Reports 2006

This is a comment I have about Al Ristori's "Conservation Column" piece that appeared in "The Fisherman" Metro edition on 2/2/2007 I am very distressed about your piece in “The Fish ...

2009-10-08T06:57:01Z

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This is a comment I have about Al Ristori's "Conservation Column" piece that appeared in "The Fisherman" Metro edition on 2/2/2007 I am very distressed about your piece in “The Fish ...

New York Boat Show 2007 Click Here to see the clips

2009-09-03T08:37:04Z

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New York Boat Show 2007 Click Here to see the clips

12/3/2006 Wes Little and I did a day of fishing on the Creek in Marco Island. This was the big one of the day. It was about a 50 pounds tarpon taken on a live bait. We never landed the ...

2009-09-02T01:56:38Z

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12/3/2006 Wes Little and I did a day of fishing on the Creek in Marco Island. This was the big one of the day. It was about a 50 pounds tarpon taken on a live bait. We never landed the ...

We did have a great time with it and it made some spectacular jumps, finally dislodging the hook.

2009-07-11T20:32:35Z

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We did have a great time with it and it made some spectacular jumps, finally dislodging the hook.

We did land small tarpon which are spectacular in the back bay setting fishing with light tackle and beautiful surroundings.

2009-07-11T21:12:35Z

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We did land small tarpon which are spectacular in the back bay setting fishing with light tackle and beautiful surroundings.

Here is Wes with a nice light tackle tarpon.

2009-07-11T20:37:03Z

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Here is Wes with a nice light tackle tarpon.

They can really jump. This guy is about 10 pounds but with plenty of fight.

2009-07-11T20:39:36Z

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They can really jump. This guy is about 10 pounds but with plenty of fight.

This is a good look at the Creek. We troll rattle traps on the way to the fishing area and usually land a few nice largemouth bass. We had a good day catching tarpon, talapia, oscars but n ...

2009-07-11T20:58:31Z

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This is a good look at the Creek. We troll rattle traps on the way to the fishing area and usually land a few nice largemouth bass. We had a good day catching tarpon, talapia, oscars but n ...

11/21/2006 I fished today with bait caught yesterday. It was a good morning of fishing with three bass all about 20 pounds. A good end to an excellent season. The fall was pretty poor ...

2009-07-11T17:41:29Z

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11/21/2006 I fished today with bait caught yesterday. It was a good morning of fishing with three bass all about 20 pounds. A good end to an excellent season. The fall was pretty poor ...

11/20/2006 I fished today with Jack Libaire and his friend Brian right to left. We had an interesting day. We found shad and caught a bunch and a schoolie bass. We went into the ocean ...

2009-07-10T21:46:20Z

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11/20/2006 I fished today with Jack Libaire and his friend Brian right to left. We had an interesting day. We found shad and caught a bunch and a schoolie bass. We went into the ocean ...

11/16/2006 I fished with Anthony DeBlasio and Mark Epstein. We worked hard at plugging and fishing with bait but came up short, literally. Here is Anthony with one of the fish we caught ...

2009-07-10T21:22:22Z

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11/16/2006 I fished with Anthony DeBlasio and Mark Epstein. We worked hard at plugging and fishing with bait but came up short, literally. Here is Anthony with one of the fish we caught ...

11/10/2006 I fished today with Mark and Noah Lessing (right to left). We had a good day of fishing on a beautiful November day. We caught a few nice bass up to 25 pounds and dropped a f ...

2009-08-13T05:53:51Z

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11/10/2006 I fished today with Mark and Noah Lessing (right to left). We had a good day of fishing on a beautiful November day. We caught a few nice bass up to 25 pounds and dropped a f ...

I need your help. Ray Bartlett of The UPS store in Babylon Village was kind enough to enlarge some images from our website and make a banner that we used to decorate the Riverview restaurant ...

2009-07-10T17:46:51Z

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I need your help. Ray Bartlett of The UPS store in Babylon Village was kind enough to enlarge some images from our website and make a banner that we used to decorate the Riverview restaurant ...

Riverview 2006 Final Standings 1. Will Tregarthen Capt. Surly 30.4 2. Donald Bangs Mind Games 27.9 3. Kevin Shires Billy Oh 26.6 4. Keith Degiorgia MY COMARE 26.1 5. Mike Dunne Capt. S ...

2009-08-13T01:57:47Z

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Riverview 2006 Final Standings 1. Will Tregarthen Capt. Surly 30.4 2. Donald Bangs Mind Games 27.9 3. Kevin Shires Billy Oh 26.6 4. Keith Degiorgia MY COMARE 26.1 5. Mike Dunne Capt. S ...

