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Saltwater Fishing License Idea Is Back, for Better or Worse

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Timmy Mullen and Pearse O'Rourke showing off some of the false albacore that had populated Montauk before the recent storms. CAPT. TIM O'ROURKE

Timmy Mullen and Pearse O'Rourke showing off some of the false albacore that had populated Montauk before the recent storms. CAPT. TIM O'ROURKE

Richie Daniels with a big bluefin tuna caught off Montauk last month. CAPT. TIM O'ROURKE

Richie Daniels with a big bluefin tuna caught off Montauk last month. CAPT. TIM O'ROURKE

Alan, Nick and K.J. Schneider with K.J.'s first keeper fluke, caught aboard the Shinnecock Star in Shinnecock Bay recently. Most of the final weeks of the fluke season have been blown out by storm swells and wind but there is hope it may calm down for a few days before the October 9 closure. DEENA LIPPMAN/SHINNECOCK STAR

Alan, Nick and K.J. Schneider with K.J.'s first keeper fluke, caught aboard the Shinnecock Star in Shinnecock Bay recently. Most of the final weeks of the fluke season have been blown out by storm swells and wind but there is hope it may calm down for a few days before the October 9 closure. DEENA LIPPMAN/SHINNECOCK STAR

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  • Publication: East Hampton Press
  • Published on: Sep 26, 2023
  • Columnist: Michael Wright
New York State has resurrected the idea of a state saltwater fishing license and, as I’ve said here before, it is an idea long overdue to be embraced by anglers.... more

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