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
(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