11/6/2006 I fished today with Marc Cacchiola and his buddy Tony. We had a pretty good day of bass fishing with live bait. We dropped a couple but we caught a few. All about 20 pounds b ...

2009-07-10T05:05:34Z

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11/6/2006 I fished today with Marc Cacchiola and his buddy Tony. We had a pretty good day of bass fishing with live bait. We dropped a couple but we caught a few. All about 20 pounds b ...

11/4/2006 Rita Helgans and family celebrating their first place Bass caught in the Ryant Enterprises Tournament. This years Tournament was dedicated to Herb Helgans who has recently passed ...

2009-07-10T11:21:13Z

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11/4/2006 Rita Helgans and family celebrating their first place Bass caught in the Ryant Enterprises Tournament. This years Tournament was dedicated to Herb Helgans who has recently passed ...

11/4/2006 I fished the 16th Annual Ryant Enterprises fishing tournament. Team Skimmeroutdoors consisted of myself Mike Beltrami Mike Mcgrath and Anthony DeBlasio. Despite spending two days ...

2009-07-10T10:27:11Z

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11/4/2006 I fished the 16th Annual Ryant Enterprises fishing tournament. Team Skimmeroutdoors consisted of myself Mike Beltrami Mike Mcgrath and Anthony DeBlasio. Despite spending two days ...

11/2/2006 I fished today with Steve and Barry left to right. We had a good day fishing live bait and plugging for striped bass. We caught on both plugs and bait. The fish were pretty g ...

2009-08-12T23:35:40Z

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11/2/2006 I fished today with Steve and Barry left to right. We had a good day fishing live bait and plugging for striped bass. We caught on both plugs and bait. The fish were pretty g ...

11/2/2006 We fished with Captain Mike Neto out of Point Judith Rhode Island. Mike brought Rich and Andy to a incredible Blackfish spot just South of Newport Harbor. There was nonstop Tautog ...

2009-08-12T22:57:47Z

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11/2/2006 We fished with Captain Mike Neto out of Point Judith Rhode Island. Mike brought Rich and Andy to a incredible Blackfish spot just South of Newport Harbor. There was nonstop Tautog ...

11/1/2006 I fished today with Wayne Medina and Rob Buetti right to left and Rob's son Peter joined in for a photo. We had a good day of fishing catching some nice bass up to 25 pounds on ...

2009-08-12T20:16:41Z

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11/1/2006 I fished today with Wayne Medina and Rob Buetti right to left and Rob's son Peter joined in for a photo. We had a good day of fishing catching some nice bass up to 25 pounds on ...

Here is Rob working a plug caught fish to the boat. We had some nice takes and had some lookers but not takers. We had some fish on bait that just wouldn't cooperate but it was action and ...

2009-08-12T19:56:22Z

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Here is Rob working a plug caught fish to the boat. We had some nice takes and had some lookers but not takers. We had some fish on bait that just wouldn't cooperate but it was action and ...

10/31/2006 I fished today with Fred McKibben of Grace Bar and Restaurant and his head chef Carlos. We caught some fish but it was a lot of work to finally hook up. The storms really messe ...

2009-07-09T23:12:23Z

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10/31/2006 I fished today with Fred McKibben of Grace Bar and Restaurant and his head chef Carlos. We caught some fish but it was a lot of work to finally hook up. The storms really messe ...

10/27/2006 Part 2 of my day was with my friend Lisa. After fishing with Al I ran back out with the camera boat and picked her up at Kismet. She snagged her own bait and caught her largest S ...

2009-07-09T21:43:13Z

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10/27/2006 Part 2 of my day was with my friend Lisa. After fishing with Al I ran back out with the camera boat and picked her up at Kismet. She snagged her own bait and caught her largest S ...

10-27-2006 Al had some time to kill this morning and was kind enough to take myself and my Brother Flip out for some Bass Fishing. There was an amazing amount of bait in the bay and before ...

2009-07-09T21:43:09Z

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10-27-2006 Al had some time to kill this morning and was kind enough to take myself and my Brother Flip out for some Bass Fishing. There was an amazing amount of bait in the bay and before ...

10/26/2006 Today I fished with Rich and Rick left to right. We had an excellent day of bass fishing. We drifted live bait and plugged for at least 10 fish and dropped a bunch more. Bait ...

2009-08-12T07:11:07Z

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10/26/2006 Today I fished with Rich and Rick left to right. We had an excellent day of bass fishing. We drifted live bait and plugged for at least 10 fish and dropped a bunch more. Bait ...

