170330 NYPA Fishing

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Niagara Falls, NY - The New York Power Authority fishing Piers to open for the season on Saturday April, 1.

Press Release:

Contact:
Lou Paonessa | Louis.Paonessa@nypa.gov | (716) 286-6651

NEW YORK POWER AUTHORITY FISHING PIERS TO OPEN FOR THE SEASON

LEWISTON—New York Power Authority fishing facilities, including the fishing pier at the base of NYPA’s Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant, will open for the season, Saturday, April 1, weather permitting. The fish cleaning station will also be available as long as temperatures remain above freezing. The fishing pier near the Upper Mountain Fire Company at the Lewiston reservoir and at the water intakes along the upper Niagara River will also open for the season April 1. All are open daily from dawn to dusk and admission is free.

For the pier at the base of the Robert Moses power plant, parking is available near the pier and at the top of the hill next to the roadway that provides access to the pier.

For information on the fishing pier, call 716-796-0135, extension 45.

About NYPA:
NYPA is the nation's largest state public power organization, through the operation of its 16 generating facilities and more than 1,400 circuit-miles of transmission lines. NYPA uses no tax money or state credit. It finances its operations through the sale of bonds and revenues earned in large part through sales of electricity. More than 70 percent of the electricity NYPA produces is clean renewable hydropower. For more information visit http://www.nypa.gov and follow us on Twitter @NYPAenergy, Facebook, Instagram, WordPress, and LinkedIn.