I have never been a fan of licensing everything we do. It goes against my grain. You need licenses to metal detect in New York State. There is both salt and freshwater fishing licensing. Hunting licensing, special permits to hike in certain places, shell fishing…
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On a well-equipped vessel, the trusty first aid kit is capable of dealing with many types of minor injuries or ailments. Whether it’s a remedy for seasickness or a bandage for a minor cut, such items can save the day, preventing discomfort, infection, or other…
While I was away working in Florida, I became obsessed with fish tacos and was able to find them on the menu at most any restaurant I went to. Oddly though my taste for this yummy dish started when I ate them at a small…
Last month (Moving Right Along) I told you how we went up to Alexandria Bay to start getting our new to us boat ready for launching. We removed many bags full of things we did not want and still had more to go. With the…
The Supreme Court has an affinity for admiralty cases. Why else would the Court agree to take on a seemingly simple marine insurance dispute involving a yacht owner and his United Kingdom-based marine insurance company? Because the Supreme Court recognizes what is at stake is…
What a spectacular season we’ve had so far. The mild winter didn’t just treat us to not having to shovel snow but a much stronger start to things in the past two months then we typically see. June presents a ton of opportunities to get…
The spring run of stripers seemed to continue on the momentum of the fall as daily catches were super impressive through the month of May, and that action should roll right into early June. Fluke season opened on May 2nd and some areas hit the…
When it comes to saltwater fishing, June is a time of plenty in Southern New England. We have a shot at nearly every popular species in some place or another this month. There are striped bass, fluke, bluefish, porgies, black sea bass, cod, weakfish, blackfish,…
Listen to old sailor’s words and learn much about weather Check any waterfront, even today, and you may find some old salt who spent his life at sea, and is now grounded by age, (“setting out the anchor’’) He may be gazing out towards the…
The following is an excerpt from The Sinking of the Steamboat Lexington on Long Island Sound by longtime Boating World contributor Bill Bleyer that will be published May 1 by The History Press. On Monday, January 13, 1840, after boarding passengers and loading cargo, including…