03.26.2013 News Saltwater fishing license fee eliminated from budget A saltwater fishing license fee that East End towns successfully fought against after it was enacted in 2009 was officially eliminated as part of the state budget, New York State Senator Ken...
03.02.2013 News Bill passes Senate that could benefit commercial fishermen Life could get just a little easier for East End commercial fishermen if a bill Senator Kenneth LaValle (R-C-Port Jefferson) ushered through the New York State Senate has the...
11.29.2012 Business There are scallops to be found this season Scallop season didn’t begin with its usual bang the first Monday in November thanks to Hurricane Sandy, but fish markets and restaurant menus are stocked with the cold-weather shellfish...
11.09.2012 News DEC reopens some shellfishing areas The state Department of Environmental Conservation announced Thursday some shellfishing areas around Long Island have been reopened. The DEC had initially closed shellfishing area on Oct. 29, the morning...
10.03.2012 News National fishing show to air North Fork episode Friday The North Fork is set to grace the small screen once again this week. “Lunkerville,” a fishing show aired in the U.S. and Canada to roughly 88 million homes,...
09.09.2012 Community Photos: Snapper Tournament participants reel in some big fish More than 150 children and adults participated in the Riverhead Recreation Department’s 15th annual Snapper Tournament held on the Peconic Riverfront Saturday. The event is designed to get children...
08.19.2012 Sports Fishing Report The Prime Time III out of Orient by the Sea was “catching everything under the sun,” according to Capt. Mike Boccio on Monday morning. Scup numbers are up, and...
08.12.2012 Sports Fishing Report Warm water (84 degrees in Long Island Sound) hasn’t hurt the scup fishing according to Dave Brennan, skipper of the Peconic Star II out of Greenport. Overall, the fishing...