Here is Rich working a nice fish out of a pod of bunker. The school of bunker is at the middle left of the photo. Notice how you can see the hi-vis line and be able to track your fish. Ri ...

2009-07-09T21:35:50Z

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Here is Rich working a nice fish out of a pod of bunker. The school of bunker is at the middle left of the photo. Notice how you can see the hi-vis line and be able to track your fish. Ri ...

10/25/2006 It was a great day of fishing. I fished today with Gary Arnold (on right)and his clients Dom and Brian (left and center). We fished live bait and had a lot of fun and laughs. ...

2009-08-12T05:07:41Z

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10/25/2006 It was a great day of fishing. I fished today with Gary Arnold (on right)and his clients Dom and Brian (left and center). We fished live bait and had a lot of fun and laughs. ...

Here is Dom with his 36 pound fish which put a hurt on him. He almost got de-reeled. He was yelling and the fish kept running. I didn't know who was going to win. Dom prevailed in the ba ...

2009-08-12T06:44:46Z

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Here is Dom with his 36 pound fish which put a hurt on him. He almost got de-reeled. He was yelling and the fish kept running. I didn't know who was going to win. Dom prevailed in the ba ...

Here is Gary fighting a nice fish that went 31 pounds. With a 35 mph wind blowing it was a real battle when you hooked up. It was a lot of fun with a great crew. Another memorable day on ...

2009-08-12T04:56:32Z

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Here is Gary fighting a nice fish that went 31 pounds. With a 35 mph wind blowing it was a real battle when you hooked up. It was a lot of fun with a great crew. Another memorable day on ...

10/23/2006 Tim Smith and I did a little work on the new DVD today. The topic of course is striped bass and plugging is the technique that will be featured in the new release. We got some ...

2009-08-12T01:31:56Z

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10/23/2006 Tim Smith and I did a little work on the new DVD today. The topic of course is striped bass and plugging is the technique that will be featured in the new release. We got some ...

10/21/2006 I fished the Kismet Inn tournament with Mike McGrath and Anthony DeBlasio. The wind was horrendous and made fishing real difficult. We managed only one Bass on a live Bunker and ...

2009-08-12T02:06:41Z

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10/21/2006 I fished the Kismet Inn tournament with Mike McGrath and Anthony DeBlasio. The wind was horrendous and made fishing real difficult. We managed only one Bass on a live Bunker and ...

10/19/2006 What a memorable day of fishing. I fished with Gerard and Frank Mule and their cousin Joe left to right. We hammered the fish boating 16 fish from 22 to 32 pounds. Three wer ...

2009-08-11T11:54:14Z

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10/19/2006 What a memorable day of fishing. I fished with Gerard and Frank Mule and their cousin Joe left to right. We hammered the fish boating 16 fish from 22 to 32 pounds. Three wer ...

The fish on plugs were really big today with most over 25 pounds. Here is Frank with a nice 30 pound fish taken in the back bay on a plug. Maybe it was the pickles they brought for lunch ...

2009-08-11T13:25:58Z

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The fish on plugs were really big today with most over 25 pounds. Here is Frank with a nice 30 pound fish taken in the back bay on a plug. Maybe it was the pickles they brought for lunch ...

Here is Frank with the shine off his head working a big bass to the boat on a plug. The 9' Rogue rods with the Van Staal and Shimano Thynnus reels really put it to the fish today. You coul ...

2009-08-11T11:08:42Z

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Here is Frank with the shine off his head working a big bass to the boat on a plug. The 9' Rogue rods with the Van Staal and Shimano Thynnus reels really put it to the fish today. You coul ...

10/17/2006 I fished today with Gary Arnold and his clients Jerry on left and Rich on right. Considering the weather we had a good day of fishing. We ended up with six fish to 25 pounds. ...

2009-07-09T18:02:35Z

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10/17/2006 I fished today with Gary Arnold and his clients Jerry on left and Rich on right. Considering the weather we had a good day of fishing. We ended up with six fish to 25 pounds. ...

10/16/2006 I fished today with Fred McKibben of Grace Bar and Restaurant and his second chef in command Valentine. We had a banner day with bass on live bait. We boated 15 bass up to 32 ...

2009-08-11T05:13:56Z

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10/16/2006 I fished today with Fred McKibben of Grace Bar and Restaurant and his second chef in command Valentine. We had a banner day with bass on live bait. We boated 15 bass up to 32 ...

