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June 25, 2024

Nearly 61-pound striped bass is biggest in tournament history at New York’s 23rd Manhattan Cup

New York Outdoor News Long Island Fishing Reports contributor Mike Dean not only took top honors in the striped bass category at the recent Manhattan Cup, held June 7, he also caught (and released) the biggest striper in the event’s 23-year history.
Dean’s estimated 60.16-pound mammoth striped bass is a personal best for the finance trader from Quogue, in Suffolk County, N.Y., who also authors the Manhattan to Montauk angling blog.
“I’m a humble guy,” Dean said, “but for a day I felt like the best angler in New York.”

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Report eyes potential threats to funding sources for outdoor recreation

The Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) recently released a pivotal report, “Recreation Funding in America: Current Results and Future Insights.”
The comprehensive study conducted by Southwick Associates, Inc. on behalf of ORR aggregates and analyzes current federal funding streams for outdoor recreation and identifies potential future threats to these funding sources including changing energy demands, evolving participation, impacts of inflation, weather events and climate change, and stagnant appropriations trends.

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New York kids fishing derby celebrates 30 years of angling fun on June 30

When the Rex Nye Kid’s Fishing Derby takes place once again at the Whitesville Rod and Gun Club, in Steuben County, N.Y., this year on June 30, its organizers will be raising a glass, or a cup of coffee, to offer a toast.
The group has much to celebrate, as this year’s event – which always coincides with New York’s summer free fishing weekend – will mark it’s 30th, and the fact that they have helped thousands of kids learn about fishing over the past three decades.

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