August in the northeast runs the range of emotion. Some talk of the summer doldrums in the shallows, while others cheer the potential for fantastic blue water action. Bottom fishing for the summertime faves of fluke, black sea bass and porgies take a front seat…
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Fun and Easy Summer Desserts It’s always a treat on a hot summer day to have something ice-cold to eat. Ice cream is a favorite, but hard to believe, it raises your body temperature and some people can feel even hotter. In me, it causes my…
It’s a custom now! Give the people what they want! Ahoy! Ahoy! It’s bread and circuses! Memorial Day is here, the time for boating, beaches, and beer! Truth be told it’s the day put aside after the Civil War to honor the 700,000 Union and…
The old schooner sat at the pier forlorn and tired with two soldiers holding M1 rifles at the ready, guarding her. The town of Newport, Rhode Island was all abuzz with rumors, “What’s going on down at the dock? Did you see the soldiers? What…
Humble men who made their living fishing the waters of a tiny lake in the Albion Hills near Rome had been telling tales of sunken ships lurking at the bottom of the lake for centuries. Lake Nemi is only .6 square miles and has no…
So I’m sailing for tomorrow, my dreams are a’dyin’And my love is an anchor tied to you, tied with a silver chain.I have my ship, and all her flags are a-flying!She is all that I have left, and music is her name. Standards. Banners. Gonfalons.…
The old schooner sat at the pier forlorn and tired with two soldiers holding M1 rifles at the ready, guarding her. The town of Newport, Rhode Island was all abuzz with rumors, “What’s going on down at the dock? Did you see the soldiers? What…
On September 19, 1942, Liberty Ship SS Stephen Hopkins, a.k.a. “Ugly Duckling,” set out from Cape Town Harbor, Africa. The 441-foot long freighter was bound for Dutch Guiana (Surinam) at the northeast end of South America. Once in harbor, the vessel was tasked with loading…
What a great month for fishing July is. For striper obsessed anglers like me, it’s a transition. Most of the Long Island waters have gotten too warm for a consistent and dependable striper bite except for Montauk. There’s still bass and blues around but most…
Summertime is here and the livin’ is easy as fishing is firing on all cylinders to keep anglers happy. Backwaters are loaded with fluke and beasties such as kingfish, blowfish and bluefish. Sea bassing was lit up on the nearshore wrecks where bigger fluke were…