you can buy a 1 day new york licence for 15 bucks online or over the phone , online is better caus eyou get a print out over the phone they just give you a referance number ,
Make sure your bow mount is charged up , and when your done your drift motor out and around the drift to restart it ( i know common sense just trying to save you some grief) there is a map around somewhere that list all the drifts but i cant find it
watch out for logs and thing like that floating in the water this time of year tonnes of stuff getting washed down river i've seen car bumpers picnic tables , telephone poles , you name it drive with caution
i fished that river last year all winter long in a 14 ft aluminum with a 15hp on it you just have to be smart about it and youll be fine
any question you can pm i'd be happy to help ya out