Opinions sought from NYC-area fly fishermen

If I were back in NYC and had some
money to spend on a cabin, I'd buy a boat instead and chase stripers and
blues out in the salt. But that's just me.

Alas, I was cursed with seasickness. It's one of the reasons fly
fishing has become such a huge passion for me so quickly - after 33
miserable years of deep sea trips on my Dad's boat, it is nothing
short of a miracle to me to find out just how pleasant fishing can be
when you don't spend the majority of your time vomiting.

You don't need a boat. For the past few years you can catch pretty much as
much as you want from the surf. Blues and bass are fabulous but there are some
other types of fun lately too. In late July and all of august try small
clousers from the surf with a 5 wt. Verly lare porgies are all over the place
and once you get one of them on the 5 wt. you wonder about trout and bass. Try
Montauk anytime in June, September, October, November and even December. One
bass on a fly rod will change your opinions about everything.

Tom bogdan