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I don't know if this is true but I read there is a proposal to ban charter and party boats from marinas in South Hampton and their is a meeting at the South Hampton town hall on December 21st at 1:00 pm. Anyone have more information on this or if it is true? If it is it's another push from...

here is the link: https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/7894.html#Fishing Not happy about sea bass, time to move the boat to NJ

Indian Point nuclear facility is planning to dump about 1 million gallons of radioactive water into the Hudson River. The move, which the company describes as the “best option” for the waste, could happen as early as August and and it does not need federal, state or local approval to dump the...

Lets get radar guns, WTF https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-administration-boating-proposal-would-greatest-regulatory-overreach-kind-critics-warn

The 60-day public comment period on the 924-megawatt project will start Thursday 9/15/22. See the link for information https://patch.com/new-york/shirley-mastic/federal-government-releases-environmental-report-sunrise-wind

Sad day, feel horrible for the family especially when the father and son is doing something outside together instead of playing X-box. I assume it was a sit in kayak and they didn't know how to self-rescue. Be careful especially as the water begins to get cooler and wear your pfd...

Big brother may put an end to speeding in New York | RochesterFirst So there is a new bill that would mandate speed limiters in new vehicles that would be set to the local maximum allowable limit. The bill will require any vehicle manufactured or registered in the state of New York to be fitted...

Left the dock at 6:00am in beautiful calm conditions. Started off at the McCallister grounds. We were the third boat there and non-stop action with fluke but all shorts. We started to get mugged by other boats. We moved to the Atlantic Beach Reef and it was packed between the boats and all...

Lep, I'm ready for your knowledge. I have fished for Cobia down south with sucess, bait of choice down south is eels and squid. I would use my bass pole and blue fish rig. When using an eel, I would let it go since the eel would swim to the bottom if using a squid some weight to get the squid...

Left the dock at 4:30 am, to beat the heat. we were the first boat to the Mccalister grounds. Picked away at short sea bass and fluke had some coffee and watched the sun rise. Once sunrise hit we moved to the numerous bunker pods looking for cobia. Sharks were everywhere and we couldn't get...

I'm still recovering from pretty bad symptoms of COVID so I havnt fished in 3 weeks. Anyway, there have been reports of Tuna up close outside of Jones Inlet. Just an FYI that the regs changed June 29, 2022 and a trophy (73" or greater) is no longer permitted HMS Angling Permit Size Class...

Just a reminder affective July 5, 2022 there is a fishing ban on short fin Mako. Link- Federal Register :: Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Shortfin Mako Shark Retention Limit

Revised recreational black sea bass and scup regulations were put into effect on June 21, 2022. Black Sea Bass- 16”length 3 fish from 6/23-8/31 and 6 fish 9/1-12/31 Scup (Porgy)- 10” length 30 fish for individuals all year and 50 for anglers aboard licensed party/charter boats Sept 1 - Oct 31...

The last two weekends were tough for me fishing in the bays. With the water temp warming up decided to try the local reefs outside of Jones Inlet. Left the dock at 8:45 am. Outgoing produced a few keeper fluke with constant action. Action died off at the slack only producing skate and dog...

Not that I want any bird to become extinct but how about evolution of the species. I would like to actually see this study and not just the results. Need to watch programs like this to insure more access isn't taken away. Here is the press release...

Received this email today: In late December, DEC issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to simplify the State’s fishing regulations. The proposal presented will also significantly reduce the number of special regulations found in the annual Fishing Regulations Guide. The changes are being...

The New York Boat Show is from January 26-30, 2022 at the Javits Center. I have not gone in over 10 years but I'm thinking of going this year with a few friends to get a night out and hopefully support some of the vendors. Can't afford any of the boats LOL. Anyone else going or know if they...

I received this email today from the NYS DMV, probably going to see another new boating law soon in NY. It makes sense for inboards, IOs or boats with generators but not for outboards Dear Boaters, Carbon monoxide from boat engines can build up in an enclosed or semi-enclosed spaces and...

Some info for you freshwater guys- Hochul signs Invasive species boat inspection bill into Law

So my towing insurance is due for renewal and figure I would check out a few things before I renew as I have used both companies before. I am going to use red boat and yellow boat as company names as I don't want to mislead or say anything negative about a company without facts. I currently...