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All young anglers are given personal instructions on all aspects of fishing along with tagging and releasing the fish for scientific study. This builds an appreciation of the water and all the things living in it that will stay with them for a lifetime. |
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$20,000 has been given away for 2007! $20,000 Will be given away in 2008! 2008 Applications will be taken now! |
Kid's Corner... |
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Youth Fishing Trips |
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2008 Trips ALL YOUTH trips are ALCOHOL FREE. No Alcohol permitted on ANY Youth Angler Trip. Any person bringing beer, or any other type of alcohol will be asked to remove themselves from the boat. Trips are being added all the time |
Coastal Weather Forecast - New York Harbor Hooked on Hudson!
Youth Angler contact: Glenn Blank 201-941-5541 Home 201-341-8351
| May 27, 2008 Kittanny High School Atlantis Princess 11am - 3pm Contact Glenn Blank for information. 201-341-8351. Volunteers needed. 11am -3 pm. |
May 28, 2008 Explore 200 Middle School Atlantis Princess 11am - 3pm Contact Glenn Blank for information. 201-341-8351. Volunteers needed. 11am -3 pm. |
May 29, 2008 Anne L. Klein Middle School Atlantis Princess 11am - 3pm Contact Glenn Blank for information. 201-341-8351. Volunteers needed. 11am -3 pm. |
| May 31, 2008 HRFA Kids Fishing Trip Atlantis Princess 1pm - 5pm Contact Glenn Blank for information. 201-341-8351. Volunteers needed. 11am -3 pm. |
June 3, 2008 Ridgefield Memorial High School Atlantis Princess 11am - 3pm Contact Glenn Blank for information. 201-341-8351. Volunteers needed. 11am -3 pm. |
June 4, 2008 Hudson County School of Technology Atlantis Princess 11am - 3pm Contact Glenn Blank for information. 201-341-8351. Volunteers needed. 11am -3 pm. |
| June 29, 2008 HRFA Kids Fishing Trip Atlantis Princess 1pm - 5pm Contact Glenn Blank for information. 201-341-8351. Volunteers needed. 11am -3 pm. |
September 22, 2008 Explore 2000 Middle School Ocean Breeze Pier 9am - 2pm Contact Glenn Blank for information. 201-341-8351. Volunteers needed. 11am -3 pm. |
Novermber 28, 2008 HRFA Annual Kids Holiday Party Elks Lodge 7pm Contact Darren Cardinal 908-581-6677 |
The Atlantis Princess Party Boat
Click on the photo for detailed info on the boat!
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Piermont Pier! |
May 4, 2007 Kitattiny HS Atlantis Princess |
May 16, 2007 Ridgefield Memorial HS Atlantis Princess |
May 17, 2007 Anna L Kline Middle School Atlantis Princess |
May 18, 2007 Explore 2000 Middle School Atlantis Princess |
| June 1, 2007 Hudson County High Tech Atlantis Princess |
June 10, 2007 HRFA Kids Atlantis Princess |
June 24, 2007 HRFA Kids Atlantis Princess |
July 10, 2007 New Providence Kids Atlantis Princess |
August 4, 2007 HRFA Kids Atlantis Princess |
| September 8, 2007 HRFA Kids Atlantis Princess |
September 19, 2007 Explore 2000 Ocean Breeze Pier Trip |
October 10, 2007 Explore 2000 Atlantis Princess Rescheduled from 10/3 |
| Piermont
Pier Catfish This is our
third year on the Pier with our Kids Free Catfish Kids, Bring Your Parents! Bring Your Friends! Parents...Bring Your Kids! Grandparents Welcome! We will bring all the rest! Food --- We will provide lunch and drink! Rods & Reels--We have all you can use for free or feel free to bring your own! Bait --- We will bring the correct bait and all you will need---FREE! Instructions --- Of course! We will be there to help and instruct! April 21st
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FISHING EVENT
April 21st EARTH DAY Piermont
Pier
Fishing Derby-10:00 a.m. until
The events is free to kids 16 and under accompanied by an adult. We will provide the kids with the use of a rod and a reel, bait and lunch. (adults are responsible for their own lunch and fishing gear).
Contact: Rich Berlingeri 845 893 6176 or kaptainkatch7@yahoo.com
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The HRFA is a 501C3 Non Profit Organization. All donations are tax deductible. Please Make Charitlble Donations to:
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Contributions or donations for support of these trips is greatly appreciated. Any donation you give to this fund goes 100% in to the expenses of these Youth Angler fishing trips. 100%. The HRFA has no paid officers, directors or members. We have no salaried employees. We work with 100% volunteers. We finance trips like these with the help of many generous people who see the long term benefits of showing kids they can have a great time fishing. Past Years Trips...Archives Click Here!
