10.02.2015 Government After scathing report, state DEC changes policies on fish seizures, records Local commercial fishermen who have had grievances with the state Department of Environmental Conservation — including one Greenport boat captain who was reimbursed over $8,000 two years ago after...
05.15.2015 Business For two old fishing buddies, a ‘last stand’ in Southold Fishermen Chuck Purificato and Chris James spent each frigid day this winter in a shed off Main Road in Southold, hunched over work tables and warmed only by their...
01.29.2015 Outdoors Long Island anglers split on striped bass regulations New striped bass regulations are expected to take effect in New York this spring, splitting those who make a living off charter trips and those who fish for sport.
12.07.2014 Sports North Fork Outdoors: Nothing quite like thrill of a surface strike Whenever we fish Long Island beaches in the fall and look at anglers fishing the suds, we always see one or more individuals slinging surface lures. In most cases,...
09.23.2014 Outdoors Snapper Tournament set for Sept. 27 along Peconic River The 17th annual Spanner Tournament along the Peconic River in downtown Riverhead is set for Sept. 27. Hosted by the Riverhead Town Recreation Department, the tournament’s goal is to...
08.31.2014 Outdoors Fishing report: Get the scoop on the scup Summer fishing in the area keeps living up to high expectations, according to recent reports. Capt. Dave Brennan of the Peconic Star out of Greenport was enthusiastic about the...
08.17.2014 Sports Outdoors: Serving as a guide has its challenges As a university instructor and professor, I’ve spent a lifetime teaching students the fine points of math, science and history. While teaching in schools can be challenging at times,...
06.29.2014 News Outdoors: So you caught a fish, now what? A good friend of ours who happens to be a terrific angler has often remarked that we’re foolish to “keep” fish for the table when all we have to...
06.09.2014 Outdoors Outdoors: New fishing regulations seen as mostly positive What a difference a week makes! Before May 1, if you looked at the 2014 summer flounder (“fluke”) regulations, you saw a minimum size limit of 19 inches, a...
05.25.2014 Sports Outdoors: Tackling fishing test lines A few weeks ago we got a call from an editor to write a piece on scup, our favorite saltwater panfish, maybe our favorite fish, period. But the angle...