Oh, to have back the untold thousands of hours Iâve squandered in two decades trying to justify my escalating fluke habit to ârealâ fishermen who measure what they hunt in terms of their own testosterone production. Never mind my 15-plus- year defense of scup fishing.Zach HarveySep 1st, 2015
With the kids back in school and a slight drop in nightly temperatures signaling that the fall blitz of surface feeding stripers, blues and false albacore is but a few weeks away, itâs easy to overlook the massing of bottom fish that builds around submerged structure, humps and mussel beds even before the true fall push gets underway. Tom SchlichterSep 1st, 2015
It may seem hard to believe, but Lake Ronkonkoma received its first stocking of walleye over 17 years ago in a test program started in 1994. At the time, it was hoped these ravenous predators would establish themselves and help bring the lakeâs stunted population of overabundant white perch, which had decimated Ronkonkomaâs largemouth bass population back into check. Tom SchlichterSep 1st, 2015
Swordfish has had had a bumpy ride over the last 20 years as differing opinions as divergent as those expressed by Sea Web, to my Dad, to the âget âem while you canâ camp were publicly debated.Lisa Helme DanforthSep 1st, 2015
15-Pound, 11-Ounce Slabzilla Landed off Block By Veteran Flukeman, Pat Muli QUOTE OF THE WEEK “Newport Harbor is loaded with … Zach HarveyAug 28th, 2015
Watch Hill Outfitters said the big news locally has been some greatly improved action with green bonito out front, anywhere from Watch Hill eastward to Point Judith and beyondâenough shots of fish popping up often enough to make a day of it as this goes to press.Zach HarveyAug 21st, 2015
Watch Hill Outfitters said there was some activity on a mix of school bass and bluefish in the 8- to 12-pound range in various spots along the line, notably Sugar Reef, Quonny, and Weekapaug in no particular order.Zach HarveyAug 14th, 2015
Watch Hill Outfitters said the tube-and-worming along the south side of Block was fruitful on Wednesday, surrendering blues into the low teens and bass to 44 inches. Scuppiongâs been good to lights-out on the humps, bumps, and hard spots from Naps and Watch Hill Light up the line eastward to Weekapaug and Quonnie.Zach HarveyAug 7th, 2015