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Samples of Expenses of a Typical Fishing Trip |
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Donations of ANY size to help fund a portion of one of these trips is greatly appreciated. Copies of the HRFA 501C-3 Non-Profit status certificate will be furnished upon request. $10, $20, up to the sky's the limit! ...whatever you wish to donate will all go towards help finance one of these trips.
All kids go for free on all our trips. Parents or adults are encouraged to come along with a nominal cost to help offset some of the expenses. Usually adults get charged $25 per trip.
Donations can also be mailed in. Make checks out to : HRFA Youth Angler Fund and mail to:
The HRFA NJ, Youth Angler Fund, PO Box 421 Cresskill, NJ 07626
| Atlantis Princess out of Staten Island, N. Y. For more
information contact Glenn Blank at 201-941-5541. A familiar boat often used by the HRFA. |
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Past Years
2006 Trips & Reviews
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Piermont Pier
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April 29, 2006 Piermont Pier |
May 7, 2006 Hooked on Hudson |
May 18, 2006 Keansburg Pier |
May 18, 2006 Atlantis Princess |
| May 19, 2006 Atlantis Princess |
May 25, 2006 Atlantis Princess |
June 1, 2006 Atlantis Princess |
June 2, 2006 Atlantis Princess |
HRFA Kids Atlantis Princess |
| July 19, 2006 New Providence Rec YMCA Maplewood Atlantis Princess |
July 29, 2006 HRFA Kids Atlantis Princess Sold Out! |
August 12, 2006 HRFA Kids Atlantis Princess |
September 10, 2006 HRFA Kids Atlantis Princess |
September 15, 2006 Explore 2000 Atlantis Princess |
| September 20, 2006 Ocean Breeze Pier
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October 20, 2006 KRHS Atlantis Princess |
The Hudson River Fishermen’s Association’s Youth Angler committee is proud to announce that they are hosting the Third Annual HRFA Youth Holiday Party. The party will take place at the same location as our general
meetings, at the Ridgefield Park Elks Lodge, in
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April 8 - 29 and May 7, 2006 YOU ARE INVITED Three Fishing
Adventures to put on your calendar! Kids bring your
parents! Bring your friends! Parents bring your kids! Grandparents welcome! Nieces,
nephews too! That’s all
you’ll need because we are bringing the rest: Food – we will provide lunch and a drink Rods – we have them for you to use or bring your
own Reels –
same as above Bait - we got all you’ll need
Questions???
Contact Rich Berlingeri 845 893 6176 |
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Explore 2000 Students 9 am to 2 pm Adult Volunteers Needed ! Call Glenn Blank 201-941-5541 Home 201-341-8351
May 18, 2006 Atlantis Princess Paterson Middle School Students 11 am to 3 pm Adult Volunteers Needed ! Call Glenn Blank 201-941-5541 Home 201-341-8351 Report! ON THIS DAY CAPT, GLEN BLANK ORGANIZED NOT ONE TRIP BUT TWO.AND AT THE SAME TIME NO LESS ONE WAS ON THE OCEON BREEZE PIER IN STATAN ISLAND WHERE 23 STUDENTS FROM THE EXPLORER 2000 GROUP IN HUDSON COUNTY WERE LED BY CAPT.BLANK AND AIDED BY HRFA VOLUNTEERS,DARRIN CARDINAL-WAYNE GUIDER-MARVIN ORESKY-KEN JENNINGS-CAPT.RALPH ROTH-AND BOB KAZEROWSKI. UP CAME FLUKE BLUES SEA ROBBINS AND SKATES WHICH WERE TAGGED AND RELEASED. OF COURSE THE KIDS LOVED IT BUT SO DID US 'guys" FROM THE CLUB. TRIP TWO WAS ON THE ATLANTIS PRICESS BOARDED BY HUDSON HIGH TECH AND EXPLORER 2000 KIDS.50 IN ALL. EACH KID WAS WEARING A PFD AND WAS GIVEN THE SAFETY AND USE OF TACKLE LESSON BY FIRST MATE -SERGEANT BUDDY D . THE KIDS CAUGHT TAGGED AND RELEASED LOTS OF FLUKE-SEA BASS-BLUES ANDSEA ROBBINS. YOU BETTER BELIEVE THE KIDS LEARNED AND HAD FUN. ALMOST AS MUCH AS THE HRFA VOLS-AL WHITE-LENNY LITOF-JIM MURUEE.
