Snapper Tournament set for Sept. 27 along Peconic River
Nick Raynor of Riverhead at last year’s snapper tournament. (Credit: Rachel Young, file) The 17th annual Snapper Tournament along the Peconic River in downtown Riverhead is set for Sept. 27. Hosted by...
View ArticleNorth Fork Ice Fishing: The time is right to hit the ‘hard water’
wo ice fishermen hard at work, drilling holes in the ice atop Great Pond in Southold. (Credit: Garret Meade) In the year of the big freeze, Long Island’s East End presents myriad opportunities for a...
View ArticleCharter a North Fork fishing boat: 6 things you need to know
It’s porgy season on the North Fork. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch, file photo) Happy porgy season! The catch is on for the North Fork’s star spring fish, but you might want a boat to reel them in. We...
View ArticleServing up crabs, clams, mussels and more: Sunday Scene
The ‘Clam Man’ Bob Bourguignon counts out some blue claws for Val Abbate of Southampton (center) and her father-in law Gus Abbate of East Meadow Friday when the seafood stand opened on Flanders Road....
View ArticleEverything you need to know about fall fishing on the North Fork
The author holds up a black sea bass. (Credit: Chris Paparo) It is time to celebrate the fall harvest on the North Fork. Trekking from great distances, people flood onto the North Fork in search of the...
View ArticleSquid jigging in Greenport: See the video
It’s Thursday night in Greenport Village and something that could be mistaken for a sea monster is lying on the Railroad Dock behind the East End Seaport Museum. The crimson beast was pulled, fighting...
View ArticleThe perfect bait for blackfish: North Fork Outdoors
Tom Schlichter with a big blackfish caught off Orient Point. (Credit: Capt. Jerry McGrath) Summer flounder (aka fluke), snappers and blue claw crabs are favorite targets of North Fork anglers. However,...
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