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The Old Days Are New Again For Tuna Anglers

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Paul Stern of Montauk and the crew of the Flying Dutchman caught this 700 pound giant bluefin tuna on Sunday.

Paul Stern of Montauk and the crew of the Flying Dutchman caught this 700 pound giant bluefin tuna on Sunday.

Billy Taylor and crew decked this giant bluefin tuna while fishing aboard his boat out of Hampton Bays over the weekend.

Billy Taylor and crew decked this giant bluefin tuna while fishing aboard his boat out of Hampton Bays over the weekend.

Paul Stern of Montauk and the crew of the Flying Dutchman caught this 700 pound giant bluefin tuna on Sunday.

Paul Stern of Montauk and the crew of the Flying Dutchman caught this 700 pound giant bluefin tuna on Sunday. Bryan Fromm

Huge schools of striped bass, like this one caught on fly by Lily Richter, continue to boil the surface of the sea off Montauk.

Huge schools of striped bass, like this one caught on fly by Lily Richter, continue to boil the surface of the sea off Montauk. Todd Richter

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In the Field

  • Publication: East Hampton Press
  • Published on: Nov 10, 2020
  • Columnist: Michael Wright
The bluefin tuna has definitely been the fish of 2020 in the waters off Long Island. This year has been one that reminded a lot of fishermen of what “inshore”... more

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