May 19, 2006 Atlantis Princess Party Boat Guttenberg Middle School Students 11 am to 3 pm Adult Volunteers Needed ! Call Glenn Blank 201-941-5541 Home 201-341-8351 Report! ON MAY 19-2006 GLENBLANK LED 36 STUDENTS AND 4 TEACHERS ON A TRIP VIA THE GREAT ATLANTIS PRINCESS, SINCE THE WEATHER WAS DICEY WE WAITED TILL THE STORM ABATED AND ISSUED THE STUDENTS PONCHOS. OF COURSE ALL THE KIDS WORE PFD'S.ONCE ABOARD THE KIDS WERE GIVEN A LECTURE ON SAFETY AND USE OF TACKE BY FIRST MATE SARGE BUDDY D.VOLUNTEERS FROM THE HRFA WERE;RICH BGGIATTI-MIKE CARGILL AND LENNY LITOF. WE SAILED TO CONEY AND ROCKAWAY. THE KIDS CAUGHT TAGGED AND RELEASED ,FLUKE -BLUES-SEA BASS AND SEA ROBBINS. A SPECIAL TREAT OF FREE AND ALL YOU COULD EAT HOT DOGS BURGERS SODAS AND SNACKS- WAS PROVIDED BY THE TOWN OF GUTTENBERG. THE FOOD WAS COOKED BY LEN OF THE HRFA AND MADE THE KIDS PAY A HUGE PRICE FOE THE FOOD. THEY COULD NOT GET THE FOOD UNLESS AND UNTIL THEY SAID LOUDLY THANK YOU. THE TRIP BACK WAS A THRILL FOR THE KIDS BECAUSE WE RAN INTO A SQUALL WITH HAIL POUNDING THE CABIN. THE STORM CLEARED THE SUN CAME OUT AND A GREAT TIME WAS HAD BY ALL,
May 25, 2006 Atlantis Princess Party Boat Trip Kittatinny
Regional High School. 10:30 AM - 2:30 PM
25 Junior High,
25 senior high school students and 10 teachers
Report! May 25, 2006 Fishing trip on the Atlantis Princess The May 25th fishing trip by The fish were all caught by following the
working birds around The HRFA volunteers included Capt. Glenn R. Blank, Tony Evangelista, Mike Cargill, Wayne Geider and Bob Kaczorowski. The Atlantis Princess was run by Captain Mike Romero and his mates Buddy and Bill. Thanks to all of these people and the HRFA for making this trip special for so many people. The HRFA Youth Angler Program made a great impression on a lot of new anglers. This is a great program and Kittatinny will be back for more. Call Glenn Blank 201-941-5541 201-341-8351 Or e-mail Fred Rung
June 1, 2006 Atlantis Princess Party Boat Ridgefield High School Students 11 am to 3 pm Adult Volunteers Needed ! Call Glenn Blank 201-941-5541 Home 201-341-8351 Report! JUNE 1 2006 DAWNED . A SUNNY DAY. A SPECIAL TRIP FOR YOUTH ANGLERS PROGRAM. THIS TRIP WAS TO BE FILMED BY A GROUP OF PROS FOR BROADCAST ON PUBLIC T V. THEIR NAMES ARE DARI MANDELL-ED WATERS-NELLO CICCONE. CAPT GLEN ROSE TO THE OCCASION AND MADE EVERYTHING READY FOR FILMING BOTH AT THE ATLANTIS PRINCESS FINE DOCKING FACILITIES AS WELL AS ON BOARD THE 110 FOOT ATLANTIS PRINCESS. 50 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM RIDGEFIELD HIGH, ALONG WITH 5 ADULTS LED BY THE PRINCIPALDOCTOR ROBERT JACK.