Glen's Fishing Trip

He might be onto something

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BioXBq9VFU8

Hornbeck Boats exhibit in Canton

If you hadn't seen, there is a Hornbeck Boat history exhibit in Canton, NY at the TAUNY Center...they have also produced this video (and yep - that's me in there!) from a series of interviews they did with Hornbeck owners. Cool stuff!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxKJBJlwMP4

Scott

U.S. Will Rename 660 Geographic Features- including several Adirondack landmarks

Link to article: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart...mes-180979733/

Text of article:

Quote:

U.S. Will Rename 660 Mountains, Rivers and More to Remove Racist Word A task force is identifying new names for sites on federal land that bear a derogatory term referring to Indigenous women The United States Department of the Interior (DOI) proposed a list of new names for more than 660 geographic features across the country last month, the agency announced in a statement. Led by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, the first Native American to serve as cabinet secretary, the February 2022 release of the list marks the next step in a sweeping plan to remove the racist and misogynist slur "squaw" from the national geographic landscape. Hundreds of U.S. geographic sites, including mountains, rivers, lakes, remote islands and more, currently are named using the word, report Neil Vigdor and Christine Hauser for the New York Times. "Words matter, particularly in our work to make our nation's public lands and waters accessible and welcoming to people of all backgrounds," said Haaland, per the statement. "Consideration of these replacements is a big step forward in our efforts to remove derogatory terms whose expiration dates are long overdue," added the secretary, who is a member of the Pueblo of the Laguna and a 35th-generation New Mexican. Haaland first announced a secretarial order to remove the offensive phrase from federal lands in November 2021. She created a 13-member Derogatory Geographic Names Task Force, composed of members from the National Park Service, the Bureau of Indian Affairs and several other government agencies, which she then tasked with surveying federal sites and generating new name alternatives, as Melissa Montalvo reports for the Fresno Bee. At the time, the secretary also officially declared "squaw" a derogatory term and directed the task force to replace the word with "sq*_ _ _" in all official communications, as Rina Torchinsky reports for NPR. Now, task force members are soliciting feedback on proposed name changes from Native American tribes and members of the public throughout the country. Those who wish to see the proposed name changes can view the full list online and submit feedback or mail comments through April 25. The task force will submit chosen names for final approval from the Board on Geographic Names, the federal body that standardizes American place names, per the New York Times. At least five candidate replacement names ere chosen for each geographic site. Names were picked based on nearby features-for instance, if "Castle Creek" was the closest named feature to a place called "Squaw Mesa," the first proposed name might be "Castle Mesa," reports the Fresno Bee. Some states, including Maine and Oregon, have already banned the word from place names, as Susan Montoya Bryan reported for the Associated Press last fall. And this month, lawmakers in California proposed their own state legislation that would replace all uses of the word in place names and geographic features, with a deadline of January 1, 2024, as Lila Seidman reports for the Los Angeles Times. James C. Ramos, the first and only Indigenous member of the state Legislature, told the newspaper that the phrase, which is sometimes called the "S-word," should be retired. "There should be no reason why there shouldn't be support to change the S-word, that is so degrading to Native American women, in the year 2022," Ramos told the Los Angeles Times. Also speaking with the Los Angeles Times, ACLU advocate Tedde Simon noted that slurs such as these both "perpetuate and allow for violence" against Indigenous women, which is an ongoing crisis in the U.S. Eighty-four percent of Indigenous women experience some form of violence during their lifetimes, as Brandi Morin reported for National Geographic this week. Last December, the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN) approved a move to change the name of change Sq_ _ _ Mountain, a peak in Clear Creek County, Colorado, to Mestaa'ėhehe Mountain. The word means "owl woman" in Cheyenne, and is the name of a famous 19th-century Cheyenne female leader. The name change was brought about by the Mestaa'ėhehe Coalition, a group of local tribal leaders, as Clarissa Guy reported for Rocky Mountain PBS. Now, the Mestaa'ėhehe Coalition is pushing for another high-profle change: to retire the name of Mount Evans, one of the Rocky Mountain's best-known peaks, ascending more that 14,000 feet above sea level-one of the more than 50 that are known as "14ers." Its namesake is the former territorial governor of Colorado, John Evans, whose proclamation on August 11, 1864, led directly to the brutal Sand Creek Massacre. Volunteer cavalrymen killed an estimated 230 innocent Cheyenne and Arapaho people, including women, children and elders. These efforts, with the recent DOI initiative, are just some of the ways that communities across the country are reexamining the racist language and tropes related to Indigenous people that feature in their place names, team names, monuments and more. For instance, the dairy company Land O'Lakes retired Mia, an Indigenous woman that once graced its well-known logo, in April 2020. And sports franchises including the Cleveland baseball team and the Washington, D.C. football team have rebranded to remove offensive references to Indigenous people from their names and logos. In a report published earlier this year, the National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers summarized helpful guidelines for those organizations and governments considering their own name changes, according to the Times. "Contrary to some popular rhetoric, renaming racially insensitive or otherwise inappropriately named geographic features or land units is not 'canceling history,'" the association wrote. "Rather, it is an opportunity to provide a more honest accounting of America's past and a gesture toward healing historic wounds."

