At the time of this writing, it is still cold outside and seriously windy. It makes me wonder what boating season will be like this year. It may be great for the sailors but not so much fun for all the power boaters as they…
Long Island Boating World
The transition from spring to summer fishing is upon us! Time to fish deeper waters, further out waters, and target more species. Each month of the season marks a different level of excitement for me for different reasons. June marks the arrival of big stripers…
June is a time for bigger fish in the waters of Connecticut and Rhode Island, with striped bass, bluefish, fluke and even tuna showing in quantity and quality as each day passes.Beginning with striped bass, expect to see a shot of potentially enormous striped bass…
What an incredible year so far and June is primed for fishing fun! Starting off, the striper run has really gotten running as of early May, in fact it was pretty much lights out fishing all throughout April as well. Bass are all up and…
As a youngster, a neighbor on Oak Island was digging for clams with his feet (“Treading”), when he stumped his foot on what he thought was the largest chowder he ever had the pleasure to find. He bent down and dug around until he came…
The United States Navy’s Virginia-class fast-attack submarines currently in service are among the newest in the fleet. They are nuclear powered and are equipped with four torpedo tubes to launch the Mk-48 Advanced Capability (ADCAP) torpedoes. A variant of the American heavyweight submarine-launched torpedoes, the…
Recreational boats are built for fun, sometimes addressing specific needs. Small, fast boats with unlimited visibility for the captain are needed to safely tow water skiers. Center consoles appeal to fishermen with space allocations that work well with several fishing at one time and a…
One of the world’s best-known Renaissance works of art is Sandro Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus. It features the beautiful Venus, the Roman Goddess of Love, carried ashore on a giant scallop shell. Art historians explain that through the ages, scallops and other hinged shells…
Long Island Sound is ordinarily host to only four species of sharks: the Sand Tiger, Sandbar (=Brown), Spiny Dogfish and Smooth Dogfish. A few other species are occasional visitors to the Sound, but one species was likely never expected to swim these waters. In May…
Captain Diver “Z” is an amazing man. Emigrating from the Czech Republic twenty years ago he started his own marine salvage business. He and his crew are the best in the business. This story is just one example of his challenging career. It’s about courage,…