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Hurricane Joaquin makes fishing rough

by Oct 10, 2015
High winds and storm heave have hampered fishing efforts this week. This is unfortunate because blackfish season just started on October 5

Fish this moon — it’s magic

by Sep 26, 2015
Get out there and fish the September full moon this weekend. It's a great time for diamond jigging for bass and blues.

Fishing report: Baby, let the good times roll

by Sep 12, 2015
Fishing continues to be exceptional as autumn knocks at our door.

Fishing report Sept. 5: Can’t get much better than this

by Sep 5, 2015
The falsies are here! Plus: Cod, bass, blues and fluke are all out in numbers, just beginning to prepare for fall migrations.

Fishing report: Lots of hungry fish in local waters

by Aug 28, 2015
Fish are starting to hear the dinner bell on the North Fork. Reports of absolute savage bluefish and striped bass fishing come in. Bottom-fishing remains hot.

Fishing report: bass, blues and blowfish

by Aug 15, 2015
Bottom fishing continues to be consistent with some nice striped bass reports coming in from local rips. Ken from the Brooklyn Girl reports that fishing...

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.