The Fisherman

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that work will begin immediately to close the breaches on Long Island’s barrier islands caused by Hurricane Sandy.

The most recent USFWS Survey on Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife Associated Recreation shows shows an 11-percent increase in anglers compared to the 2006 survey. That’s good news for both fishermen and the fishing industry.

Five years in the making, at a cost of one drowned camera, one almost drowned cameraman, one blown transmission and two broken ribs, the feature documentary Montauk Rocks has just been released in DVD format.

Hurricane Sandy damaged more than 65,000 recreational vessels with estimated losses from this damage expected to top $650 million dollars.

Long Island’s South Shore communities were devastated by Hurricane Sandy. The storm surge pushed tidal levels to the highest ever recorded. A new project hopes to rebuild these waterfront communities in a way that will ensure destruction of this magnitude never happens again.

Lorry Mangan, a former Fisherman field editor and East End columnist, is currently hospitalized at Mather Hospital in Port Jefferson following lung and heart surgery. Hearing from friends and anglers she has crossed paths with over the years would go a long way toward cheering her up.

Eleven marinas in New Jersey were recently given Clean Marina Certification by the NJDEP.

A Rhode Island fisherman casts out a black Bomber and reels in the fish of a lifetime.

After recording the fourth highest results for the Maryland striped bass juvenile index last year, 2012 will go down on record as being the worst in the 59-year history of the study.

In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, The Fisherman’s New England editor finds healing comfort with a tug on the line.

The NJ DEP is advising boaters and anglers to temporarily avoid northern Barnegat Bay, to eat nothing caught in these waters, and to conserve water to lessen the flow of effluents that may damage the bay.

For those who have suffered most from the wrath of Hurricane Sandy, a North Shore party boat skipper offers hope and relief in the form of free fishing trips.

Businesses in the fishing industry have been advised to complete this survey via fax or by email so that accurate damage assesments can me made.

Time to grapple with a chunk of your favorite wreck as New Jersey anglers get set to target tog with a six-fish limit from November 16 thorugh the end of the year.

Top represntatives from the National Marine Fisheries Service to meet with local fishermen to take public comment about issues facing the industry.

Connecticut angler now holds both the all tackle and all tackle length records for striped bass.