Link to an interactive map showing the geographic features to be renamed. As stated in the title, this includes a number of features within the Adirondack Park- including a bunch located in the Moose River Plains/West Canada Lakes area: https://geonarrative.usgs.gov/names_taskforce/

If you click on each item in the map, it pops up a box with 5 nearby features. The proposal is to start with nearby geographic feature names in considering replacement names for the features in question. For example, the brook located near the Carry Lean-to is near features with names like "Onion Hill," "Buck Mountain," "Lewey Mountain," and "Lamphere Ridge," so the initially proposed replacement names could be something along the lines of "Onion Brook," "Buck Brook," "Lewey Brook," or "Lamphere Ridge." Somewhat unimaginative but you have to start somewhere, I suppose- and it seems as good a starting point as any for dealing with renaming 660 different features across the country.

But, as stated in the article, the public is also welcome to submit feedback on the proposed name changes- including, I assume, suggested alternative names for specific features. The following form can be used to submit comments electronically: https://www.regulations.gov/commento...2022-0001-0001

And the following PDF includes instructions on how to submit comments by mail: https://public-inspection.federalreg...2022-03748.pdf

So... any thoughts on possible relevant alternate names for some of the features located in the ADKs?

Draft Unit Management Plan for St. Lawrence Rock Ridge

The Draft Unit Management Plan for St. Lawrence Rock Ridge has just been released for public comment through April 30th. Although this is just outside the Blue Line, I'm posting in this section. The St. Lawrence Rock Ridge planning unit consists of 15 state forests and is located just northwest of the Adirondacks.

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The draft UMP proposes several new recreational features, including seven hiking trails, six lean-tos, five campsites, four informational kiosks, and new and improved trails for the Motorized Access Program for People with Disabilities (MAPPWD).

Here is a link to the DEC press release on this:
https://www.dec.ny.gov/press/125074.html

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Osprey Aether 60 Backpack

Next to new condition. Size M. Too big for me, getting a smaller pack. Asking $185. Send me a PM if interested.

Conglin Lakes stroll, Ferris Lake Wilderness area

a stroll to the Conglin Lakes in the Ferris Lake Wilderness area. This is a remote and obscure hike into places few ever get to see in person. took about 4.5 hrs, about 10 miles, but 7 is on a good trail. about a 10 minute bushwhack back to the lakes. i did a circumnavigation of all 3, looking for camping/hiking/paddling spots, and any sign of human activity. the woods are fairly open all the way around, lots of erratics, small rock cliffs, and babbling streams. fairly flat, and lots of birds. i'll be back in April and see if that stocking worked out...

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Cranberry Race

https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...6g&oe=623FD4F6

This is a link to the Cranberry Lake Boat Club's flyer for a USAC sanctioned canoe/kayak race on Cranberry on Saturday Aug 13.

9 Carries & Whitney Loop

I've been mulling this over all winter so I thought I would seek some input.

I was all set to do the 9 Carries last spring, and then my non-portaging buddy rolled in from Michigan so we went to Lows for a few days. Nothing wrong with that.

However, before I depart for Michigan permanently I want to complete the 9 Carries and re-do the Whitney. I did Whitney (stopped at the lower dam due to the 14 billion blackflies that seemed to follow me wherever I went) some years ago but due to family stuff it was a rushed trip. Never made a single cast or had a single fire.

So, all things being equal, between the 2 trips which one would you do in the spring and which one in the fall? I would love to get back into some brookies, but my primary goal is solitude. I'm fully geared up and have my No Bug Zone at the ready.

My trips will take place in mid May and mid October.

Thank you!

