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Striped Bass Emergency Action Narrows Slot Limit

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Thomas Capalbo hooked and beached this gorilla bluefish off the beach in Sag Harbor last week.

William Angstreich boated the Peconic Bay slam while fishing aboard the Shinnecock Star in the Peconics last week.

Michael Tessitore Jr. of East Quogue bagged this tom turkey during the youth hunting weekend last month.

In the Field

Publication: East Hampton Press
Published on: May 9, 2023
Columnist: Michael Wright

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