Introducing cHarissa, the great tasting super spice that’s a perfect blend for fish, game, poultry and just about anything else. Try it on venison, wild boar, pheasant, turkey, codfish, striped bass, fluke, redfish, salmon or halibut, then try it on whatever else you like to serve. Use cHarissa to coat meatballs or add it to your smoked delights. Keep […]… Read more »

  Governor Andrew Cuomo and the top brass at NYS DEC seem to be determined to make the licensing process easier for NY State’s anglers, hunters and State Park users. Last year, the state lowered prices and combined some facets of fishing and hunting licenses to streamline the process. Now they’ve introduced a “lifetime” Adventure […]… Read more »

Roy Bender had an easy shot and he didn’t miss. He had taken only a dozen steps into the heavily trampled corn field with his three-year old Brittany Spaniel, Barney, when a beautiful Mongolian cock bird exploded into flight just 20 yards out. For an instant, the big bird seemed to hang in the air […]… Read more »

    As was widely reported last week, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) on February 4, 2014 passed a proposal to manage fluke catches in NY, NJ and CT as a single region under a combined quota. In the amendment, an example of how the fishery might be managed was provided using an […]… Read more »

In a move that finally brings fairness to the management of recreational fluke catches in the Tri-State area, Empire State fluke fans have gotten what they hoped for: regional fluke management that will see New York, New Jersey and Connecticut share a quota and matching regulations for summer flatties. In a 7-4 vote yesterday (2/4/14) […]… Read more »

The more I called around for background material in the Offbeat Baits For Cod article just posted in our fishing section, the more interesting stuff I heard about cod baits and what can be found in the bellies of these beasts. Captain Rob Andresen of the Captree open boats Captree Pride and Captree Princess, for example, […]… Read more »

  For as long as anyone I know can remember, skimmer clam has been the standard codfish bait here on Long Island. In fact, I can’t ever recall setting out for baccala without a bag or two of skimmers on board even when diamond jigging was expected to be the primary technique for the day […]… Read more »

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