Here is Valentine and Fred with a couple of nice bass. It really was a memorable day of fishing with lots of action. Valentine brought the food. The tomales steamed in corn leaves was out ...

2009-08-11T05:13:29Z

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Here is Valentine and Fred with a couple of nice bass. It really was a memorable day of fishing with lots of action. Valentine brought the food. The tomales steamed in corn leaves was out ...

Get Ready for the Fall Striper Run! With all the Menhaden in the ocean and the bays... this fall season may be the best ever! We have in stock various size cast nets for all your bait catc ...

2009-08-10T23:24:12Z

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Get Ready for the Fall Striper Run! With all the Menhaden in the ocean and the bays... this fall season may be the best ever! We have in stock various size cast nets for all your bait catc ...

10/14/2006 I fished today with Jeff Schumacher and his son Michael. We had a good morning of fishing live bait for bass. We caught 5 fish up to 25 pounds and released three of them. We ...

2009-07-09T16:22:38Z

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10/14/2006 I fished today with Jeff Schumacher and his son Michael. We had a good morning of fishing live bait for bass. We caught 5 fish up to 25 pounds and released three of them. We ...

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2009-08-10T22:42:11Z

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10/13/2006 I fished today with Phil Heilpern and his client Don. We had a good day of fishing with four fish on plugs and three on bait. It was chilly and the water cooled down to the low ...

2009-08-10T22:16:01Z

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10/13/2006 I fished today with Phil Heilpern and his client Don. We had a good day of fishing with four fish on plugs and three on bait. It was chilly and the water cooled down to the low ...

10/12/2006 I fished today with Frank Mule, Chris Madonnia and Gerard Mule, left to right. We had a great time and it is always a lot of laughs with this crew. We caught three fish to 30 ...

2009-08-10T22:01:36Z

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10/12/2006 I fished today with Frank Mule, Chris Madonnia and Gerard Mule, left to right. We had a great time and it is always a lot of laughs with this crew. We caught three fish to 30 ...

10/10/2006 My Buddy Gary Arnold took his daughter Kaitlyn out fishing for a few hours. She loves to fish and was rewarded with a nice 35 pound striped bass. She looks pretty happy about ...

2009-08-10T16:42:58Z

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10/10/2006 My Buddy Gary Arnold took his daughter Kaitlyn out fishing for a few hours. She loves to fish and was rewarded with a nice 35 pound striped bass. She looks pretty happy about ...

Here is a good shot of Kaitlyn fighting that big striper and bringing it to the boat. Good going Kaitlyn. Captain Al Lorenzetti

2009-08-10T18:47:13Z

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Here is a good shot of Kaitlyn fighting that big striper and bringing it to the boat. Good going Kaitlyn. Captain Al Lorenzetti

10/10/2006 I fished today with Charles Herman (center) his son Charles (left) and his father-in-law Vinny (right). We had a good day of fishing with nice fish in the mid to upper 20's. ...

2009-08-10T14:40:00Z

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10/10/2006 I fished today with Charles Herman (center) his son Charles (left) and his father-in-law Vinny (right). We had a good day of fishing with nice fish in the mid to upper 20's. ...

10/9/2006 I spent the weekend out on the East End in Sag Harbor and took advantage of the great weather. Check out the link below to see all the images. Tim C. Smith http://skimmer.smugm ...

2009-07-09T14:32:19Z

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10/9/2006 I spent the weekend out on the East End in Sag Harbor and took advantage of the great weather. Check out the link below to see all the images. Tim C. Smith http://skimmer.smugm ...

10/9/2006 I fished today with Gary Arnold, Jerry and Jerry's son Matt. We had a good day of fishing on a beautiful day. We boated 4 fish and dropped a couple more.

2009-08-10T12:27:44Z

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10/9/2006 I fished today with Gary Arnold, Jerry and Jerry's son Matt. We had a good day of fishing on a beautiful day. We boated 4 fish and dropped a couple more.

Young Matt was high hook today with two fish. Here he is putting the wood to a nice fish. He was real good at fishing and really worked the rod well. He has the muscle and let the fish kn ...

2009-08-10T12:15:40Z

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Young Matt was high hook today with two fish. Here he is putting the wood to a nice fish. He was real good at fishing and really worked the rod well. He has the muscle and let the fish kn ...

Gary Arnold is coaching Matt a little right here. He picked it up real well and we really enjoyed watching him work the fish. It was a good day of fishing and especially with a young man ...

2009-08-10T12:28:38Z

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Gary Arnold is coaching Matt a little right here. He picked it up real well and we really enjoyed watching him work the fish. It was a good day of fishing and especially with a young man ...

