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Fishing report: bottom fish best bet on North Fork

by Aug 7, 2015
Bottom fish continue to be the best bet on the North Fork, with some encouraging full moon striped bass reports coming in as well.

Golf: A contact sport?

by Aug 6, 2015
Golf may be more dangerous than you thought. Being out on the green exposes you to contact with deer ticks and Lyme Disease.

It’s all about the sea bass

by Jul 31, 2015
The state DEC has proposed a 33-percent reduction in our black sea bass quotas for next season. Meanwhile, sea bass fishing is going gang busters on the North Fork! Get out there and go get 'em, man!

The five golfers no one wants to play with

by Jul 25, 2015
You've met them. The five super-annoying golfers who can ruin your game: the talker, the 'pro,' the whiner, the bloodhound, the daydreamer.

When Neptune laughs

by Jul 24, 2015
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.

Fishing report: Abundant catches of bass, blues, shark and tuna

by Jul 10, 2015
In local bays and offshore, fishing was good this week, from blues, fluke and striped bass to 300-pound blue sharks offshore.

Golf: Best golf gadgets and why you need them now

by Jul 8, 2015
There is no shortage of new technology flooding the golf markets these days. Many are useless, but some are definite game-changers. Here is a list of my picks for best gadgets and why you need to get them now.

Fishing: Lots of action in local waters

by Jul 4, 2015
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.

Big bass and blues excitement in local waters

by Jun 27, 2015
Some exciting reports coming in this week for the North Fork. The common thread in them all seems to be the blues are here,...

Golf: Do you really need the latest clubs?

by Jun 25, 2015
Golf equipment is becoming like computers and cell phones. Just as the latest, greatest model enters the markets, a newer, better product is being worked on, waiting to be unveiled – sometimes only months later.