(A FLY FISHERMAN NO LESS) ARRIVED AND WERE LED THROUGH THE GRAPHICS RELATING TO WHAT THEY WERE GOING TO DO TODAY. THEN THEY WERE ISSUED AND DONNED ,PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICES WHICH WERE TO BE WORN FROM THE TIME THEY BOARDED UNTIL THEY LEFT THE BOAT. ON BOARD THE KIDS WERE GIVEN THE SAFETY LECTURE AND USE OF THE TACKLE BY THE FIRST MATE, SERGEANT BUDDY D. ON THE WAY OUT TO THE FISHING GROUNDS OFF BROOKLYN AND NEW JERSEY,GLEN GAVE A TALK ON HOW TO READ MARINE CHARTS AND ALSO INDICATED WHERE WE WERE AND WHERE WE WERE GOING. WE ARRIVED AT THE GROUNDS. THE WHISTLE BLEW ,DOWN WENT THE LINES AND SOON CRIES OF FISH ON WERE HEARED. SINCE MOST OF THE KIDS WERE NEW THE HRFA VOLS WERE BUSY WITH BIRDS NESTS. SOON THE KIDS SETTLED DOWN AND THE BLUES FLUKES AND SEA ROBBINSWERE BEING TAGGED AND RELEASED, PICTURES TAKEN AND FOOD CONSUMED. THW CAMERA CREW WERE BUSY FILMING ALL THE GOINGS ON AND WE SHOULD BE EXPECTING A GOOD SHOW ON T V SOON. AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE KIDS WERE HAPPY AND OUR HRFA VOLS.SATISFIED THAT A GOOD TIME WAS HAD BY ALL.PARTICIPATING IN THE TRIP WERE:TONI EVANGILISTA-WAYNE GUIDER-MIKE CARGILL-BOB KAZEROWSKI- AL WHITE-DARRIN CARDINAL-TONI DI MODUGNO A SPECIAL SURPRISE WAITED ON THE DOCK. DARRIN CARDINAL HAD ARRANGED FOR EVERYBODY TO RECEIVE A YOUTH ANGLER TEE SHIRT FREE OF CHARGE. LET'S HEAR IT FOR DARRIN!!!!
June 2, 2006 Atlantis Princess Party Boat Explore 2000 Students 11 am to 3 pm Adult Volunteers Needed ! Call Glenn Blank 201-941-5541 Home 201-341-8351 Report! CAPT. GLEN AND HIS VOLUNTEERS LED YET ANOTHER SCHOOL (HUDSON TECH )EXPLORER 2000 ON A BOAT TRIP FROM STATEN ISLAND,WITH THE ATLANTIS PRINCESS. ON BOARD WERE 40 KIDS AND 4 TEACHERS FROM THE SCHOOL LED BY THEIR GREAT MENTOR JOHN PONTICORVO (HEAD OF THE EXPLORER 2000 PROGRAM AND MEMBER OF THE HRFA) BEFORE BOARDING THE KIDS WERE ISSUED AND FITTED WITH PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICES AND WERE REQUIRED TO WEAR THEM ALL DURING THEIR TIME ABOARD SHIP. BY THE WAY YOU SHOULD REMEMBER THAT THESE DEVICES WERE PROVIDED AND PAID FOR BY THE YOUTH ANGLER PROGRAM OF THE HRFA. ONCE ON BOARD THE STUDENTS WERE GIVEN THE SAFETY LECTURE AND INSTRUCTED ON USE OF THE TACKLE WITH EMPHASIS ON HANDLING OF HOOKS. AGAIN SERGEANT BUDDY D DELIVERED THE LECTURES AND YOU BETTER BELIEVE THAT ALL EYES AND ATTENTION WAS PAID TO HIM. BUDDY WILL NOT HESITATE TO CALL A KID OUT FOR NOT PAYING ATTENTION. BETWEEN BUDDY AND OUR OWN CAPT. GLEN BARKING OUT ORDERS TO THE HRFA VOLS. THINGS GO SMOOTHLY AND EFFICIENTLY, ALL DAY LONG. SINCE THE WEATHER PREDICTIONS WERE NOT STEADY, JOHN PONTICORVO DECIDED THAT WE WOULD STAY CLOSE IN TOWARD THE DOCK SO THAT IF THE WEATHER TURNED BAD THE KIDS WOULD BE SAFE. REMEMBER GUYS THAT THE SAFETY OF OUR KIDS IS PARAMOUNT AND NO CHANCES ARE