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    Interesting afternoon in the fog at the Point

    The plan today was to get a late start so that the fog would burn away. Well, Capt. Jan and I did get that late start, but the fog didn’t cooperate. Wasn’t too bad leaving the harbor - maybe 1/2 mile vis which improved to 2 miles for a while by the Elbow. Plenty of birds working the rips...
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    What a Difference Two Days Make - And Beware of Thieves!

    First, the excellent news. Saturday was a magnificent day to fish off of Montauk. I drove out to my boat in the morning and met my friend, Capt. Jan, from Moriches. In contrast to Thursday’s wind fest, Saturday was a very light northerly breeze with calm seas. Plan A was to drift the rips at...
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    First Montauk Skunk in 20 Years This Afternoon

    Today was too beautiful a day not to fish, and I managed to talk my wife into joining me in a drive out to the Jillybird IV at the Montauk Lake Club. We left Westchester around 10 am so I was planning on fishing the afternoon bite for stripers in the rips and some surface action. Crossing the...
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    Slow afternoon off Montauk

    Went over to SW Ledge yesterday afternoon in calm seas with a bit of a swell. Plenty of action on the high spots with small sea bass. Only one keeper of about 17 inches. Lots of boats. Didn't want to make the run to the windmills. Wasn't worth running over to the Ledge for this. Then...
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    Jillybird Discovers NYAngler

    Somehow last night I happily stumbled on NY Angler. I'm delighted to see a real new substantive saltwater fishing forum for the NY area to replace the sad shell of noreast.com. Great to see many of my noreast friends on board here too. Let's try to make this site work.
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