tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51053323353703241272011-11-21T11:56:14.114-08:00A humorous look at the misadventures of an amateur sportswoman in Oswego County.Jessica (Trump) Burthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15601151214188857988noreply@blogger.comBlogger371100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105332335370324127.post-33285587161968614162011-11-21T11:56:00.000-08:002011-11-21T11:56:14.164-08:00

I've covered three more exciting fishing events this year: The Bassmaster Bass Pro Shops Northern Open on Oneida Lake, the Salmon River Fishing Derby and another Project Healing Waters event on the Salmon River! Read all about each event below! (I've also included a few pictures from a fourth event - the annual LOTAC event on the Salmon River which was covered by my coworker, Mary Ellen Barbeau)

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Fall is here and it's time to celebrate! Come to the Salmon River Festival & Derby next weekend, September 29 - October 2, and enjoy everything that is fall! The festival takes place in Pulaski, NY where there will be a fishing derby along the world-famous Salmon River, vendors, food, drinks, entertainment, a farmers' market, wine tasting and more! The derby will start Thursday and continue

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*Before I continue, I just have to point out that today (September 19) is national Talk Like a Pirate Day! How convenient!! There have been numerous Pirate sightings in Oswego this past summer, so I decided some investigative work was in order. I invited my new coworker, Cassie, to aid me on my mission of discovering these so-called pirates. We headed over to the H. Lee White Marine Museum,

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What a busy spring and summer we've had here in Oswego County! I've been all over the county taking photos and helping out with numerous events. I normally dedicate an entire post to each of the following, but since they're all fishing related, I've combined them in one. Women's Fly Fishing Seminar: The women's fly fishing seminar took place on May 14th and 15th. Every year women from all over

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I landed this steelie in 5 minutes!! Unfortunately, the weather hasn't been too kind lately, and the rivers in Oswego County have been paying the price with high water levels and flood watches. Luckily for me, the day I chose to go fishing with Tony Gulisano of SalmonRiverNYDriftBoatGuide.com and FishTheSalmonRiver.com, it was in between storms and the Salmon River water level was perfect - and

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 LOTAC member, John Wehrle, holding up a bag of trash he collected while fishing the Salmon River If anyone happened to be fishing along the Salmon River on Saturday, November 13th, they probably noticed something different. I’m not talking about the fact it was 60 degrees in the middle of November (I know, I couldn’t believe it either!), I’m talking about the number of fishermen carrying large

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R & J's Good Old Days Petting Zoo.For those of my followers who aren’t aware, I am pregnant – 8 and a half months along to be exact (which explains the lack of blogging adventures from me this year). This will be my last blog until after I come back from maternity leave. You won’t have to wait long, however, because the minute I’m back I plan on missing deer, not catching fish, and tripping over

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2010 Pro Winners, Cold Steel/Fat Nancy's, showing off their day two fish.The third in the series of four 2010 Lake Ontario Pro-Am Salmon and Trout Team Tournaments was held on the perfect weekend this year in Oswego County! July 9th through the 11th ended up being warm, sunny and clear - unlike tournaments of the past. Last year I remember looking for an underground shelter to seek refuge in

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If you’re wondering about the title of this blog post, then just check out one of my first blog postings ever – about the annual Woman’s Fly Fishing Seminar on the Salmon River.When I first wrote about the two-day seminar, I was a participant and had a great time. Similar to the year I attended, this year the women met up at the Salmon River Fish Hatchery on Saturday and learned a variety of

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Red Schoolhouse Maple, located on Co. Rte. 4 in Fulton, shown with steam coming out of the roof during sap boiling.Mark your calendars for the New York State Maple Producers Association's annual “Maple Weekends.” Several local maple sugar bushes will be open for tours from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, March 20 and 21, and March 27 and 28.Maple Hollow Farm on county Route 85 in Hannibal

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Here is the proof that I actually caught perch!Last week Tony Gulisano from Chrome Zone Outfitters, known for being a Salmon River NY drift boat steelhead guide, offered to take me ice fishing for perch on Sandy Pond, something we all know I have been less than successful at in the past. I was hopeful because this time I was going with a guide and not my family (no offense but you don’t really

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Richard Drosse, member of the Oswego County Environmental Management Council and coordinator for Friends of Great Bear, contacted me after reading my previous letterboxing blog. He asked me to help him place a letterbox at Great Bear Springs in Fulton. Great Bear is a trail system in Oswego County made up of over 450 acres along the east side of the Oswego River; owned in part by the City of