TAKEN. AS A RESULT, WE HAD A SLOW PICK BUT THE KIDS MANAGED TO LAND TAG AND RELEASE A RESPECTABLE NUMBER OF FLUKE-BLUES AND SEA ROBBINS. THE KIDS WERE HAPPY, THE TEACHERS WERE HAPPY THE VOLUNTEERS WERE HAPPY AND MOST OF ALL WAS OUR OWN (BIG BEAR) DARRIN CARDINAL WHO HANDED OUT TO EACH KID AND TEACHER THE NEW GOOD LOOKING YOUTH ANGLER TEE SHIRTS. AMOUNG THE HRFA VOLUNTEERS THAT DAY WERE THE USUAL SUSPECTS; TONI EVANGILISTA-WAYNE GUIDER-AL WHITE -TONY DI MODUGNO- MIKE CARGILL-BOB KAZEROWSKI-LEN (UNCLE JUNIOR) LITOF- DARRIN CARDINAL AND OUR FEARLESS LEADER CAPTAIN GLEN BLANK. uncle len
June 4, 2006 Atlantis Princess Party Boat This Trip is Filled Up! HRFA Kids and Grand Kids! 1 pm to 5 pm Adult Volunteers Needed ! Call Glenn Blank 201-941-5541 Home 201-341-8351 This Trip is Filled Up! Report! SUNDAY , JUNE 4,2006. THE HRFA ORGANIZED A HOOKED ON HUDSON TRIP ON THE ATLANTIS PRINCESS OUT OF GREAT KILLS HARBOR. HRFA MEMBERS AND THEIR KIDS OR GRAND KIDS OR YOUNG FAMILY MEMBERS PARTICIPATED AND THE FEE WAS ONLY $20 BUCKS FOR THE ADULTS . THE KIDS WENT FREE! THE BOAT WAS LEFT AT 1:00PM AND RETURNED AT 5:00 PM THERE WERE 29 ADULTS AND 41 KIDS (MOST OF THE KIDS BEING BERLINGERIS) BEFORE THE BOARDING ,EACH KID, 12 AND UNDER( ALONG WITH RAY MARRIONE) IF HE SHOWED UP, WAS ISSUED AND FITTED WITH A PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICE(LIFE JACKETS ) TO YOU WHO DID NOT KNOW. THE FITTING WAS DONE BY LEN LITOF, BEING PRESSED INTO SERVICE BY THE TRIP'S DIRECTOR CAPT BLIGH(GLEN BLANK HIMSELF) LEN WAS HAPPY TO DO IT SINCE THE SAFETY OF OUR KIDS IS OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE. GLENS USUAL SPARKLING PERSONALITY SHOWN THROUGH WHEN HE LOOKED AT LEN AND SAID"MAKE SURE EACH KID HAS A WELL FITTED JACKET ON AND WEARS IT ALL DAY" ABOARD THE PRINCESS THE KIDS WERE GIVEN THE SAFETY LECTURE BY SERGEANT FIRST MATE BUDDY D .YOU BET ALL EYES WERE ON HIM BECAUSE WHEN BUDDY SAYS LISTEN UP, YOU LISTEN UP. WE SAILED TO SEA GATE AND THE BAIT WENT ON AND THE LINES WENT DOWN, SOON UP CAME FLUKE AND SEA ROBBINS AND SOME STRAY BLUES. A GREAT TIME WAS HAD BY ALL. BEFORE WE KNEW IT THE SHIPS HORN SOUNDED AND IT WAS TIME TO HEAD BACK. ON THE DOCK THE KIDS HAD A SURPRISE WAITING FOR THEM. GREAT LOOKING TEE SHIRTS IN BLUE -RED AND YELLOW, WITH THE YOUTH ANGLER LOGO ON THE FRONT AND BACK WERE DISTRIBUTED AS A PRESENT FROM THE HRFA MEMBER DARRIN (BIG BEAR) CARDINAL. I BELIEVE THAT HE HAS TO THAT BIG IN ORDER TO CONTAIN THAT GREAT HEART OF HIS. AMOUNG THOSE MEMBERS PRESENT WERE: AL STERNBERGER-RICH DWYER-CHUCK MITCHELL- SONDRA
JONAS -LEN LITOF. SORRY I COULD NOT RECALL ALL THE NAMES BUT WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEENG
THEM ON THE NEXT TRIP AT THE END OF JULY.
