A busy weekend is on tap for outdoors enthusiasts with outdoor and boat shows taking place in the area, and for those looking to wet a line, cod remains king off the East End.
For the cod anglers, it has been a great winter, and there seems to be no let up in sight. The boats out of Montauk continue to fish south and east of Block Island, and though most of the fish don’t get above 12 pounds, there are lots of them.
Wrecks further west off Long Island’s South Shore are starting to give up cod as well with a few pollock mixed in. We heard of fish being caught off Jones, Fire Island and Shinnecock Inlets. There have been hot and cold days, and though the numbers are not there like off Block Island, there is some size to these fish with a few in 20-25 pound range coming over the rails.
For those looking for new toys, the World Fishing and Outdoor Expo will be at the Rockland Community College Field House in Suffern, N.Y., today through Sunday.
All the major tackle manufacturers will be on hand as well as hunting lodges from around the country and Canada. There is full slate of seminars taking place each day. Show hours are 1-9 p.m. today; 9:30 a.m.-7 p.m. tomorrow; and 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. For more information and a list of the seminars, go to http://www.sportshows.com.
The Long Island Boat Show runs today through Sunday at Nassau Coliseum. More than 100 boats will be on display along with the latest in marine electronics and accessories. There also will be fishing seminars taking place tomorrow and Sunday. Show hours are 4-8 p.m. today; 11 a.m.-7 p.m. tomorrow; and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday. For more information on the boat show, go to http://www.nyboatshows.com.
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The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is developing a proposed revision to the regulations that would allow baitfish to be transported overland within defined “transportation corridors” for use within the same waterbody from which they are collected. The DEC anticipates issuing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking this month to be followed by a 45-day public comment period.
The current baitfish regulations contain prohibitions on the overland motorized transport of baitfish, including personally collected baitfish and baitfish collected for commercial sale.