10/5/2006 Generic photo because I didn't have time to take one. The fishing was hot with 13 fish on plugs and bait to 38 pounds. the run is on. A date opened up so if anyone wants to ...

2009-08-10T02:00:31Z

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10/5/2006 Generic photo because I didn't have time to take one. The fishing was hot with 13 fish on plugs and bait to 38 pounds. the run is on. A date opened up so if anyone wants to ...

10/3/2006 I was fishing near a good buddy, Boyd Ridell today. We were plugging the same area and Boyd hooked up with a nice bass. Here he is releasing the fish with a nice smile on his ...

2009-08-10T04:38:56Z

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10/3/2006 I was fishing near a good buddy, Boyd Ridell today. We were plugging the same area and Boyd hooked up with a nice bass. Here he is releasing the fish with a nice smile on his ...

Landing the fish was a little tricky as it got into his engines but he managed pretty well. I thought he was going for a swim for a little bit but he made it just fine. The things we do fo ...

2009-08-09T06:52:17Z

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Landing the fish was a little tricky as it got into his engines but he managed pretty well. I thought he was going for a swim for a little bit but he made it just fine. The things we do fo ...

October 3, 2006 And luckily, after a good 30 minute trek across the Block Island Sound on a 28-foot Triton with twin 250 Merc Verados (which I, Lisa, got to drive!), the crew and "crew" are ...

2009-08-09T05:00:50Z

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October 3, 2006 And luckily, after a good 30 minute trek across the Block Island Sound on a 28-foot Triton with twin 250 Merc Verados (which I, Lisa, got to drive!), the crew and "crew" are ...

October 3, 2006 I, Lisa, went false albacore fishing with Skimmer's Tim C. Smith, Northeast Angling's Captain Andy LoCascio and Captain Rich Tenreiro and Paul Mickeley, National Sales Manage ...

2009-08-09T04:02:01Z

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October 3, 2006 I, Lisa, went false albacore fishing with Skimmer's Tim C. Smith, Northeast Angling's Captain Andy LoCascio and Captain Rich Tenreiro and Paul Mickeley, National Sales Manage ...

10/2/2006 I fished today with Artie Cipoletti and his daughters Corinne on left and Nicole on right, me in background. As you can see, they had a good time catching a striped bass. Nico ...

2009-08-07T05:10:30Z

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10/2/2006 I fished today with Artie Cipoletti and his daughters Corinne on left and Nicole on right, me in background. As you can see, they had a good time catching a striped bass. Nico ...

They were a good team and I only wish the fishing were a bit better so they could have had a bunch of opportunities to ham it up some more. It was a fun day of fishing with lots of bait aro ...

2009-08-09T02:33:31Z

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They were a good team and I only wish the fishing were a bit better so they could have had a bunch of opportunities to ham it up some more. It was a fun day of fishing with lots of bait aro ...

It was a beautiful day on the water and we all had a good time. The big body of fish is not far away and I expect that in the next couple of days it should happen. Another memorable da ...

2009-08-09T02:52:09Z

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It was a beautiful day on the water and we all had a good time. The big body of fish is not far away and I expect that in the next couple of days it should happen. Another memorable da ...

9/26/2006 I fished today with Fred McKibbin of Grace Bar and Restaurant in Manhattan and his girlfriend Laura. We had an interesting day. It was nice weather and crisp and clear. We ca ...

2009-08-06T03:19:25Z

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9/26/2006 I fished today with Fred McKibbin of Grace Bar and Restaurant in Manhattan and his girlfriend Laura. We had an interesting day. It was nice weather and crisp and clear. We ca ...

9/18/ - 9/19/2006 We decided to run out to the Hudson and fished the 100 square. We fished Monday night and had 11 Yellowfin up to 80lbs, 1 swordfish 105lbs and had fun with the mahi mahi. W ...

2009-08-05T15:28:31Z

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9/18/ - 9/19/2006 We decided to run out to the Hudson and fished the 100 square. We fished Monday night and had 11 Yellowfin up to 80lbs, 1 swordfish 105lbs and had fun with the mahi mahi. W ...

9/18/2006 Today I fished with Tom Reilly and his dad Tom on their 26 Regulator. We caught a bunch of nice bait in the morning and drifted for bass. We caught one bass and had another fo ...

2009-08-05T11:08:44Z

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9/18/2006 Today I fished with Tom Reilly and his dad Tom on their 26 Regulator. We caught a bunch of nice bait in the morning and drifted for bass. We caught one bass and had another fo ...

