Suffolk County Parks offers sportsfishing instruction

The Suffolk County Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation will offer a ten-week instructional course, Sportfishing on Long Island. Captain Jerry McGrath, a former Montauk charter skipper, will give first-hand instruction and tips for planning a rewarding day of fishing.

"Participants will learn numerous techniques to sharpen and improve skills for catching a variety of fish found in local Long Island waters," said Levy. These species include striped bass, fluke, flounder, weakfish, blackfish, blues, tuna, shark and more.

Captain Jerry McGrath, an avid fisherman and experienced, acclaimed instructor has designed the classes to educate novices as well as the more advanced anglers in all areas of fish finding, bait and lure selection, chumming, fishing locales and "hot spots," anchoring, tackle selection, knot and rig tying and safety. Students will be treated to the extensive use of audiovisual materials including Power Point slide presentations, videotapes and detailed computerized handouts. In addition, guest speakers, many of whom are experienced and expert charter captains themselves will address the class participants on dates to be announced.

Classes will be held on Monday nights, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. beginning October 15 in the media room of the H. Lee Dennison Building in Hauppauge. Flexible make-up classes are also possible for those people who have conflicting schedules. Registration is $125 per person. For more information or to obtain a registration form, please contact Suffolk County Parks Department at 631-854-0903.

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