Julia Reischel in The Watershed Post reports that the first day of fishing season in New York state was Wed., April 1. “It's going to be a late season since many of rivers still have ice,” said Tony Ritter, of Gone Fishing Guide Service in Narrowsburg, in an email to the Watershed Post earlier this week. The Department of Environmental Conservation has complete information about fishing regulations at: http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/fishing.html