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I always wanted to be a pirate – well, the fake kind that you see in movies and cartoons. They dress way cooler than real pirates and they seem to have a lot more fun, except when they get chased by crocodiles (tick - tock).When my dreams of becoming a pirate and sailing away with Johnny Depp dwindled, I found a new hobby to fill the pirate void…Letterboxing!Hi my name is Jessie and I’m addicted

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SSG Shaun Outwater holds a 17-lb. king salmon he caught during the Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing weekend on the Salmon River. Guide Norm Normandin stands behind him. Outwater released the salmon. (Photo by fellow blogger Spider Rybaak.)Something very special took place on September 19 and 20 on the Salmon River. Something involving the beauty of a river, the excitement and thrill of fighting

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I know I know… this blog post is slightly overdue. I promise I have an excuse; we have been super busy with the Oswego County Fair and the Oswego County Pro-Am Tournament. Despite hurricane conditions, the Pro-Am Tournament was still a success and I hope to post photos of the tournament soon on the county website! If you want to see some big fish (the kind I never seem to catch) then make sure

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The crew on the the Lucky Dutchman, L-R: Mary Ellen Barbeau, Captain Bill VanWormer, Me and Alycia Trump. About a month ago I was approached by Charter Boat Captain, Bill VanWormer of Lucky Dutchman Charters, to see if I would like to go on a Charter Fishing Trip on Lake Ontario. HECK YES I said, trying to hide my excitement - which became easy to do once he mentioned we had to leave the Oswego

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Laurie and her husband Dave posed at the Fort and captured this friendly apparition!Some people hunt for deer, some people hunt for turkey, and some people hunt for… ghosts! This is the case with my co-worker Laurie, who attended a ghost hunting event at Fort Ontario, in Oswego. Since I have never gone hunting for ghosts, I decided to interview the new ghost hunter to gain a little insight on

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I FINALLY caught my first fish with a fly rod! It was a gorgeous steelhead and guess what… I have no picture to prove it! I did get a photo of my second steelhead ever caught (pictured above), but not the first. You see, a certain guide of mine who shall remain nameless, (ha who am I kidding… it was Fran Verdoliva from the Salmon River Fish Hatchery), accidentally let my fish go before I had a

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Matt, with one of the many bullhead he caught on April 15. I went bullhead fishing Wednesday night on the Salmon River Estuary in Port Ontario. I decided to have a little fun with this blog by paying homage to David Letterman. I love bullhead fishing more than any other kind of fishing and here is why: Reason 10: There is no snow on the ground when the bullhead start biting. It might snow again

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When I was young I loved climbing trees, especially the maple trees in our yard that were the largest, sturdiest and had the most branches. The only disadvantage was when I got done playing in the tree, my hands, feet and whatever outfit I had on, were covered with sticky sap. Sometimes for fun my sister and I would find big dried lumps of sap and try to break it open with sticks, only to be

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Those are the words that came out of my friend Kyle’s mouth while he watched the rest of us fly over the jump on our tubes while sledding a couple of weekends ago. Then Kyle decided that since he was too valuable to sled over the jump that he should snowboard over it instead. If you don’t see the logic in that, then we’re on the same page. The results of his attempt are on the video I posted

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Ashleigh & Me, working at the Oswego County Booth at the show.Today I’m going to blog about something outside of Oswego County; I’m going to blog about the great Northeastern Sports Show, held in Syracuse, NY. Oswego County signs up anually as a vendor, giving me the opportunity to rub elbows with outdoorsmen and women of the area. The annual show is something I look forward to every year!My

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Wearing short pants has nothing to do with your ability to ice fish, it’s just very annoying and uncomfortable. I don’t own snow pants of my own, so I borrowed them from a friend. Sometimes I forget that my legs were meant for a six-foot-seven star basketball player and were accidentally placed on me. So aside from only catching a fish the size of a toothpick, I also waddled across the ice in

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Now that deer hunting season is wrapping up, I fear I might go into a deep depression. I need to take up a new hobby, perhaps goose hunting is in the cards. Or maybe I’ll save myself the embarrassment and try out some new outdoor escapades.In the months to come I’m hoping to embark on some wild winter adventures such as skijoring (getting pulled on skis by a sled dog), snowmobiling, snowshoeing