9-13-2006 Mike McGrath and I loaded up the live well with peanut bunker in pursuit of Bass and Weakfish up in the State Boat Channel. We chummed with the live peanuts and used the larger o ...

2009-08-05T01:30:22Z

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9-13-2006 Mike McGrath and I loaded up the live well with peanut bunker in pursuit of Bass and Weakfish up in the State Boat Channel. We chummed with the live peanuts and used the larger o ...

9/8/2006 I fished today with Marc Cocchiola and his buddies Mario and Tony (left to right). We had a pretty good day with the weakfish catching three fish to almost 11 pounds.

2009-08-04T17:09:38Z

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9/8/2006 I fished today with Marc Cocchiola and his buddies Mario and Tony (left to right). We had a pretty good day with the weakfish catching three fish to almost 11 pounds.

We also caught a short striped bass and some bluefish but no keeper bass. We had good bait and tried all the spots in the bay and the ocean but it was pretty quiet. The water has still n ...

2009-08-04T18:00:24Z

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We also caught a short striped bass and some bluefish but no keeper bass. We had good bait and tried all the spots in the bay and the ocean but it was pretty quiet. The water has still n ...

8/26-9/4/2006 I basically took the week off to spend time resting up for the upcoming bass season and spending time with my girlfriend Lenie. We had a great time doing all the things you ...

2009-08-04T05:11:37Z

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8/26-9/4/2006 I basically took the week off to spend time resting up for the upcoming bass season and spending time with my girlfriend Lenie. We had a great time doing all the things you ...

Fred's place is warm and welcoming. A great NY restaurant with a great staff, excellent service and wonderful food. The drinks are also top shelf. Carlos the head chef who also fishes wit ...

2009-08-04T08:51:03Z

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Fred's place is warm and welcoming. A great NY restaurant with a great staff, excellent service and wonderful food. The drinks are also top shelf. Carlos the head chef who also fishes wit ...

Here is Fred doing his thing at the bar. Fred is a great host and is always there. He has a stock of great liquors, especially great single malt Scotches which I love. They also make a me ...

2009-08-04T06:23:15Z

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Here is Fred doing his thing at the bar. Fred is a great host and is always there. He has a stock of great liquors, especially great single malt Scotches which I love. They also make a me ...

Fred and me in the late afternoon just before he put on his good working clothes. We were talking about all the good times we had fishing last year and planning a bunch of dates for this fa ...

2009-08-04T06:28:35Z

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Fred and me in the late afternoon just before he put on his good working clothes. We were talking about all the good times we had fishing last year and planning a bunch of dates for this fa ...

8/24/2006 I fished with Max and Dave of Point O'Woods. We had an excellent day of fishing. We fished the pods of bunker in the ocean and inside the inlet. We hammered the big blues and ...

2009-08-03T08:59:51Z

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8/24/2006 I fished with Max and Dave of Point O'Woods. We had an excellent day of fishing. We fished the pods of bunker in the ocean and inside the inlet. We hammered the big blues and ...

Max on the left and Dave with a couple of the bass we caught.

2009-08-03T07:05:11Z

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Max on the left and Dave with a couple of the bass we caught.

This was one of the largest schools of bunker that I have ever seen. It was several hundred yards in diameter with basically bluefish tearing up the bait. In the middle of the right hand s ...

2009-08-03T07:55:23Z

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This was one of the largest schools of bunker that I have ever seen. It was several hundred yards in diameter with basically bluefish tearing up the bait. In the middle of the right hand s ...

8/23/2005 I fished with Artie Cipoletti, his son Buddy and his neighbor John and his sons John Jr. and Chris. We had a slamming day with big bluefish. Buddy caught a nice weakfish of ab ...

2009-08-03T11:43:17Z

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8/23/2005 I fished with Artie Cipoletti, his son Buddy and his neighbor John and his sons John Jr. and Chris. We had a slamming day with big bluefish. Buddy caught a nice weakfish of ab ...

8/21/2006 I fished today with Jan Stollerman (on right) and his buddies Ken (on left) and Rich (missing). We caught a couple of big blues on live bunker in the morning. We then went flu ...

2009-08-02T23:50:55Z

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8/21/2006 I fished today with Jan Stollerman (on right) and his buddies Ken (on left) and Rich (missing). We caught a couple of big blues on live bunker in the morning. We then went flu ...

8/17/2006 We got together for a seafood fest at the Peconic River Sportsman's Club. The appetizer, about 6 dozen clams on the half to get things started. They were so good we couldn't stop ...

