Road trip: North Fork LI

[DarkSkies]

As we settle into the summer, I knew I needed to scout some more ground for the fishin in the next month or 2. So I took a little drive. ;) Never been to the North Fork before, and I found it to be a little slice of heaven.

I wish I could afford to live there, I might move there tomorrow. Peaceful, still some farmland left (rapidly diminishing). Another diminishing commodity on the NS is parking for fisherman access. After driving some 300 miles in 24 hours, I found some decent spots.

And the real people who run those farms, as opposed to the maniac, mosquito resembling, impatient LI drivers in the BMW, Volvo and SLK500 prestige toys, are as nice as can be. Reminded me of being in upstate NY, except water was everywhere, and so was the beauty. So here's some of the pics I took.

If ya got a wife or girlfriend, take her on a nice long trip up the north fork one day, it's beautiful country, and there's enough up there for the whole family to do. :thumbsup:

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This farmer was getting ready to dust or somehow spray his crops, I got these shots as he was taking off.

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Farmland and vineyards for miles and miles...


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The northernmost place on the N Fork, some beautiful water here. :drool:


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my new rockpile :D

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[stripercrazy]

:clapping:Nicely done Dark. Just wanted to add that Orient is a hard place to fish, or at least people should respect the rip there. Every year guys get in trouble out by that lighthouse. They don't realize how fast that tide comes in, and get swept off of there. Wearing waders it can be deadly.

[jimbob]

That Orient point spot is very tide specific, low outgoing and swimming plugs at night.

[DarkSkies]

:clapping:Nicely done Dark. Just wanted to add that Orient is a hard place to fish, or at least people should respect the rip there. Every year guys get in trouble out by that lighthouse. They don't realize how fast that tide comes in, and get swept off of there. Wearing waders it can be deadly.

Thank you for making that point. :thumbsup: Being careful doesn't make you a wimp, it helps you to live longer. I also had a few friends who knew I was going up there who gave me the head's up as well, a public thank you here to those guys. :clapping:

I originally intended to walk out there and check out the water by the channel, but the dropping tide is the smartest way to do that. I started my walk on the incoming, and 10 minutes into it changed my plans because the current was too strong.

Here's the video I shot, unedited so maybe a little long and boring, just drag the cursor along the bottom to skip what you want. For people who don't have lots of RAM or DRAM memory, click the "HD" button on the right side so it's "OFF". It will play faster. And since I'm not editing, I identified that Island as Gardiner's Island, but it's Plum Island, and Plum Gut, my bad. :don't know why:

It was a beautiful place, will definitely hit it up again on a different stage of the tide. I don't want anyone to think it's easy to fish here, parking restrictions all over the place, 2 hours max for daytime, and very tough for night fishin.

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[Monty]

Wow Rich, awesome video. Smart move, that looked to dangerous to me. Great job!!!

[DarkSkies]

:clapping:Nicely done Dark. Just wanted to add that Orient is a hard place to fish, or at least people should respect the rip there. Every year guys get in trouble out by that lighthouse. They don't realize how fast that tide comes in, and get swept off of there. Wearing waders it can be deadly.


Stripercrazy, you were right. This is something that happened a few weeks ago, reported on another site 7/22:


"My 7 yr old & 4 yr old wanted to go fishin before sunset.

When we got there there were 2 men from jersey in waders & back packs fly fishing with baskets on. My kids were horrified when the flood tide almost washed both guys off! They were only 20 yards away, getting bent in half by 2-3 foot waves. We all yelled get out! & they did. they said it was there first time there.

PLEASE THINK!!! is a ten pound blue or 9 pound bass worth ur life?

Best Wishes & be safe. "

[BassBuddah]

PLEASE THINK!!! is a ten pound blue or 9 pound bass worth ur life?

Best Wishes & be safe. "


No it isn't, but most of the guys in these situations don't have enough sense to think ahead and of the potential danger. Every year someone gets into trouble or drowns off that point, you would think folks would learn from the misfortunes of others.

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This thread has the Orient point video in case anyone who thought about fishing there thinks it's a cake-walk....please take a look at the video first. It is one of the most dangerous places on the East Coast to fish.....and if your ego says it's not....that's probably the kind of thinking that could get you killed.......
Thanks for reading.....:HappyWave: