Tuesday, April 10, 2007

Fly-fishing on Long Island

Small lakes in many Long Island communities are stocked with fish, as of April 1st. It was cold today, but we went fishing. Thermals, sweat-pants, and sweaters under the waders and you would think it was summer! Yeah, right!

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Walking through the tall grass...

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This is West Lake in Patchoque...Private home and the water tower do give a different take on fishing. It's not as quiet or picturesque as Connetquot State Park, but pretty, just the same... We got the rods wet and checked our equipment for this type of fishing.

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An osprey at the Bayard Cutting Arboretum.

We watched this guy for a long time and saw him meet his nesting partner in the large chimney of the estate. We'll be going back often to catch the arrival of the new chicks. So close to people, this is going to be a show I don't want to miss!

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