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Eat Local Fish, but Know What Local Fish Is

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Jill Nesbit with a nice spring keeper cod caught aboard Montauk charter boat Double D on their first voyage of the year this week. CAPT. DAN GIUNTA

After some outfitting and advice from Ken at Tight Lines Tackle in Southampton Village, Derek de Svastich went out and beached his first ever striped bass caught from the surf on Friday evening.

The striped bass fishing on the ocean beaches was so easy at times this past week that Stephen Lobosco broke out his Rise Fishing Co. (a Sag Harbor company) fly rod and beached a few the hard way. ADAM FLAX

In the Field

Publication: East Hampton Press
Published on: Apr 30, 2024
Columnist: Michael Wright

I had a couple of interesting encounters recently regarding “local” seafood. The first was at a work-related event at a highly regarded local resort. The menu offered a dish touted... more

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