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Mark Shepard of Middletown walks out to check on tip-ups while ice fishing at Black Pond in January 2019. The Connecticut DEEP recommends ice be at least four inches thick before people venture out on it on foot. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal

WOODS ‘N’ WATER: Don’t be thick! Stay off thin ice

Just what is “safe ice”?I would say it depends on who you talk to — like someone who went through the ice and someone who did not. ...
 
As we struggle to contain or eradicate diseases like COVID-19, using social distancing as one of our preventive measures, various ...
I’ve been purchasing a Connecticut Resident Combination License since I was 16 years old in 1952, until I was able to receive a fr ...
The BoatUS Foundation, in tandem with the fishing tackle company Berkley, is staging a Recast & Recycle Contest this year to discover new ideas on recycling old fishing and soft baits. The contest features $30,000 in prize money. Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal
Want a chance to win $15,000, $10,000 or $5,000? Read on.Recycle: It’s just more than just a word.You have to be an old crank like ...
A blue jay visits a bird feeder at the Quinnipiac Valley Audubon Society Riverbound Farm Sanctuary in Cheshire. This year’s Great Backyard Bird Count is Feb. 12-15. Read Mike Roberts’ Woods ‘N’ Water column and visit birdcount.org for details. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
This past year, and into 2021, COVID-19 has had an impact on many lives and caused some maladies, including one called “Cabin Feve ...
As R-J outdoors columnist Mike Roberts reminds readers, if you’re going to venture out for some ice fishing, make sure the ice is at least 4-inches thick. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
Just for the heck of it, last Saturday I made the rounds of local lakes and ponds to see how the ice was forming.Bottom line? It ...
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As the years progress, it seems like all kinds of wild critters are moving in closer to our city suburbs here in Connecticut.In my ...
Kenny Dewey of Wallingford checks on a tip-up while ice fishing with Chris Tarasiewicz of Meriden at Black Pond in January 2019. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
Got ice? It first looked like we were going to get a good coating of ice for those who like to ice fish.Then some warmer weather ...
Happy New Year gang, let’s hope 2021 will treat us a better than the past year. I never, in my wildest dreams, believed we would ...
Are we doing too little too late?I’m talking about the takeover by invasive aquatic plants in our area, particularly Hanover Pond ...
Whoa, where did the time go? Only six more shopping days before Christmas!Finished your Christmas shopping yet? There’s still time ...
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