Senior Staff Writer Eric Santomauro-Stenzel shares a selection of photographs taken during the winter months.…
Online home of The Freeman's Journal and Hometown Oneonta
Advertisement
ice fishing
“First time ice has been safe for us to get out,” Mike Seymour says while preparing a hole to fish from. “Some days you may have a good day, get a good perch and a walleye or two. Some days, you go home and nothing.”…
This year, we have ice cover. And last weekend there were scores of fishermen out all over the lake, braving the cold, snow, wind and dark skies in hope of a catch, preferably a lake trout, walleye or perch, the most sought-after fish out there (due to the depth of Otsego Lake, there is a wealth of cold-water fish lurking therein).…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22 Kids Exploration Day With The Otsego County Conservation Association EXPLORATION DAY—8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Otsego County Conservation Association and Oneonta World of Learning team up to present a day of exploration for local children ages 5 and under. OCCA educators Liz Brown and Shelby MacLeish will lead the group in a scientific exploration of Fortin Park and offer crafts and nature games. Parents should ensure the children are dressed for the weather and bring…
Intrepid ice fisherman shares tools and tricks Rob Moore is a typical outdoorsy kind of guy. He hunts, he fishes, he hikes. “I love to fish,” he said. “Whether it’s from a boat or on the ice, I just love it.” “When I was just a boy living in Cooperstown, I fished behind Bassett Hospital,” he said, before divulging a sportsman’s secret. “That’s a perfect spot for fly fishing and salmon fishing during the summer. As a matter of fact,…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta March 3, 2022 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE Restaurants, liquor stores await Albany decision on drinks to go Intrepid ice fisherman shares tools & tricks Inside The Paper Oneonta Middle School student prepped supply-filled backpacks for homeless St. Mary’s Church in Cooperstown starts Lenten Food Drive New York’s big political parties back slates but primaries loom Bassett, Nurses reach bonus accord Westchester group sparks GoFundMe effort to save Cooper murals…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23 Springfield Library Celebrates Valentines Day & Chinese New Year SPRINGFIELD READS – 4:30 p.m. Celebrate Chinese New Year and Valentines Day together with stories, snacks, and crafts with members of the Springfield community. Sponsored by Hyde Hall. Springfield Community Library, 129 Co. Rd. 29A, Springfield Center. 315-858-5802 or visit hydehall.org/springfield-reads-feb-23-2022/…
January’s chill lures fishers to Otsego ice, but is it too early? By Ted Potrikus Mid-January’s cold snap invited winter sports enthusiasts onto the ice covering the southeastern corner of Otsego Lake last weekend, amazing a few passersby who wondered about their safety. “That’s as risky a behavior as I’ve ever seen for this time of year,” said Matt Albright, Assistant to the Director of the SUNY Oneonta Biological Field Station. “That ice couldn’t have been more than an inch…
WINTER SPORTS ATTRACT MANY Ice, Snow, Single-Digits Get Enthusiasts Outdoors…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17 Learn About Ice Fishing ICE FISHING – 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Bring the kids out to learn ice fishing from State park staff and NYS DEC ‘I Fish NY.’ Free, registration required due to Covid. Glimmerglass State Park, 1527 Co. Rd. 31, Cooperstown. 607-547-8662 or visit www.facebook.com/GlimmerglassStatePark/…