2009-07-09T03:43:52Z

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8/17/2006 We got together for a seafood fest at the Peconic River Sportsman's Club. The appetizer, about 6 dozen clams on the half to get things started. They were so good we couldn't stop ...

8/17/2006 Here is Mark Zanelli showing off the latest rage in salt water piercings. Just kidding of course! Mark is a avid Fly Fisherman we met at the boat ramp this morning at Captree. His ...

2009-08-02T17:25:04Z

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8/17/2006 Here is Mark Zanelli showing off the latest rage in salt water piercings. Just kidding of course! Mark is a avid Fly Fisherman we met at the boat ramp this morning at Captree. His ...

8/17/2006 I was out with Fred Golofaro from the Fisherman Magazine and Rich and Andy of the North East Angling TV show. We set out to produce a show on the subject of fishing the Bunker Sc ...

2009-08-02T18:53:11Z

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8/17/2006 I was out with Fred Golofaro from the Fisherman Magazine and Rich and Andy of the North East Angling TV show. We set out to produce a show on the subject of fishing the Bunker Sc ...

8/16/2006 I fished with Scott Roberts and a business associate Gunther that was visiting from Hamburg, Germany. It was a beautiful day on the water but the fishing was poor. We found ...

2009-08-02T17:05:24Z

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8/16/2006 I fished with Scott Roberts and a business associate Gunther that was visiting from Hamburg, Germany. It was a beautiful day on the water but the fishing was poor. We found ...

8/14/2006 I fished today with Dave Arnold and his buddies Derek and Paul (right to left). We first worked the bunker schools without much activity but had one bass run-off and didn't get ...

2009-08-02T12:02:23Z

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8/14/2006 I fished today with Dave Arnold and his buddies Derek and Paul (right to left). We first worked the bunker schools without much activity but had one bass run-off and didn't get ...

8/10/2006 I fished with Brad Brown and Lloyd Taft of Saltaire. We fished live bait in the ocean for bass. It was a tough day and an ocean that was a little sloppy. We did connect with ...

2009-08-02T03:43:20Z

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8/10/2006 I fished with Brad Brown and Lloyd Taft of Saltaire. We fished live bait in the ocean for bass. It was a tough day and an ocean that was a little sloppy. We did connect with ...

8/9/2006 I went Fluke fishing with my parents today south east of the inlet in about 65 feet of water. We had fish up to 6 pounds including a double header with a fluke on the fluke ball an ...

2009-08-02T02:07:49Z

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8/9/2006 I went Fluke fishing with my parents today south east of the inlet in about 65 feet of water. We had fish up to 6 pounds including a double header with a fluke on the fluke ball an ...

8/9/2006 What can I say? A picture is worth a thousand words. Here is Ed Russo with his son Mike and a catch to remember. You can see how proud he is of his son and how much they lov ...

2009-08-02T02:07:09Z

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8/9/2006 What can I say? A picture is worth a thousand words. Here is Ed Russo with his son Mike and a catch to remember. You can see how proud he is of his son and how much they lov ...

The catch today was fantastic and the weather could not have been better. We caught 8 striped bass up to 36 pounds on live bait and released 4. We had the limit of fluke to 6.5 pounds an ...

2009-07-09T01:29:08Z

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The catch today was fantastic and the weather could not have been better. We caught 8 striped bass up to 36 pounds on live bait and released 4. We had the limit of fluke to 6.5 pounds an ...

Here is Mike and his dad Ed with one of the better fish of the day. The biggest fish was 36 pounds. This one was about 27 pounds. It was great action all day.

2009-08-02T04:35:27Z

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Here is Mike and his dad Ed with one of the better fish of the day. The biggest fish was 36 pounds. This one was about 27 pounds. It was great action all day.

This is a shot of the 36 pounds fish coming to the boat. It fought real well and was just beautiful and tough near the boat. It was hooked deep so we kept it and it was the highlight of th ...

2009-08-02T01:14:53Z

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This is a shot of the 36 pounds fish coming to the boat. It fought real well and was just beautiful and tough near the boat. It was hooked deep so we kept it and it was the highlight of th ...

8/8/2006 Before heading to the Kismet Clam Shucking contest I wanted to do a little fishing in the morning. The ocean was so flat that I took the little 15 foot camera boat. Thanks to Al he ...

2009-08-02T00:56:57Z

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8/8/2006 Before heading to the Kismet Clam Shucking contest I wanted to do a little fishing in the morning. The ocean was so flat that I took the little 15 foot camera boat. Thanks to Al he ...

