Brian Nigro
Outdoors
When Neptune laughs
Neptune has been stalking Brian Nigro his entire life — sinking boats, near-drownings and other weather-related dramas. But Neptune had not found him fishing on his kayak. Until last week.
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Fishing report: Abundant catches of bass, blues, shark and tuna
In local bays and offshore, fishing was good this week, from blues, fluke and striped bass to 300-pound blue sharks offshore.
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Fishing: Lots of action in local waters
Reports from around the region: Big bass, blues, fluke, porgies all plentiful in local waters and shark fishing is good 10 to 18 miles offshore.
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Big bass and blues excitement in local waters
Some exciting reports coming in this week for the North Fork. The common thread in them all seems to be the blues are here,...
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Why the massive bunker kill is something that should worry all of us
The lowly bunker is a quiet workhorse, keeping bays, sounds and the ocean healthy for millennia, and a crucial fish at the bottom of the aquatic food chain.
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Fishing report: Another great week in local waters around the North Fork
Reports from local captains: fantastic fluke fishing, porgies and big bass.
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Fishing report: Striped bass, ginormous doormat fluke abound
While the bunker kill in Flanders Bay dominated local marine news last week, fishing remained excellent from Peconic Bay eastward and in the Long Island Sound.
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The pleasures of porgy fishing
Fluke fisherman or bass fisherman often look down their noses at porgies and porgy fisherman. Brian Nigro sets them straight.
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Peconic Bay breaks wide open with doormat fluke and huge porgies
There are a lot of very exciting reports finally coming in! It feels like Aqua-Christmas on the Peconic Bay and the presents are big fluke and porgies.
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‘Scup-ocolypse’ on Peconic Bay!
Porgies have finally arrived. Last weekend brought reports of some significant catches, with some very big fish in the mix.