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I should know… I tried.It was this past Saturday, opening day of regular season in the southern zone. I woke up bright and early from my turbulent slumber (I tossed and turned all night, dreaming of my chance to shoot a trophy buck, or a doe, or Bambi… people like me can’t be picky), and I headed out to my special tree stand! This tree stand has brought good fortune to all who have sat in it,

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I decided that I’m going to be on a hunting television show someday, regardless of the fact that I have absolutely no idea how I’m going to accomplish this. I also decided that my friend Ashleigh will be my co-star, since she is the only girl I know who also likes to hunt and fish, and when we’re together hilarity ensues.Since I don’t have my own show (yet) I decided to feature Ashleigh on some

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Last week I had the awesome privilege to go Pheasant hunting on the Deer Creek Shooting Preserve with fellow blogger Spider Rybaak (to read his post from the hunt, click here). We were guided by Deer Creek Owner, Stan Oullette. The Deer Creek Shooting Preserve is located on Route 3 just outside of Port Ontario in Pulaski. Deer Creek also has hunts for chucker partridge, quail, turkey and deer.

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My guide, Gary Edwards, showing me where the fish are (the fish that I can't seem to catch)A few weeks ago I was asked to come take photos of an outdoor writers conference at the Douglaston Salmon Run, a fishing preserve in Pulaski on the Salmon River. I wasn’t sure what to expect so I showed up after work wearing my dress clothes. Within five minutes I was told that I was going fishing. It was

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My sister, Alycia, showing off her 4 point from last season (2007).Gorgeous foliage, crunching leaves, dressing up for Halloween and HUNTING SEASON! Regardless of the fact that I seem to be a failure, it doesn’t stop me from getting excited every time I think about sitting in a tree stand. Each new season has bigger bucks, more ducks and more chances to get the perfect shot. Lately I’ve been

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Volney Resident, Bob Green, standing next to his Adirondack Guide BoatTwo weeks ago I met with Bob Green, an Oswego County resident, to take photos of his handcrafted replica canoes and Adirondack guide boat. I assumed I would just be taking a few photos, learning a little bit about the craft, and I’d be on my way. Well it just shows you what happens when you assume! I ended up staying for over

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Posing with the night's catch!Last week I had the amazing opportunity to take my first Charter fishing trip on Lake Ontario! Captain Jerry Giocondo of Catch 22 Fishing Charters offered to take out me, my coworker Laurie, and the other crazy blogger, Spider. (You can check out his blog about the same trip here: Although I must warn you, he actually knows what he is talking about).For all of my

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It’s time I blog about something that doesn’t involve (lack of) “catching” or “killing”. I found a new outdoor adventure and it’s right here in the middle of Oswego County!Yesterday morning, after a Tourism Advisory Council (TAC) meeting, a group of us tried out this new game called Water Wars at Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park, located on County Route 16 in Mexico.The object of the game is to stand

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Or so that’s my opinion anyway. When I took the fly fishing course a couple of weeks ago, no one told me that when I actually fished in the water that things would become completely different.Last night I had about an hour of free time so I begged my sister’s boyfriend, Josh, to take me fishing. I still can’t go alone because let’s say there’s a miracle and I actually CATCH a fish, I wouldn’t

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Unfortunately, I haven’t had a chance to do anything adventurous in the past week, unless you count wearing high heels to an outdoor wedding. What I have been doing is preparing for our building at the Oswego County Fair. It’s a building with our logo on it… basically a big fish jumping out of the water… you can’t miss it! If you make it to the fair, which is held in Sandy Creek, please stop by

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A sexy little brown trout… at least according to one woman who responded to the question, “Why Do Women Fly Fish” at last year’s fly fishing seminar. I might agree if we could wear heels and a fabulous little black dress in the river, but something tells me that wouldn’t end too well. At this year’s Women’s Fly Fishing Seminar we learned more than just how to be sexy, we learned river etiquette,

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When I say basics, I mean BASICS – as in, I still have no idea what I’m doing. Opening weekend of turkey hunting was my first ever (very unsuccessful) turkey hunt. I have already established that I’m not so great at duck hunting, and I’m even worse at deer hunting, so I got excited and thought that turkey hunting would be my niche. I was wrong. I am even WORSE at turkey hunting!I woke up bright

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My name is Jessica Trump. I’m 23 and I work for the Tourism staff in Oswego County, NY. When the idea of a blog about the outdoors in Oswego County first came to our staff, I thought, “What a perfect opportunity to embarrass myself”. Even though I grew up in Oswego County, which has ample opportunity for outdoor recreation, I spent more time having dance parties and flirting with boys than

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