8/8/2006 I guess I had it figured out right. The bass season will not end. It is just a little slow and waiting for the fall run to go crazy. I fished with Lloyd Taft of Saltaire. We ...

2009-08-02T01:37:16Z

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8/8/2006 I guess I had it figured out right. The bass season will not end. It is just a little slow and waiting for the fall run to go crazy. I fished with Lloyd Taft of Saltaire. We ...

Here is Tim Smith with the newly refitted Answer camera boat doing a little bass fishing with Anthony DeBlasio. They beat on the fish also. The boat looks great. What a beautiful day on t ...

2009-08-02T00:09:48Z

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Here is Tim Smith with the newly refitted Answer camera boat doing a little bass fishing with Anthony DeBlasio. They beat on the fish also. The boat looks great. What a beautiful day on t ...

Here is Lloyd putting it to a big bass or maybe bluefish. The Rogue spinners GPIS series took a beating today but were up to the task.

2009-07-09T01:08:44Z

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Here is Lloyd putting it to a big bass or maybe bluefish. The Rogue spinners GPIS series took a beating today but were up to the task.

You are looking head on at panic in the bunker world. These fish were trying to walk on water. It didn't work too well. They were getting slammed by blues and bass and didn't know where t ...

2009-07-09T01:36:05Z

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You are looking head on at panic in the bunker world. These fish were trying to walk on water. It didn't work too well. They were getting slammed by blues and bass and didn't know where t ...

Here is Kevin Froelich on Dream Catcher working a nice fish in the middle of a bunker school. Kevin had a nice bunch of fish today also. Charlie Canizzaro fishing on Scott Leonard's "N ...

2009-07-09T01:25:27Z

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Here is Kevin Froelich on Dream Catcher working a nice fish in the middle of a bunker school. Kevin had a nice bunch of fish today also. Charlie Canizzaro fishing on Scott Leonard's "N ...

7/31/2006 What a day of fishing. I fished today with Artie Cipoletti and his guests Jordan Wadkins, Rachel Marshall, John Siragusa and his dad Carl left to right and Artie in the backgroun ...

2009-08-01T13:23:32Z

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7/31/2006 What a day of fishing. I fished today with Artie Cipoletti and his guests Jordan Wadkins, Rachel Marshall, John Siragusa and his dad Carl left to right and Artie in the backgroun ...

Here is the big marlin greyhounding away from the boat.

2009-08-01T14:21:39Z

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Here is the big marlin greyhounding away from the boat.

We got the fish close two times and had some great views of the fish on a flat calm sea in the Hudson Canyon.

2009-08-01T13:53:59Z

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We got the fish close two times and had some great views of the fish on a flat calm sea in the Hudson Canyon.

This was early in the hour battle when the fish had lots of spunk. What a magnificent spectacle.

2009-08-01T13:41:33Z

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This was early in the hour battle when the fish had lots of spunk. What a magnificent spectacle.

This run and jump was the result of our first attempt to wire the fish to the boat.

2009-08-01T14:06:36Z

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This run and jump was the result of our first attempt to wire the fish to the boat.

It didn't want to give up and took a run right along boatside headed for the bow.

2009-08-01T13:55:44Z

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It didn't want to give up and took a run right along boatside headed for the bow.

This photo is actually taken just before the one above and was the start of a series of jumps. I caught it on my Canon 20-D in sport mode taking about 8 photos per second.

2009-08-01T13:12:57Z

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This photo is actually taken just before the one above and was the start of a series of jumps. I caught it on my Canon 20-D in sport mode taking about 8 photos per second.

This is at the end when we had it beat. You can see from the size of the tail that this was a very big fish. I estimate it at close to 500 pounds.

2009-08-01T15:18:57Z

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This is at the end when we had it beat. You can see from the size of the tail that this was a very big fish. I estimate it at close to 500 pounds.

Jordan and John with a longfin albacore from earlier in the trip. It was a great day with the highlight being the big marlin at the end of the day. We ran back on calm seas in Artie's 38 f ...

2009-08-01T13:53:06Z

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Jordan and John with a longfin albacore from earlier in the trip. It was a great day with the highlight being the big marlin at the end of the day. We ran back on calm seas in Artie's 38 f ...

7/30/2006 I fished today with Ken Gray and Ken Mekeel. We fished for fluke in the ocean and finally there were some nice fish. There was no wind so I had to power drift. We caught abou ...

2009-08-01T11:35:47Z

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7/30/2006 I fished today with Ken Gray and Ken Mekeel. We fished for fluke in the ocean and finally there were some nice fish. There was no wind so I had to power drift. We caught abou ...