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Saturday, October 18, 2008
Mt. Sinai Harbor Spearfishing Dive - October 13, 2008Blackfish season... had
a hankering for some fresh fish. On Monday I made dives at the west jetty at Mt. Sinai Harbor and on the east jetty at
Port
Jefferson Harbor. As soon as I got underwater I ran into two other spear fishermen. Unlike my last dive at Mt.
Sinai, hardly a fish was to be seen, maybe the divers spooked them. After approx. 20 minutes, I found a good size blackfish hiding deep in the rocks. I nailed
him, swam back to the boat, and left for the east jetty at Port Jeff. This spot is not easily accessible, you can only
get to it by boat. I back rolled into the water and swam for the tip. What a difference, huge blackfish were everywhere,
it was like picking apples. Within a few minutes I bagged my limit and called it a day. The fish were filleted, wrapped in
aluminum foil and grilled with sauteed onions, tomatoes, fresh garlic, and butter. The
second batch was cooked with a mustard sauce and ground black pepper. Add a rice pilaf, garden salad, and a bottle of
chardonnay. Fresh fish, what a meal... indescribably delicious!
By: Norman Berhannan
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Mt. Sinai Harbor Dive - September 28, 2008On Sunday, September 28,
2008, AVSC members did a shore dive at the Mt. Sinai Harbor's, West Jetty in Port Jefferson, Long Island.
In attendance were: Norman, Mel, Robert, Ivan, Kevin, Mark, Joe and Mel's nephew Daryl who provided shore support
and digital documentation (He took pictures).
Visibility was about 10 feet. The water temperature was 66 degrees
and the depth at the west jetty was 15 feet and 35 feet in the inlet.
There were sightings of large black fish of approximately
two to three feet long. There were also schools of whiting passing us like a passing train back and forth
during the dive.
Like on many dives there were some positives and negatives relating to the weather conditions.
The visibility wasn't great, but the rains of the previous two days made the water warm enough to make for very comfortable
water temperature throughout the dive... and anytime I can go diving is a great day.
After the dive Norman took the group
to one of his hangouts for lunch at "Tara's Inn Irish Pub" and introduced us to the best burgers for a
buck. Those burgers were actually very good. Also joining us were Joe's wife and children. We ate, downed
three pitchers of beer and watched the Jets blow out the Cardinals.
In the end... it was a good day.
By: Mark Pierce
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