05.25.2014 Sports Outdoors: Tackling fishing test lines A few weeks ago we got a call from an editor to write a piece on scup, our favorite saltwater panfish, maybe our favorite fish, period. But the angle...
05.12.2014 Community Flanders fishing tourney kicks off on Friday Get your rods out: the Flanders Men’s Club is hosting its second annual fishing tournament this weekend. The Weakfish, Bluefish and Fluke Tournament and Striped Bass Calcutta kicks off...
02.05.2014 Outdoors New York anglers to enjoy ‘fair fluke limits’ this season New York anglers can now enjoy the same fluke size and bag limits as neighboring New Jersey and Connecticut, leveling the playing field when it comes to catching one...
02.04.2014 Sports Outdoors: Those old catalogs bring back fond memories The calendar on our wall tells us the solstice is only seven weeks away. Spring training begins when pitchers and catchers report in three weeks! Yet, as each arctic...
08.24.2013 Letters Featured Letter: Nick Karas will be missed by many To the editor: I don’t know where to start when discussing Capt. Nick Karas’ impact on fishermen like me. I read his columns continuously throughout his career at Newsday....
07.26.2013 News Worms in short supply, leaving fishermen scrambling Looking forward to a day of fishing, Spiro Beletsis of East Marion visited his local bait and tackle shop to pick up a few dozen worms. After leaving empty-handed,...
07.08.2013 News Assembly kills bill to extend bass season A New York Senate bill to extend the striped bass season by two weeks went belly-up after it failed to make it through an Assembly committee. The Senate bill,...
04.24.2013 Sports Sports Briefs: Lacrosse fundraiser set for May 4 LACROSSE: ‘Lax for a Smile’ Boys and girls PAL teams and Riverhead’s varsity teams will be involved in a lacrosse fund-raiser, “Lax for a Smile,” on May 4 at the...