You may be surprised to hear me say that I’m not all that into fishing. Growing up along the Jersey shore, sure, I did a lot of casting off of docks, bulkheads and beaches in my youth, and spent countless hours drifting through inlets for…
Long Island Boating World
After what seemed like an uphill battle, we launched Take Five and are ready for another season afloat. To me, it feels like everything I need and want to accomplish happens at the same time in the spring and fall. Spring: Prepare the boat, including…
It has been quite a few years (lol) since I was in high school and writing for English class, but I always enjoyed writing projects and thought. How hard could this be? I could sit and draft an article for a minimum of 750 words…
As we approach just about the halfway mark of the fishing season on Long Island this month, opportunities abound for so many inshore species. It’s not just inshore fishing that can keep you busy, runs to mid offshore and the canyons are good bets to…
OverviewDoes it get much better than mid-summer in New England? Fishing, camping, beach days, local ice cream spots with lines down the sidewalk, it’s the stuff that dreams (and many Hallmark movies) are made of. An interesting mental note I’ve continuously compiled throughout my years…
The heart of the summer season is upon us as the dog days of July have the waters running hot. Top billing will be fluke fishing as the flatfish amass inshore to dole out great action for both party boats and private boaters. Bluefish may…
All politicians make promises they can’t keep. It’s part of the game! And yes, it is a game. Our representatives keep talking about our precious eco-system but have never passed a cohesive marine policy. The United States is a hodgepodge of federal, state, county, and…
The Ojibwe Tribe that once lived by the northern Great Lakes named Lake Superior, Gichi-Gami, which means great sea. Lake Superior is not an ocean, but it can be just as treacherous as one.People familiar with Lake Superior say it almost has a pulse and…
I take great pleasure in having been privileged to live the majority of my days within a short walk or drive to the beach. Like residing in proximity to close friends and family, I always feel secure in the presence of the sea. I trust…
I hope everyone enjoyed my first article! It was so much fun thinking back to all those memories years ago and remembering all the fun (and sometimes not so much fun) times. I have had so many stories to share over the years and wanted…