The Good Old Days?
There is lots of talk these days about how good the fishing used to be compared to now but are things really as bad as some folks make it out to be?
From The Editor
Engage & Destroy
On June 3, the U.S. Commerce Department’s fisheries division released their 2019-20 Recreational Engagement Plans that promised “continuing commitment to strengthening its relationship with saltwater recreational fishermen,” to provide “more engagement and two-way dialogue with NOAA Fisheries.”
A Constitutional Right to Access the Shoreline
Leading up to this week’s Editor’s Log I ran through at least half a dozen different topics. I’d get an idea, hammer out a few hundred words, run into a dead end and set it aside for another day.
What’s Up With Cuttings Pond?
If you have driven through the infamous Oakdale Merge recently, and glanced to the south, you may have noticed that the once full lake nestled between Sunrise Highway and Montauk Highway has been drained of its water.
Catch ‘em Úp
Are you receiving our weekly email alerts? On Mondays we send out a news update with updated fishing reports, while every Thursday I do a little video forecast for the weekend ahead.
It’s Hurricane Season
It seems kind of early, but “Hurricane Season” officially began on June 1 according to the National Hurricane Center.
Sea Bass: Same Old Song
It’s become a common refrain this time of year and I hear it from friends, readers, captains and tackle shop owners.
Social Justice
According to records obtained by USA TODAY, NFL linebacker Von Miller recently avoided legal action after being photographed posing with a hammerhead shark in April 2018 off the coast of Miami.
In the Bag
Starting June 1, single-use plastic bags are officially banned in the town of Brigantine.
Casting Stones
On April 18, a young man from Pennsylvania fishing with his two young sons on the Jersey side of the Delaware River hooked up with the striper of a lifetime.
Fisheries Back in Washington Spotlight
The national debate over our federal fisheries law, the Magnuson Stevens Fisheries Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson), returned to Capitol Hill as the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans and Wildlife convened on May 1 for an oversight hearing on “The State of Fisheries.”
Them Apples
Imagine a large apple orchard, where big, juicy apples ripen on trees throughout the summer; an abundance of fruit waiting to be plucked in the fall!
Howdy, partner!
Fishing can be both a social undertaking as well as a way to clear one’s mind in solitude.
What Happened To The Celtic Quest IV?
How many of us out there think that owning and running an open boat is the dream job?
What a Mess
Today I went for a short, early-morning outing for striped bass.
Fluke & Apple Pie
Last Tuesday, Ed Labunski would’ve celebrated his 82nd birthday.