Hudson River Fishermen’s Association Youth Angler Program

 

Youth Angler Program

Calendar 2024

Want to volunteer?

Just contact our Interim Youth Angler Program Chair

Joe Albanese (908) 456-2968

president@thehrfa.org

(Please note the emphasis on Interim!)

DATE, DAY TIME EVENT/ORGANIZATION LOCATION Volunteers
April 6, Saturday 9:00AM-3:00PM Westchester County Parks Commission Croton Point Park
April 27, Saturday 9:00AM-3:00PM Hooked in the Hudson HRFA Ross Dock
May 1, Wednesday 9:30AM-1:00PM Bergen County Special Needs Children Darlington County Park
May 2, Thursday 9:00AM-3:00PM Urban Watershed Education Program (UWEP) Laurel Hill Park, Secaucus
May 8, Wednesday 9:30AM-1:00PM Bergen County Special Needs Children Darlington County Park
May 11, Saturday 11:00AM-2:30PM Earth Day Ridgefield Park Environmental Commission Ridgefield Park
May 14, Tuesday 9:30AM-1:00PM Bergen County Special Needs Children Darlington County Park
May 15, Wednesday 9:00AM-3:00PM Urban Watershed Education Program (UWEP) Mill Creek Point Park, Secaucus
May 18, Saturday 9:00AM-3:00PM Waterford Canal Festival Capitol Region Chamber of Commerce Waterford, NY
May 19, Sunday 9:00AM-3:00PM Waterford Canal Festival Capitol Region Chamber of Commerce Waterford, NY
May 20, Monday 9:00AM-3:00PM Urban Watershed Education Program (UWEP) TBD
May 21, Tuesday 9:30AM-1:00PM Bergen County Special Needs Children Darlington County Park
May 23, Thursday 9:00AM-3:00PM Urban Watershed Education Program (UWEP) TBD
May 29, Wednesday 9:30AM-1:00PM Bergen County Special Needs Children Darlington County Park
May 30, Thursday 9:00AM-3:00PM Urban Watershed Education Program (UWEP) Laurel Hill Park or Mill Creek Point Park (TBD)
June 3, Monday 9:30AM-1:00PM Bergen County Special Needs Children Darlington County Park
June 5, Wednesday 9:00AM-3:00PM Urban Watershed Education Program (UWEP) Mill Creek Point Park, Secaucus
June 11, Tuesday 9:00AM-3:00PM Urban Watershed Education Program (UWEP) Laurel Hill Park, Secaucus
June 12, Wednesday 9:30AM-1:00PM Bergen County Special Needs Children Darlington County Park
June 13, Thursday 9:00AM-3:00PM Urban Watershed Education Program (UWEP) Mill Creek Point Park, Secaucus
June 15, Saturday 9:00AM-3:00PM Beast River Fishing East River, NYC
June 17, Monday 9:30AM-1:00PM Bergen County Special Needs Children Darlington County Park
June 18, Tuesday 9:30AM-1:00PM Bergen County Special Needs Children Darlington County Park
June 29, Saturday 9:00AM-1:00PM Summer on the Hudson Riverside Park Conservancy West Harlem Piers
June 29, Saturday 9:00AM-3:00PM Fishing Derby w Veolia Water Company Lake DeForest
July 13, Saturday 9:30AM-1:00PM Waterkeeper Alliance’s “City of Water Day” with Fund for Better Waterfront Castle Point T-Pier, Hoboken
August 17, Saturday 9:00AM-3:00PM Wounded Warriors (also HRFA’s Catfish Chaos Derby Day up & down the Hudson) Croton Yacht Club
September 7, Saturday 9:00AM-3:00PM Hudson River Day Croton Yacht Club Croton, NY
November 16, Saturday 11:00AM-2:30PM Ridgefield Park Environmental Commission Ridgefield Park

The Hudson River Fishermen’s Association has been running a youth fishing program for many years.   We call it our HRFA Youth Angler Program (YA).   We always supply bait and tackle on our trips. 

In 2000 HRFA became involved with Hudson County Schools taking children on fishing trips out of Great Kills Harbor, Staten Island, NY on the 100 foot, 85 passenger party boat Atlantis Princess.  We would take 3 trips a year. Eight to 10 members helped with bait, rod, & reel use and as always a kind word for those that needed help.  We paid for the trips from 2000 to 2012. 

Due to finances we could no longer pay for these trips.   To continue these trips the children held fundraisers.   Atlantis Princess sunk in Super Storm Sandy.  We now use Captain John’s boat, Captain John out of Keyport, NJ for our fishing trips.  The boat is well kept and friendly Captain John is perfect for children.  This year we had 3 trips taking 150 children from Hudson & Bergen counties. 

In Sept. & Oct. we will take Hudson County children to South Beach Pier, Staten Island.  HRFA also takes children from Rockland County School Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) fishing at Piermont Pier, Piermont NY.  

From 2011 we have gotten very much involved with Bergen County Technical Schools Special Services.  We have 5 or 6 trips a year with this group.  All these trips are on the Hudson River at Englewood Boat Basin, Englewood Cliffs, NJ.  We will have as many as ten members helping out on these trips. 

At Christmas time we have a party for member’s children and grand children at the Elks Lodge in Ridgefield Park, NJ, where we meet.  Every child gets a fishing related gift from Santa.  There is plenty to eat prepared by Tony DiModugno. 

Wayne Geider

Youth Coordinator

FISHING CLINIC