05.13.2012 Sports North Fork Outdoors: There are options to winter flounder With the demise of the winter flounder fishery now in its second decade, anglers have pretty much come to terms with the loss of our once reliable treat for...
04.28.2012 Sports North Fork Outdoors: Falls are part of the horseback game Lots of outdoors persons, here and elsewhere, enjoy horses and horseback activities. And so do we. But, as in any exercise involving the outdoors, accidents are part of the...
04.05.2012 Sports North Fork Outdoors: Flounder stocks are nothing like they used to be Turning a page on the calendar and opening a fishing magazine last weekend brought back memories of seasons past. April was our prime flounder month. Until some 20 years...
03.27.2012 Sports North Fork Outdoors: Emphasize safety in long-distance driving The calendar cautions us, but, looking outside at current daytime temperatures in the 60s, we can’t help but turn a couple of pages. And with spring/summer on the mind...
03.03.2012 Sports North Fork Outdoors: In March, we’re itching for some fishing Early March is a restless time for anglers in the northeast. On sunny days when temperatures rise and winds drop, it almost feels like spring. The expression that an...
02.19.2012 Sports North Fork Outdoors: Sometimes form follows function in the dog world It’s always interesting for dog owners to visit the Westminster Kennel Club show at Madison Square Garden. For all the pomp and circumstance, for all the brushes and powder,...
02.05.2012 Sports North Fork Outdoors: The bucktail offers anglers versatility February is a relatively quiet month for Long Island anglers. Sure, you can sail somewhere (usually back west or out to Montauk) and find some ling or occasional cod,...
01.26.2012 Sports North Fork Outdoors: Watch your step on that slippery ice One of my graduate school roommates had an obsession with snow. Even if the fall only amounted to a couple of inches, he got busy pushing and scaping sidewalks...