July 19th 2006 1 pm till 5 pm The HRFA Youth Angler Program is hosting a trip on the Atlantic Princess We will be taking children from New Providence Recreation as well as the YMCA of the Oranges from Maplewood N.J. Call Glenn Blank 201-941-5541 Home 201-341-8351
July 29, 2006 Atlantis Princess Party Boat SOLD OUT! HRFA Kids and Grand Kids! 1 pm to 5 pm Report... GREAT TRIPS FOR HRFA KIDS DAY. 6 SPECIES
August 12, 2006 Atlantis Princess Party Boat HRFA Kids and Grand Kids! 1 pm to 5 pm Adult Volunteers Needed ! Call Glenn Blank 201-941-5541 Home 201-341-8351
September 10, 2006 Atlantis Princess Party Boat HRFA Kids and Grand Kids! 1 pm to 5 pm Call Glenn Blank 201-941-5541 Home 201-341-8351
September 15, 2006 A tlantis Princess Party Boat Explore 2000 Students 11 am to 3 pm Adult Volunteers Needed ! Call Glenn Blank 201-941-5541 Home 201-341-8351
October 20, 2006 Atlantis Princess Party Boat Trip Kittatinny
Regional High School
HRFA Volunteers Needed ! Kittatinny Regional High school will be going on the Atlantis Princess on
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2005 Trips ALL YOUTH trips are ALCOHOL FREE. No Alcohol permitted on ANY Youth Angler Trip. Any person bringing beer, or any other type of alcohol will be asked to remove themselves from the boat. |
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| May 12 Thursday Ocean Breeze Pier | May 15, 2005 Piermont Pier |
| May 16, 2005 Atlantis Princes Explore 2000 | May 23, 2005 Ocean Breeze Pier |
| May 31, 2005 Atlantis Princes Explore 2000 | |
| June 25, 2005 HRFA Kids Trip | July 10, 2005 Charter boat trip for the HRFA Kids. |
Saturday - September 10th, HRFA Kids and Grand Kids Free Fishing trip to Ocean Breeze Pier. |
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Monday - September 12th. Youth Angler Charter Boat Fishing trip for the Explorer 2000 students. |
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Friday - September 23rd. Youth Angler Fishing trip to Ocean Breeze Pier. |
Sunday - September
25th. Charter boat trip for the HRFA Kids. CANCELLED! BOAT MAINTENANCE ! |
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CANCELLED! BOAT MAINTENANCE ! |
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Donations Can be made "On-Line" using our Secure PayPal Donation Button. The HRFA is a 501C3 Non Profit Organization. All donations are tax deductible. A receipt will be e-mailed to you immediately.
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Contributions or donations for support of these trips is greatly appreciated. Any donation you give to this fund goes 100% in to the expenses of these Youth Angler fishing trips. 100%. The HRFA has no paid officers, directors or members. We have no salaried employees. We work with 100% volunteers. We finance trips like these with the help of many generous people who see the long term benefits of showing kids they can have a great time fishing. |
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Samples of Expenses of a Typical Fishing Trip |
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| Donations of ANY size to help fund a portion of one of these trips is greatly appreciated. Copies of the HRFA 501C-3 Non-Profit status certificate will be furnished upon request. $10, $20, up to the sky's the limit! ...whatever you wish to donate will all go towards help finance one of these trips. All kids go for free on all our trips. Parents or adults are encouraged to come along with a nominal cost to help offset some of the expenses. Usually adults get charged $25 per trip. Donations can also be mailed in. Make checks out to : HRFA Youth Angler Fund and mail to: The HRFA NJ, Youth Angler Fund, PO Box 421 Cresskill, NJ 07626 |
| Atlantis Princess out of Staten Island, N. Y. For more
information contact Glenn Blank at 201-941-5541. A familiar boat often used by the HRFA. |
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Where: Piermont Pier Who For: HRFA & PAL KIDS and Friends (parents welcome!) All you have to do is show up everything else is provided, bait, tackle everything including lunch. Questions??? Contact Rich Berlingeri 845 893 6176 Report on this event... We had 37 children from the HRFA and the
Rockland County PAL fish with us in some very trying weather conditions. This This was a day where mom or dad would demand their little ones stay inside and play monopoly or some other indoor activity yet against better sense they brought their offspring to the pier in the quest to catch fish, and so they did. Wind, rain, hail, fire and brimstone could not keep these brave anglers away (at least the wind and rain could’t) One granddad said his grandson was the driving force that got them out there and his efforts were not disappointed as the youngster caught a sizeable striper. Special commendation goes to our two 15 year old youth volunteers, Sean Spafford and Richie Berlingeri. They both sacrificed personal fishing time to: tie rigs, bait hooks, cast lines, un-snag rigs from the rocks, untangle crossed lines and be a general help in so many ways. This is what it’s all about “Passing it on”! One boy caught his first fish ever, one of our volunteers wisely commented you din’t catch the fish, he caught you – this youngster is hooked! Several new members showed up with their
