fishing

The stocking truck
Outdoors, Sports
WADE ROBERTSON 
Apr 19, 2025
I glanced at my watch for the hundredth time and looking up saw several others checking theirs. Five minutes left till 8 a.m., the first day of trout ...
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Experiencing that first-day magic
Outdoors, Sports
WADE ROBERTSON 
Apr 05, 2025
I’ve often wondered if the doctor scraped a fish scale or two off me when I was born. Could it be a sign that my birth date, Feb. 22, has the astrolog...
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Trout Checklist
Outdoors
WADE ROBERTSON, Special to the Times Herald 
Mar 29, 2025
It seems like trout season will never come when the temperatures hover in the single digits, frigid snow storms beat upon you and the heating bills go...
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New York announces free fishing days for 2025
Daily Headlines, Local News, News, ...
Olean Times Herald staff 
Feb 09, 2025
New York has designated six days as Free Fishing Days this year, with the first days coming up next weekend. During these specific days, the state’s f...
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Is it spring yet?
Columnists, Local Sports, Outdoors, ...
WADE ROBERTSON 
Jan 31, 2025
What a winter! Between shoveling snow off roofs, clearing the driveway, stairs and sidewalk, I’ve also burned a mountain of firewood trying to stay wa...
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NY DEC adopts permitting system for bass tournaments
Daily Headlines, News, NY State News, ...
Olean Times Herald staff 
Aug 28, 2024
New York state has adopted new regulations regarding the permitting and reporting of largemouth/smallmouth bass tournaments. The no-cost bass tourname...
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State-record largemouth bass caught in Cayuga Lake
News, NY State News, Outdoors
Olean Times Herald staff 
Jul 22, 2024
A new record for largemouth bass in New York state was set July 11 when James Britenbaugh of Pennsylvania reeled in a 12-pound, 6-ounce “hog” from Cay...
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Fishing for lunker bass
Columnists, Local Sports, Outdoors, ...
WADE ROBERTSON Olean Times Herald 
Jul 12, 2024
From my earliest years I’ve been a fishing addict, a rod in my hand anywhere at any time for anything with fins or scales. Shiners or suckers in Tuna ...
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