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    <description>Weekly Long Island Sound fishing reports from Captain Skippy in Mount Sinai, NY. Striped bass, fluke, porgy, blackfish — what's biting and how to catch it. Featured weekly in The Fisherman.</description>
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      <title>2026 Spring Striped Bass Run on the Long Island Sound</title>
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      <description>Water temps just cleared 50°F. Schoolies to 15+ pound fish moving in every day. Three techniques producing right now, and why this spring is shaping up to be an epic one on the central Long Island Sound.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <description>How clients on Captain Skippy's boat can tag, name, and release over-slot striped bass through Gray Fish Tag Research — citizen science with a fishing rod.</description>
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      <title>Sand-Eel Fluke &amp; Drop-and-Stick Porgy: Your May–June Forecast</title>
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      <description>Find the sand eels, find the fluke. Drop the porgy rig, stick the porgy. What to expect for the mixed-bag morning over the next 4–6 weeks on the central Long Island Sound.</description>
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      <title>Why May–June Is the Best Family Charter Window of the Year</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <description>Calm seas, three active species, fish that haven't been pressured yet, and a flexible calendar. The case for booking late spring instead of peak summer.</description>
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