Beaver River Canoe Trail

Anyone have experience on the Beaver River Canoe Trail? This is not the route that begins at Lake Lila, but is a designated 16 mile route that mostly traverses reservoirs and is normally done in one long, or two shorter days. While the trail begins in the park, I believe it exits the park on Soft Maple Reservoir and continues onward. I'd like to canoe it this summer and am interested in observations from anyone that has done it. It seems like a pretty easy route, I'm just looking for info about unexpected things, general impressions and fishing as I hope to catch some along the way.

Fly Line

What is the best sinking fly line for pond fishing brook trout. Thanks for any help.

DEC Announces Adoption of New Freshwater Fishing Regulations

https://www.dec.ny.gov/press/124958.html


Notable Regulation Changes
A complete compilation of changes and an assessment of public comment associated with the final rulemaking is available on the DEC website. Major regulation changes include:

New statewide regulation for rainbow, brown trout, and splake in lakes and ponds. The season will now be open year-round, with a five-fish daily limit, any size, with a "no more than two longer than 12 inches" harvest rule;

Statewide Atlantic salmon regulations will now allow for a year-round open season;

Ice fishing is permitted on all waters in New York unless specifically prohibited with the exception of Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Lewis, St. Lawrence, Warren, and Washington counties where previous rules remain;

New specific dates replaced floating dates for statewide season openers to include:

May 1 - Walleye, Northern Pike, Pickerel and Tiger Muskellunge;
June 1 - Muskellunge. Note that in 2022, DEC will allow for the fishing of muskellunge beginning the last Saturday in May to accommodate previously planned fishing trips; and
June 15 - Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass.

A five-fish daily walleye limit in Oneida Lake;

A new regulation to limit the growth of the walleye population in Skaneateles Lake. No daily possession limit; 12-inch minimum size limit, open year-round;

The statewide sunfish daily harvest limit has been reduced from 50 to 25 fish;

The statewide minimum size limit for crappie has been increased from nine inches to 10 inches.

got to change this

just had to change this thread.....hope everybody is having a great snow season how ever you may use it....

Float Tube

I have a Wilderness Lite "Backpacker Pro" for sale. Weighs around 4 pounds. It has been in the water less than 8 hours. I would love to utilize it but knee and shoulder surgeries will be keeping me away from any backcountry trips for the next couple of years. New, it sells for just over $400, including fins and a two stage pump. I will let it go for $325. Send PM if interested.

Xc skiing the St Regis Canoe Area 3/4/22

After an earlier trip on the Fish Pond Truck Trail, I became intrigued with the idea of a loop in the area utilizing ponds and carry trails. After less than stellar conditions due to rain and warmer temps, I finally got a good run of conditions and headed out March 4th despite a -17 reading in the morning. Well it warmed to. Blistering +8 when I began skiing at 10am. My route looked like this.
To view the full TR , route description and all the photos visit my website at the link.
http://www.tomcatsadventures.com/202...canoe.html?m=1

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Hey! Times are a changing.

Hello,anybody here ,who might be checking in on here... first off ,missing all you guys a lot lately, been checking in day to day?not much success ..maybe a lot of you moved on to other forums.... Well, the weather will break after this next big storm coming our way, so?we should be getting our gear ready?gonna be a wicked melt right after this storm , but? once that runs off , some smallish tribs might be fishable . So, as you can see ,I'm just missing anything at all to chit chat about , I m sorry, can`t add to this with big fish stories or even getting out on a stream, maybe a few of you have taken advantage of some crazy warm days and fished, was waiting for something. Well, as for me , well?I've been concentrating on building 3 flyrods this winter and one more is going on now , a very important total restoration job of an old bamboo fly rod handed down to me from my most influential trout fisher Uncle Mike .Its in need of a total refurbishing , I can't wait , cause Im gonna fish that rod when finished . I know, thats what he would've wanted me to do. Anyway, tying flies and rodbuilding has taken a ton of my time and of course internal house work never ends .. Hey! So, how was your winter and tell us what you did and are still doing ? Take care and wish you all well.

Miss you guys/girls,
Wb -still hanging on~

Colden with dry knees

The Lake Arnold section of the trail to Mt Colden that is notoriously wet. How is it in winter, or anyone care to speculate how it is now with these thawing temps. Heading up next week, hope to try Colden with low temps in teens and highs in thirties for Lake Placid.

Also - is this section between Avalanche Pass and the junction with Indian Falls crossover or between that function and the L Morgan Porter trail.

Thank you