside for 14 days then be allowed to participate in activities after such time. We are also required to buy a non residents shellfish license and they are currently not available .
Some things may not always be what they seem. My mother and sister are highly susceptible to this virus. I would also suspect others with compromising immune systems are as well . Given the fact that my daughter is working directly with covid 19 patients, I'm on direct contact with enormous amounts of people at work and in public places and my wife is also a nurse , the chances of me having or carrying the virus is extremely high. I have not been in contact with my mother and sister who live right next door since early March. It would be extremely careless to put someone at risk.
People can think what they wish and I can't change others thoughts. It really dosen't matter because life goes on.
I have actually fished very little this year and decided to pull my boat out of the water and write another striper season off .
Be well.

Great photo Rich.
Things are not the same now and hopefully will someday return to  'normal'.
Till then gotta make the most of it.
Been living like a hermit and getting tired of it.
I see that Pulaski area has opened up a bit -albeit late for river fishing.
Perhaps in the Fall-----

Great photo what a whopper.... dadburn fish is longer than the beam of the boat.

Congratulations.

So back to time warp where things should be. 3 days in the woods. Not shooting turkeys or catching fish but it was a heck of fun trying. On the hills and sticks where I play its strangers stopping strangers just to shake their hand still. Masks are for villains ( not to say negative but). .
Life was good. Freeing my mind was helpful.
We met many people in the woods just loving the outdoors, doing what's right.
As I came back to a " civilized he!! " ( a POTR song,) things switched like a lightbulb. People in their open space yards wearing masks. People in cars wearing masks.. strange times indeed.
I don't know what lies ahead but I only wish more fun times as today we have a mass gathering of friends and family on our homestead.
To quote Bruce Wayne,
Let that be a lesson. In future, be more careful from who you accept free lemonade

Here we go .. fear., Propaganda and media remembering Live Aid. Buckle up . I called it. Fun times of strangers stopping strangers just to shake their hand are history for my lifetime.

Not so fun stuff. The world has gone crazy and things are getting even worse. Members of my family are police officers and fathers of families of their own. I fear for their safety far more than covid 19 itself.
That said :
At 1am Tuesday morning we had an attempted home invasion at my house. Believe me, I will take no prisoners and will defend my property and family at all costs.
While we were sleeping we were awoken by a loud banging on our front door as dogs went nuts barking. My wife went to the door to find a mid 20's woman on the porch asking for help and trying to push her way into our house. The wife yelled for me and I ran to the door and kicked it closed then ran to the locker for our home protection equipment. As I returned this person was still trying to get inside the house saying her boyfriend beat her and she needed help. We offered to call the police and we saw no physical injuries but could tell she was intoxicated. We told her to wait in the yard and we would call for help.
As my wife was calling the authorities, our fire whistle went off and the woman ran away. While on the phone with authorities they said they heard the siren and asked if it was the police. My wife explained it was fire alarm the authorities said they had a report of a car accident on our street and police are responding.
As it turned out, this woman was partying with so called protestors and stolen a car then crashed it followed by leaving the scene.
She was caught and sent to jail.
We also found out she has a long criminal history.

Be safe folks. Keep your doors locked and your powder dry

Glad it worked out- good on the 'home protection equipment'.