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Ice Fishing: The time is right to hit the ‘hard water’
Two ice fishermen hard at work, drilling holes in the ice atop Great Pond in Southold. (Credit: Garret Meade) In the year of the big freeze, Long Island’s East End presents myriad opportunities for a...
View ArticleOutdoors: The new ‘norm of the century’
When we drove out to help a colleague of ours on the West End recently, his car was stuck in a deep icy rut at the bottom of his driveway. Clad in a light jacket and wearing no gloves, he was...
View ArticleNorth Fork Outdoors: Feeling the itch to get outdoors again
On Paumanok the snow pack is gone except for traces; way upstate we’re still dragging the horse manure out of the barn on snowshoes. Back on the West End the ice has finally left the harbors and you...
View ArticleNorth Fork Outdoors: Guess what boats and horses have in common
Horses and boats have much in common. When you begin to fish frequently from small craft and subsequently sail on larger party boats, you see the obvious advantages of having your own boat. When you...
View ArticleNorth Fork Outdoors: Advice for birders — follow bird dogs
A couple of weeks ago we got a close-up visual on a hen black duck crossing a local state highway with her ducklings as we swerved onto the other shoulder of the road. The day before, I positively...
View ArticleNorth Fork Outdoors: Put some thought into those meals
Certain features associated with outdoor activities can be good, bad, or ugly; this is especially true of meals that may add to or detract from days spent on the water or in the field. Take...
View ArticleNorth Fork Outdoors: When a sacred location is no longer a secret
In our brave new world of electronic awareness, no one hides. Thanks to iPhones, GPS devices and roving earth satellites, the old adage “Wherever you go, there you are!” has never been more true. The...
View ArticleNorth Fork Outdoors: NRA’s mission has changed over the years
Roseburg, Ore. Until a few weeks ago, the mention of this lumber and timber town brought back good memories. The stretch of the North Umpqua River between Roseburg and Glide, renowned for its summer...
View ArticleNorth Fork Outdoors: A gift-buying guide for the grizzled outdoorsmen
Looking for the right gift for the outdoors person in your life? With the Christmas holiday fast approaching, your columnist sits at the word processor and looks hard for inspiration. December combines...
View ArticleNorth Fork Outdoors: With climate change, just seize the moment
As our readers well know, the February-March transition period this year provided only limited opportunities for winter recreation in traditional eastern areas. When a couple of weeks ago we finally...
View ArticleLooking for cod? Here are some good options
North Fork anglers are always restless in the winter. Tautog and sea bass are memories, winter flounder are virtually extinct and fluke are at least four months away. If you are lucky like one of our...
View ArticleOutdoors: The new ‘norm of the century’
When we drove out to help a colleague of ours on the West End recently, his car was stuck in a deep icy rut at the bottom of his driveway. Clad in a light jacket and wearing no gloves, he was...
View ArticleNorth Fork Outdoors: Feeling the itch to get outdoors again
On Paumanok the snow pack is gone except for traces; way upstate we’re still dragging the horse manure out of the barn on snowshoes. Back on the West End the ice has finally left the harbors and you...
View ArticleNorth Fork Outdoors: Guess what boats and horses have in common
Horses and boats have much in common. When you begin to fish frequently from small craft and subsequently sail on larger party boats, you see the obvious advantages of having your own boat. When you...
View ArticleNorth Fork Outdoors: Advice for birders — follow bird dogs
A couple of weeks ago we got a close-up visual on a hen black duck crossing a local state highway with her ducklings as we swerved onto the other shoulder of the road. The day before, I positively...
View ArticleNorth Fork Outdoors: Put some thought into those meals
Certain features associated with outdoor activities can be good, bad, or ugly; this is especially true of meals that may add to or detract from days spent on the water or in the field. Take...
View ArticleNorth Fork Outdoors: When a sacred location is no longer a secret
In our brave new world of electronic awareness, no one hides. Thanks to iPhones, GPS devices and roving earth satellites, the old adage “Wherever you go, there you are!” has never been more true. The...
View ArticleNorth Fork Outdoors: NRA’s mission has changed over the years
Roseburg, Ore. Until a few weeks ago, the mention of this lumber and timber town brought back good memories. The stretch of the North Umpqua River between Roseburg and Glide, renowned for its summer...
View ArticleNorth Fork Outdoors: A gift-buying guide for the grizzled outdoorsmen
Looking for the right gift for the outdoors person in your life? With the Christmas holiday fast approaching, your columnist sits at the word processor and looks hard for inspiration. December combines...
View ArticleNorth Fork Outdoors: With climate change, just seize the moment
As our readers well know, the February-March transition period this year provided only limited opportunities for winter recreation in traditional eastern areas. When a couple of weeks ago we finally...
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