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.
Features
Targeting Jumbo Sea Bass
Steer away from crowded reefs and wrecks and find your own rough bottom.
New York Bight Fluke: A Summertime Approach
When the perennial hotspots don’t produce, expand your territory and approach.
Freshwater: Bassin’ Through Summer Slop
Catching largemouths once the weeds and lily pads take over your favorite lake or pond requires a change in tactics.
Blue Marlin Boats: Tidewater 320 Adventure Center Console
A close-up look at the Tidewater 32 during a recent visit to Blue Marlin Boats.
Long Island Sound: Backwater Stripers
North Shore harbors serve up good sport with schoolie stripers during the dog days of summer.
Inshore Bluefin: Get in the Game
Here’s an in-depth look at what you need to do to get a piece of this fast and furious fishery.
Summer Surf: Shorebound Fluke
Roaming oceanfront beaches in search of summer flounder requires a certain amount of prospecting to be successful.
Targeting Big Fluke With Peanuts
Elephants aren’t the only ones who love peanuts - so do doormat fluke!
Pot Hopping Mahi: Offshore Action Hits Close to Home
Work those hi-fliers and bell buoys casting light tackle to mahi from 2 to 20 pounds.
Eel Alternative: Rubber Worms for Bass
From shallow rock piles to mid-depth reefs, slender rubber baits are fast becoming the go-to choice of striped bass sharpies.
Jetty Work: The Ins and Outs of Rock Hopping
Working oceanfront jetties, or those bordering inlets and breachways, can pay off big once you solve the learning curve.
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For Better or for Worse
It was ever so obvious that my sister Sue and my best friend and fishing partner Gary were going to exchange wedding vows in the near future as the two had google eyes for each other since the day they met back in the mid ‘80s.
Harts Cove, Moriches Bay
Moriches Bay offers anglers numerous opportunities for a variety of species. You can fish the Elbow area for stripers, triggerfish and fluke.
Boat Review: NorthCoast 280CC
Recently introduced as the sister ship to the 285 Cabin, albeit it is using a deeper-vee 24-degree running bottom, the new NorthCoast 280 CC takes a no nonsense, all-business approach to getting you offshore and back in the rough stuff to play where the big fish call home.