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Albie Science Is Needed Now, for the Future

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Joanna Gaber decked this nice fluke while fishing off Montauk last week. GREG FLANAGAN

Joanna Gaber decked this nice fluke while fishing off Montauk last week. GREG FLANAGAN

Aleksei Darvin caught this beautiful lake trout while fishing Lake Champlain with his family last week. TANYA PACHECO

Aleksei Darvin caught this beautiful lake trout while fishing Lake Champlain with his family last week. TANYA PACHECO

Meaghan Hurley caught this 9.5-pound fluke in just 5 feet of water in Shinnecock Bay last week while fishing aboard Someday Came Charters out of Hampton Bays. CAPTAIN BRAD RIES

Meaghan Hurley caught this 9.5-pound fluke in just 5 feet of water in Shinnecock Bay last week while fishing aboard Someday Came Charters out of Hampton Bays. CAPTAIN BRAD RIES

Diane and Meriel Curtin with a pair of keeper fluke caught aboard the Montauk charter boat, Sarah Grace, on Labor Day. KITTY MERRILL

Diane and Meriel Curtin with a pair of keeper fluke caught aboard the Montauk charter boat, Sarah Grace, on Labor Day. KITTY MERRILL

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In the Field

  • Publication: East Hampton Press
  • Published on: Sep 3, 2024
  • Columnist: Michael Wright
Monday was the end of summer for the general public but the start of fishermen’s summer vacation: the fall run. Almost as if on cue, the wind on Monday whipped... more

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