LIRA Collecting Trip

[qy7400]

Hi everyone,

This years LIRA collecting trip is Saturday September 24th at Swan Beach Hampton Bays, we plan to be on the beach by 11A. We are also going to plan on a snorkel down by the Ponquogue bridge so if you're interested please bring your snorkel and fins.

Since parking is very limited please car pool if you can.

Maps and directions are on the clubs homepage, www.longislandreef.org

Hope to see you there.

 

[Reef Reaper]

Great!!

 

[jscarlata]

Just out of curiosity, what is a collecting trip?

 

[duke62]

im down for some collecting.never been before.what type of supplies sould i brng.im not going to snorkel but would love to grab some grass shrimp and maybe a seahorse or 2

 

[qy7400]

Just out of curiosity, what is a collecting trip?

Every September the club goes out to Swan Beach and seines the Shinecock inlet for tropical strays, usually pick up pipefish, seahorses, spot fin butterflies, puffers and on occasion look downs; you really never know what you may pull up


Duke, no supplies really needed as we use the 40 foot net from Atlantis but bring a bucket and bubbler for holding anything you'd like to take home.

 

[duke62]

thanks.

 

[tomtoothdoc]

don't you need some kind of permit to do that?
on the average, how many people shows up?
are kids (10 and 13) welcome?

 

[Wesley]

Sounds interesting. I've never been to any collecting trip. Can anyone join? I'm probably going to bring my 11 years old daughter along.

 

[Alex]

Sounds like a great time.

 

[TRIGGERMAN]

don't you need some kind of permit to do that?
on the average, how many people shows up?
are kids (10 and 13) welcome?

Why would you need a permit to do that? You are actually SAVING them. When it gets cold they all die. They're tropicals that get swept in from the gulf stream.

 

[BrooklynReef]

I'd love to go to this. Any public transportation getting out there? Anyone driving from the city???

 

[FMF0331]

I'm in...bringing a bucket and my son.

 

[swimmyy]

I'm also in...

 

[Turbovr3six]

don't you need some kind of permit to do that?

"The fishing license was lifted after last years problems and anyone who bought one was/will be refunded their money. You do not need a license but at the moment they are trying to set up a national fishing registry. Either way you do not need a license to use a seine net as long as it is 20' or smaller. If you want to get a larger net you will need to look into a marine bait permit."

 

[qy7400]

Hey guys

Answers to some of the questions?..

This event is open to all and we encourage people to join the club if they would like to do so.
No permits/licenses are needed and like turbo mentioned the fishing license was lifted.
How many show usually depends on the weather, on nice days we?ve seen 50 to 60.
Kids of all ages are welcome, we bring the seine net to shore so there is no swimming/wading required although the bay is very calm.
I do not believe there is any public transportation and we are encouraging people to car pool as parking is very limited.

 

[Ninja]

Exactly how limited is parking? 50cars?

 

[qy7400]

Exactly how limited is parking? 50cars?

Its where ever you find legal parking, no lot just on the side of Montauk Highway. Google street view will let you see what the area looks like, we usually start by the orange fence.

 

[smoq]

I'm so doing it. I will try to be there and take my camera with me.

 

[Wesley]

I'll bring my daughter along.

 

[qy7400]

Just wanted to remind everyone the trip is this weekend at Swan Beach, directions are on the clubs website.