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Why the massive bunker kill is something that should worry all of us

by Jun 19, 2015
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.

County health officials issue Peconic River recreation advisory

by Jun 18, 2015
In the wake of the two massive bunker kills that left tens of thousands of dead fish floating on local waterways and amassing on...

Fishing report: Another great week in local waters around the North Fork

by Jun 12, 2015
Reports from local captains: fantastic fluke fishing, porgies and big bass.

Golf: An obsession, a passion, a love

by Jun 10, 2015
Why do we play the game of golf? If you are a golfer you have asked yourself this question on more than one occasion....

Fishing report: Striped bass, ginormous doormat fluke abound

by Jun 5, 2015
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.

The pleasures of porgy fishing

by May 29, 2015
Fluke fisherman or bass fisherman often look down their noses at porgies and porgy fisherman. Brian Nigro sets them straight.

Peconic Bay breaks wide open with doormat fluke and huge porgies

by May 22, 2015
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.

New rules for catch size and limits proposed to reduce black sea bass harvest

by May 20, 2015
New restrictions designed to reduce harvest of black sea bass in N.Y. waters have been proposed by the state Department of Environmental Conservation.

‘Scup-ocolypse’ on Peconic Bay!

by May 15, 2015
Porgies have finally arrived. Last weekend brought reports of some significant catches, with some very big fish in the mix.

The Brian Nigro double-secret junkyard bucktail and the arrival of The Real Fishing Season

by May 8, 2015
Brian Nigro shares step-by-step instructions for how to make his top-secret, fluke-killing weapon, the junkyard bucktail.