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Glad you caught well last night. This morning on the incoming there were no bass or blues. Bottom fishing was slow

Couple of things here. You can have your boating safety certificate added to your drivers license. Yes they put a little anchor in the corner, DMV charges to add that your license. That is why most people don't do it. We give NY State enough money already. Read the comment regarding Captains...

Hi Aquarius: Yes your six pack license is fine. It supersedes a boating safety certificate. I also carry a 50 ton license. Not being a jerk here but I have been asked this question also, the license must be valid-current to be accepted. Been asked more than once if an expired Captains...

In General any course given by a power squadron, US Coast Guard Auxiliary or the NY State Course. I do not know of any list of approved courses. Basically if you have proof of a boating course it is OK

It was a typo!!! Fat fingers and small keys sometimes don't mesh. Should have read NASBLA. They approved recreational boating safety courses

Boat Guy. If you have a boating safety certificate from the Power Squadron you should be fine. I teach a different class so I am not familiar with a Power Squadrons Certification requirements. The class MUST be NAMBLA approved. I teach the class approved by NY State. The material taught...

Brianna's Law is being phased in over five years. I am an instructor for the NY State Safe Boating Program. Due to Corona Virus, no classes could be held this year. Pequa 1 is correct that no instructor can teach common sense. However I have had students tell me years after taking the class...

We never got the second wave of Fluke last year. I fish the Port Jeff area often. The early season-last year was OK. We never got the second wave of fish that usually arrive the 2nd or 3rd week of June. They seemed to stay on the east end and did not travel down the beach I was very optimistic...

Land and Sea in Coram helped me a few times . They are a Sea Lion dealer The trailer superstore is also a good source. The only thing I found was there shipping charges can be high. I cancelled a couple of orders with them because after the shipping charges were added on it was less expensive...

The concern with the flares is they dripping of flares when ignited, The drips can cause a fire if not held over the side properly to drip into the water. The flares do work well. The user has to understand the risk when igniting one.

The SOS light that replaces flares is USCG approved. The good thing about the SOS light is no expiration dates to worry about. The SOS light comes with an orange distress flag inside the box. The package also includes a letter from the USCG saying the SOS light is approved to replace flares...

Glad a few of you had a good season. I grew up fishing the western sound-Hempstead Harbor, all points west and east to Lloyd neck. Fish mostly the Port Jeff area now. Black fishing has fallen off every year I have been fishing the area. Over 30 years to be exact. Many small fish this year...

I would like to see the potting of blackfish stopped or controlled too. The DEC seems to either ignore the problem or is afraid to take it on. My opinion is they want no part of addressing the issue. The old Shoreham pipeline used to be a great spot to blackfish years ago. I heard that this...

Hi Benny I grew up fishing the western sound through the 70's and 80's. Speaking with one of my old fishing buddies from the same area the other day and told him I picked a few macks. We started talking about the macks being so thick in the western sound the Sheepshead Bay fleet would travel up...

Last trip of the year on Tuesday 11-26. Great weather, 60 degrees. Sound was very flat, Fished the Port Jeff area on Tuesday. Moon tide made anchoring and holding bottom at adventure. Had only one good blackfish hit on a green crab. After that nothing for about 3 hours hours. Surprise of the...

Boat Guy-Teachers/Instructors only teach the curriculum. We try to teach them the proper way to do things on board any vessel or watercraft (canoe, kayak. Jet Ski ect.) Many people still don't wear seat belts like they were taught in driver ed or for the permit exam. I can't correct stupid...

Boat Guy-I am an instructor for the NY State Safe Boating Program. Chapter 4 of the text book covers all safety equipment that is required to be on board the vessel. We also teach how to properly use the safety gear. They are taught the number and type of PFD's-life jackets required, distress...

You never know about the fall until it gets here. If some bunker( or sand eels/spearing) move in and stay, that is a great sign. Fish will follow or find the food. Last fall was nothing special. There were plenty of albies around if you wanted to chase them. Blues were scare but around. I don...

Seems the DEC always forgets about the Smithtown reef. We got a small addition last year but the bulk always seems to go to the South Shore.

I fish the Port Jeff/Mt Sinai/ Stony Brook area weekly. The fishing has been poor at best. Fluke were very slow. I had one keeper this year. Porgies are hit and miss. Some days better than others. Fished from Port Jeff to Cranes Neck and into Smithtown. A few small porgies and sea bass. The...