Really...hey, just figured it out. It's actually $15 for one day license, BUT NO LICENSE NEEDED SOUTH OF TROY DAM on HUDSON. And that's actually pretty close to where my parents live.
BONUS--
Just two weeks ago...
Nicholas Allers caught a total of 4
of the following species- Striped Bass
from 40 inches in length weight 31lb. 0oz.
Fishing on Saturday, May 03, 2003 8:02 AM from Surf
Body of water - Hudson River location - Troy NY
Using 20 pound test line and Fresh Herring Chunk (tail)
Water temp ? deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
I arrived in Troy, NY around 4pm Friday. I tried the normal spot with no luck and a hard time casting due to high water levels on the river from recent rains.
I moved across the river to a spot I had heard about... my gf joined me of course
Friday night I landed a 15lb striper.
Saturday, I started fishing at 6am and it was COLD. A few runs, got one on for a few mins, but lost it... then at 8am... a small tug... small tug... my gf sets the hook (she doesn't wait for runs)... 45mins later, she hands me the pole because her arm hurts... 20 mins later... our 31lb striper hit the shore (we didn't have a scale until an hour or two later). We caught another 15lb fish later on. Sunday it was cold again and the fishing was horrible. There were no herring to be found in the streams, and barely any stripers in the river, we managed to pull in a 10lb before calling it quits.
All fish were caught on fresh chunk, 1/3 of the fish heads or tails only... nothing on middles.
What a fight on a 6ft light weight pole!