children and got a good sample of the HRFA
doing what it does so well – making good use of the beautiful A heartfelt thanks goes out to those that came and helped out – the reward of sharing your knowledge and skills is priceless. We have many more trips planned this year, please consider coming out to give us a hand. Contact Glenn Blank at: 201 341 8351 or Rich Berlingeri at 845 893 6176 Special thanks to: The Shakespeare Company for offering special pricing on all the rod and reel combos we used in the derby, to Wal-Mart for their Kids Derby Kit. To the JCAA, that supplied us with materials and sponsored training for four of our Hooked on Fishing Not on Drugs instructors. To the Future Fishermen Foundation for their continued sponsorship of the Hooked on Fishing Not on Drugs Program To all of the great folks that got one of the club’s beautiful calendars and made a donation to help in part to make this and all our youth angler trips possible. To Darren Cardinal for his continued support of the Youth Angler Program and Captain Glenn Blank for his continued commitment to taking youth fishing. |
| Sunday April 24, 2005... Hooked on the Hudson Fishing contest. Ross Dock, Fort Lee, New Jersey. Free Fishing contest. Open to the public. Great Prizes. Full info at HOH |
| Thursday May 12, 2005... Youth Angler Trip to
the Ocean Breeze Pier. This is an Explore 2000 trip. Staten Island
See Glenn Blank 201-941-5541 or cell 201-341-8351. Adult
volunteers needed. Report!... 30 KIDS
TAG 40 FISH OFF STATEN ISLAND PIER |
Where: Piermont Pier Who For: HRFA & PAL KIDS and Friends (parents welcome!) All you have to do is show up everything else is provided, bait, tackle everything including lunch. Questions??? Contact Rich Berlingeri 845 893 6176 |
| May 16, 2005... Charter Boat trip on the Atlantis Princes with the
Explore 2000 students. Staten Island See Glenn Blank 201-941-5541 or
cell 201-341-8351. Adult volunteers needed 11 am to 3 pm Report KIDS
CATCH LOTS OF FLUKE & BLUES ON ATLANTIS PRINCESS PARTY BOAT 49 students from Paterson and Jersey City comprising the Explore 2000 group had an exciting day chasing down marauding bluefish and fooling bottom feeding fluke. Spearing and squid pennants were the tempting morsels that did the job as bait. Organizing HRFA member Glenn Blank tagged dozens of the lively fish and released all of them with no apparent ill effects. Just about every involved angler caught at least one piscatorial specimen while some sharp and resourceful boys and girls reeled up as many as a half dozen wiggling fish up to twenty nine inches for the blues and eighteen inches for the fluke. A huge dept of gratitude goes to the Norcross Foundation who funded the trip and Ken Jennings for his efforts in planning and working out myriad unsung details. Owner of the Atlantis Princess, Andrea Fomica, once again put her magnificently outfitted party boat in the hands of Captain Mike Romeo, who led the excited anglers on a wide ranging quest across the N. Y. bight that was successful for both bluefish and fluke. The extra time he gave at the end meant a few more super successful drifts for more summer flounder and choppers off the productive shoreline near Coney Island. Tremendous help was rendered by the friendly mates, Bill Surowiec, Ralph Giovacco, George Redecha, and Buddy DiBenedetto. They netted every fish that needed it plus untangled Gordian knots that would have made other grown men cry. The Explore 2000 teachers were busy folks this day. John Ponticorvo, Michele Jefferey, and Ocilene Pitchcord all were busy keeping lines untangled and fish coming over the rails. Paterson school teaches had a group with twice the numbers represented. Roger Zuidema, Susan Tellefsen, Matt Pellettere, Karen Pabst, Rhonda Tombiling, and Siobahan Simpson all showed enthusiasm and extra effort at the rail to help their charges enjoy the active angling Last but not least of those who should be thanked were the ten men in blue from the Hudson River Fishermen’s Association. Each helped a group of kids in his area by hooking the fish or helping the students bring their catch back for pictures, weigh-ins and tagging. Take it from this scribe, Carl Bruger, it was great fun handing a battling blue or fighting fluke off to each anxious young angler. Glen Blank, Darren Cardinal, Mike Cargill, Tony DiModugno, Wayne Geider, Bruce Halstater, Bob Kaczorowski, Herb Mockler and Al White comprised the ten volunteers who probably had the most enjoyable day on the boat. All are anxious for the next pier and party boat adventures. |
