The Post's outdoors columnist since 1980, Ken Moran started in 1972 as a copy boy after returning from Vietnam, and became a news reporter in 1977. Ken has received awards from the Coast Guard, Montauk Captain's Association, and the New York Boatmen's Association.
Fishing right now seems more like post Labor Day than middle of summer with lots of bass and tuna being taken by saltwater anglers. The offshore waters have offered up healthy numbers of bluefin and yellowfin tuna...
July 30, 2010 12:00 AMThere are a lot of you out there who are not happy with having to pay for a saltwater fishing license in New York, but at least some of that money is going to go good use. Using funds from the state saltwater fishing...
July 25, 2010 12:00 AMThe steamy weather continues to heat up the saltwater action for both inshore and offshore anglers. Despite some nasty seas anglers heading to the deep saw a good yellowfin bite south of the Coimbra wreck that was...
July 23, 2010 12:00 AMThe voice of 60 million people is often heard and listened to in the nation's capital, and that is why the American Sportfishing Association is making an effort to unite the sportfishing industry and its anglers in one...
July 22, 2010 12:00 AMThe voice of 60 million people is often heard and listened to in the nation's capital, and that is why the American Sportfishing Association is making an effort to unite the sportfishing industry and its anglers in one...
July 21, 2010 12:00 AMAfter years of battling the past administration, the New Jersey Fish and Game Council ap proved a new bear hunt for December as part of a new management policy for the bruins. The policy now awaits the approval of...
July 18, 2010 12:00 AMIt was another great week for saltwater fishing with big bass, big fluke and jumbo porgies all in the mix. The sultry weather has raised water temperatures and tuna have moved inshore. There was a very good...
July 16, 2010 12:00 AMNortheast anglers got a bit of good news last after Na tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently agreed to extend the fishing season for black sea bass. The decision by NOAA, which was expected, to...
July 11, 2010 12:00 AMThey are among the top fly and light tackle "sight-casting" champion anglers in the world and they will compete in the Florida Keys next week in an event described as the "Super Bowl" of inshore fishing. Selected from...
July 07, 2010 12:00 AMAn environmental organization is using the tragedy in the Gulf of Mexico as a calling card for fisheries reform. The Center for Biological Diversity, a non-profit environmental non-governmental organization (ENGO)...
July 04, 2010 12:00 AMEven with the restric tive regulations, sum mer flounder con tinue to be among the most-sought-after fish by recreational anglers. For those unaware, summer flounder, or fluke as they are commonly called in our...
June 27, 2010 12:00 AMSCHOOL is out just about everywhere in the Metro area and, with fishing just about as good as it gets right now, get out there and have some fun with the young ones. In New York it won't cost you a thing; it's a...
June 25, 2010 12:00 AMSaltwater anglers finally may get a break following the state Senate vote to re peal New York's fishing license. Sen. Brian X. Foley (D-Blue Point) sponsored the legislation (S6250) that would create a registration...
June 20, 2010 12:00 AMSaltwater anglers got a double dose of good news this week. This first bit of good tidings came out of Albany. Senate Bill S6250 was voted out of the Senate Wednesday by a vote of 60-1, with one abstention. The bill...
June 18, 2010 12:00 AMNew Jersey's tourism and fishing interests are being assured that the Gulf oil spill will not affect their industry, at least not anytime soon. Bob Martin, commissioner of New Jersey's Department of Environmental...
June 16, 2010 12:00 AMThe number of bluefin tuna in the Atlantic has been on a downward slide for years, so why has the federal government refused to lower the daily limit for commercial fishermen? Earlier this year the United States...
June 13, 2010 12:00 AMA smorgasbord is being offered to anglers, especially those aboard local open and charter boats. Striped bass, bluefish, fluke, porgies and sea bass are all on the plate. You have places like Jamaica Bay, where...
June 11, 2010 12:00 AMAnti-gun legislators from New York City are pushing legislation that would result in banning firearms in the Empire State. If microstamping were to become law, says the National Shooting Sports Foundation, firearms...
June 09, 2010 12:00 AMWhat many striper fisher men are calling a sight unseen for more than a decade, fleets of bunker boats have set up on local menhaden schools along the Jersey coast. For the past two weeks, striper fishermen working...
June 06, 2010 12:00 AMThe sea-bass season started on a high note and gave a lift to party -- and charter-boat captains struggling with the fluke regulations. Ocean reefs and wrecks along Long Island South Shore offered good sea bass...
June 04, 2010 12:00 AMDespite protests from the recreational fishing community, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission shocked anglers by voting to include a proposal to increase the commercial striped bass harvest. The proposal...
May 30, 2010 12:00 AMNothing but the positive was heard from anglers around out area. Whether you fish the East End, the New York Bight or Long Island Sound, there were hungry fish to be found. Now that we also have sea bass and porgies...
May 28, 2010 12:00 AMSport fishermen from the Ever glades region in Florida feel their industry could collapse due to the Gulf oil spill, a collapse that could be felt throughout the country. If the expanding spill cannot be contained,...
May 23, 2010 12:00 AMThe fluke season got off to a good start on the east end of Long Island, while those fishing to the west scored stripers to 50 pounds. Many of the fluke taken on Montauk party boats, such as the Lazybones and Ebb...
May 21, 2010 12:00 AMAnother renowned New York State trout stream has seen an invasive algae invade its waters, an algae that can choke the life out of a body of water. The presence of didymo has been confirmed by New York's wildlife...
May 16, 2010 12:00 AMFishing goes full bore tomorrow with the opening of the fluke season that should offer very good action from the get-go. Recent reports from boats that had special permits to fish for fluke prior to the season said...
May 14, 2010 12:00 AMA fund created by the FishAmerica Foundation for restoring fisheries habitat and recreational fishing facilities devastated by hurricanes Katrina and Rita is expanding to include fisheries and their habitats that are...
May 12, 2010 12:00 AMThe oil spill in the Gulf of Mex ico could turn out to be the worst environmental disaster in our nation's history. It is a direct threat to more than 400 species of wildlife, many still in recovery from Hurricane...
May 09, 2010 12:00 AMSaltwater anglers are seeing good numbers of bass, blues and flounder being caught, because of the summer-like weather and large schools of bait fish. For those heading east there are still cod being caught out of...
May 07, 2010 12:00 AMThe saltwater season is well under way in New York, but there are a number of changes to the catch limits and lengths of season for a number of species. For the black sea bass, the Department of Environmental...
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