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By Mike Busch 7-2-2020 I checked out Old Inlet at low tide on Sunday. Water clarity was incredible and as the tide started running you could feel t…

By Mike Busch 6-17-2020 I checked out Old Inlet at mid-tide Monday June 8th. Water clarity was incredible. Shoaling inside the bay has continued …

By Mike Busch 4-26-2020 Thanks to Suffolk County Police Marine Bureau for providing the video above. Update: I just spoke with Matthew Honce, w…

By Mike Busch 3-31-2020 The Bellport Marina Reconstruction was supposed to be done by April 1st, but due to the Corona Virus and the current state o…

By Mike Busch 1-8-2020 I checked out Old Inlet for the first time since late November on Thursday, January 2nd at dead low tide. Water clarity was…

By Mike Busch 12-24-19 The Great South Bay started icing over last week for the first time of the season, first on the bayside of Fire Island and th…

These images below and video above were taken at Bellport Dock and Brookhaven 10-30-12 after Sandy. Even though the storm had passed the night befor…

By Mike Busch Taken on Friday, September 27th between Brookhaven and Bellport. The cover photo is an aerial shot of Elvira, a historic 113-year-old…

By Mike Busch The Bellport Bay Yacht Club threw a fantastic party on Saturday on the flats just west of Bellport Beach near the old Coast Guard dock…

By Mike Busch The 13th annual Great South Bay Music Festival drew huge crowds on Friday night, the second of a four-night stretch running to Sunday.…