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Fishing ReportBig bass, prolific puffers and porgies

by Aug 7, 2016
Here's what's biting and where in local waters on the East End this week.

Fishing Report with Capt. Jon Bowen

by Jun 19, 2016
Ah, Father’s Day weekend, this week, as memories of cool waters and fish elongated by time push to the front of our minds, we,...

Fishing Report Fishing is too good to do anything else

by Jun 4, 2016
Bass, fluke, jumbo porgies — an abundance in local waters.

State to stock Laurel Lake with rainbow and brown trout next month

by Mar 13, 2016
Laurel Lake is one of more than a dozen freshwater bodies that will be stocked with trout this spring, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has announced.

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!

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.

Fishing report: Atlantic waters yield cod, ‘Jurassic Park’-sized ling

by Mar 20, 2015
As winter holds spring hostage here on the North Fork, many of us are patiently awaiting the arrival of scup, striped bass and fluke.

Fishing on angry seas: Winter cod fishing in the Atlantic

by Mar 15, 2015
Brian Nigro heads out on the King Cod for an Atlantic fishing trip on seas that were much rougher than forecast.
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