| Thursday May 23, 2005... Youth Angler Trip to
the Ocean Breeze Pier. This is an Explore 2000 trip. Staten Island
See Glenn Blank 201-941-5541 or cell 201-341-8351. report: EXPLORE 2000 CATCHES FIVE SPECIES ON
OCEAN BREEZE PIER IN by Carl Bruger and Glen Blank The third youth trip of the spring yielded a five species mixed bag catch for the sixth through eighth grade boys and girls on a day that was partly sunny, breezy and a steady slow pick for the afternoon. Plenty of skates were available as were undersized fluke boding well for the future after their safe tagging and release. A few sun dials, sea robins, and bluefish made up the five types of fish garnered by the dedicated twenty young anglers. Plenty of help was there for the neophyte anglers as HRFA volunteers again donated their time and efforts to bring fish over the railings. Wayne Geider, Tony DiModugno, Al White, Carl Bruger, Darren Cardinal, Mike Cargill, and Bob Kaczorowski all participated in the event by rigging rods, hooking / unhooking fish, tying rigs, sweeping the pier, grinding chum, offering advice, and sundry other helpful activities. Glen Blank was the Pied Piper of Piscatorial participation as he tagged many fish and constantly offered the encouragement that has made these trips such a rousing success! |
| May 31, 2005 Explore 2000 Students Atlantis
Princess out of Staten Island, N. Y. For more information contact Glenn Blank
at 201-941-5541. 11 am to 3 pm Adult volunteers needed |
Trip Report
HRFA's Youth Trip Coordinator Glenn Blank organized another great day of fishing for 48 students from Hudson County's EXPLORE 2000 PROGRAM and Cliffside Park High School's Environmental Club. Tuesdays half-day trip aboard the ATLANTIS PRICESS (from Staten Island, NY) was blessed with great weather, good tides, and just about everyone on board caught fish. The catch consisted of fluke, sea robins and skates. All off these fish were tagged and released as part of the EXPLORE 2000 PROGRAM. A special thank you to HRFA members Wayne, Tony, Bob, Mike, Len, Marvin, Al, Glen and also the crew of the ATLANTIS PRICESS.
| Wednesday June 8th. Charter boat trip for the HRFA Kids. Staten
Island NY. See Glenn Blank Home 201-941-5541 Cell 201-341-8351 from 11am to 3 pm on the Atlantis Princess-HRFA kids and Grand Kids are free! Report: STUDENTS NAIL 25
KEEPER FLUKE By Carl Bruger and Glen Blank
Forty-eight students from the Explore 2000 Middle School and What a venture it was! Not only were several bluefish battled to boat but dozens of fluke from twelve to over twenty two inches were tagged or filleted. Sea robins and skates provided additional if less popular captures on a day when something was coming over the rail on a steady pick. Captain Bob certainly knew where the fish were both swimming and biting. He was ably abetted by an active and enthusiastic crew of six mates, some veterans and others in training. These patient and helpful men included Buddy DiBenedetto, Ralph & Anthony Giovacco, Joe Kolbeck, George Redecha, and Billy Surowiec. Some of these men had just freshly netted rainfish that morning which were the forage fish of choice that tricked the blues and fluke best all afternoon.
Several educators were present including two Ridgefield High School Biology
teachers and one Guttenburg Board of Education Representative. Regulars from Explore 2000
included the ubiquitous John Ponticorvo, film
maestro Tony Goodson, and tagging recorder Mohamed Ash. An
impressive number of HRFA volunteers were
present again to make sure everything ran smoothly and safely. Joining Glen Blank on board the Atlantis
Princess were volunteers Carl Bruger, Tim
Burden, Darren Cardinal, Mike Cargill, Tony DiModugno, Wayne Geider, Bob Kaczorowski, and Lenny Litof. The mathematics of the boat angler attendance worked out that for every two youth anglers aboard, one adult was present to make the trip go so well. It was happy busloads that returned with lifetime memories of feisty fluke, some worthy of doormat status and other swimming back in the brine with a Steve Sloan memorial tag that hopefully will some day be returned. |
| Saturday - June 25th. Charter boat trip for the HRFA Kids.
Staten Island NY. See Glenn Blank Home 201-941-5541 Cell 201-341-8351 from 1-5pm on the Atlantis Princess-HRFA kids and Grand Kids are free!
Report...Below on July 10, 2005 |
| Sunday - July 10th. Charter boat trip for the HRFA Kids. Staten
Island NY. See Glenn Blank Home 201-941-5541 Cell 201-341-8351 from 1-5pm on the Atlantis Princess-HRFA kids and Grand Kids are free! The HRFA kids give Fluke Flying lessons on Atlantis Princess. The HRFA Youth Com |
