outdoors

On the Water: Sava Began to Whine

Russell Drumm
Nature Notes: Life in the Slow Lane

Larry Penny
Last week marked the beginning of the turtles-crossing-streets-to-lay-eggs month.
On the Water: Fish Tales and Promising News

Russell Drumm
For those interested not only in catching fish, but how the masters have gone about it, the Montauk Chamber of Commerce is holding its ninth annual Old Timers Round Table at the Montauk Yacht Club.
Nature Notes: Winged Wanderers

Larry Penny
In nature, it’s not the more things change, the more things stay the same, but the more things...
On the Water: Big Bass Have Arrived

Russell Drumm
The question of whether any large striped bass have shown up yet was answered on Friday morning when...
On the Water: About Those Blowtoad Tails

Russell Drumm
Blowfish have invaded Gardiner’s Bay and trap fishermen have been bailing them. When this happens...
Nature Notes: The Colonists

Larry Penny
During a normal year, many different insects and arthropods enter and exit my room in Noyac. Very few...
Nature Notes: The Nesting Instinct

Larry Penny
Just about every local bird that is going to nest on Long Island is already nesting. Some early birds such as the great...
On the Water: If Those Walls Could Talk

Russell Drumm
On Sunday afternoon in Montauk, Capt. Tom Cusimano was swabbing the deck of his Sea Wife IV while his mate filleted nice, fat striped bass, the first of...
Fishing Almost Forgotten

It is difficult to know what to make of a series of meetings in East Hampton last week between local officials and representatives of the United States Department of Commerce. The participants were...