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2019 2 Bug Light

Bug Light

For more than 135 years The Long Beach Bar Lighthouse, better known as Bug Light has steered sailors to safety from its location between Orient Harbor and Gardiner’s Bay, welcoming them to the protected waters of Peconic Bay.

2019 1 Lake Hopatcong

Lake Hopatcong

As a kid growing up in the 1980s, no other event was looked upon with such fervor as ice fishing on Lake Hopatcong.

2019 1 Execution Rock

Execution Rock

In 1850 a light station was established on a rocky reef off of what is now known as Sands Point in the west end of Long Island Sound.

2018 7 Tabletop Map

Tabletop

There are always a few spots that fall by the wayside as the years pass on, and one of them is the Tabletop.

2018 7 North Rip

North Rip, Block Island, RI

Like a big bull’s-eye, Block Island sits smack in the middle of the Northeast’s striped bass and bluefish migration pattern.

2018 7 Marine Parkway Bridge

Marine Parkway Bridge

Spanning the western complex of Jamaica Bay from Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn to Fort Tilden in the Rockaways, the Marine Parkway Bridge, also known as the Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge, sets the stage for some fine all around action on a variety of species through the course of the season.

2018 12 Lake Ashroe

Lake Ashroe

A recent addition in 2017 to the 16,447-acre Stokes State Forest is Lake Ashroe, and the newcomer is delivering, as it had in the past under private ownership, excellent open water angling.

12th Month Stripers

This month’s Hot Spot installment is a little different than the usual ones you’ll see as it doesn’t cover a single local spot to go fish.

2018 12 Nissequogue River

Nissequogue River

This past February I headed up to Terminal Tackle in Kings Park to pick John Richy’s brain regarding the tidal reaches of the Nissequogue River.

2018 11 Twin Capes Ferry CAPE MAY FERRY

Twin Capes Ferry

On June 15, 2018 an 11-month project was completed when the State of Delaware sank the Twin Capes, a ferry boat that once served the Cape May/Lewes run across Delaware Bay.

2018 11 The Breach Ao Old Inlet Catch

The Breach at Old Inlet

I haven’t seen an aerial shot yet but my understanding is the breach/old inlet got much bigger.

2018 10 Dog Lump

Dog Lump

A certain little spot packs a big bite in South Jersey.

2018 10 Rockaway Reef

Rockaway Reef

The Rockaway Artificial Reef turns an impressive 44 years old this year and holds the title of being the first artificial reef in New York State waters.