Fish Guy Photos

Fish Guy Photos Through my photography, writing and lecturing I am able to share with you my many adventures in the natural world.
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Born and raised on Long Island (New York), I have been exploring the wilds of the Island for over 30 years. As the owner of Fish Guy Photos, I am a wildlife photographer, writer and lecturer who enjoys bringing public awareness to the diverse wildlife that calls the island home. My passion for coastal ecology, fishing and the outdoors led me to obtain a BS in Marine Science from LIU/Southampton an

d I currently manage the Marine Sciences Center at the Southampton campus of Stony Brook University. An award-winning member of the Outdoor Writers Association of America and the New York State Outdoor Writers Association, I am a freelance writer for several fishing and wildlife related publications. Although my work tends to focus on marine life, everything in the natural world is fair game. Follow my adventures on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Vimeo, YouTube and TikTok at or by visiting my website at www.fishguyphotos.com

Albies are in! Hopefully they stick around for more than a couple of days this year 🤞And yes, that is albie sashimi and ...
09/09/2026

Albies are in! Hopefully they stick around for more than a couple of days this year 🤞

And yes, that is albie sashimi and I enjoyed every bite! Is it bluefin, yellowfin, or bigeye tuna? No. But it’s definitely not garbage either. Like anything, you just need to know how to prepare it properly from the field to the kitchen. Even the "good" tuna will taste like garbage if they are not treated properly.

For albies, that means bleed them, get them on ice, and eat them fresh, ideally that same day. I love them as sashimi, but I’ve also made albie tartare which was excellent and given the loins a quick sear, and they were excellent that way too.

They DON'T freeze well, so this isn’t a fish you want to load up on. Keep one for a snack and let the rest go to fight another day.

I’ve served albie to plenty of people, including some who were very skeptical that it could actually taste good. They were pleasantly surprised!

With a regular presence lately, hopefully the barred owls can keep the squatter squirrels away and we'll have a successf...
09/08/2026

With a regular presence lately, hopefully the barred owls can keep the squatter squirrels away and we'll have a successful nesting this coming spring 🤞
Lebanon, CT

09/08/2026

Having been absent most of the summer, large schools of bunker have been moving along south shore beaches in recent weeks. Hopefully that's a sign that we will have a strong fall run. We shall see...
Southampton, NY

A humpback whale waving good bye to "summer"East Hampton, NY Sept 5, 2026
09/07/2026

A humpback whale waving good bye to "summer"
East Hampton, NY
Sept 5, 2026

09/06/2026

Typically, sharks make people anxious, but I don’t know about you, but I find watching them glide effortlessly through this school of bunker strangely calming.
Southampton, NY

09/04/2026

A few cownose rays surfing into the holiday weekend!
Southampton, NY

09/03/2026

Check out this school of bonito feeding on small baitfish along the backside of a school of bunker! Seeing them from this perspective makes it pretty clear why chasing them isn't always the best tactic if you're trying to catch one. They're here one second and 100 yards away in the blink of an eye!

With all the bonito around right now, I have to wonder, could this be a good season for albies? 🤔
Hampton Bays, NY

09/03/2026

Time to go back to school!!!
Silversides (aka spearing, shiners, fries with eyes, etc...)
Hampton Bays, NY

Beautiful, but destructive.This is the lionfish from the video I posted last week. When I found it, the tiny fish was on...
09/02/2026

Beautiful, but destructive.

This is the lionfish from the video I posted last week. When I found it, the tiny fish was only about 2 inches long and had a juvenile black sea bass in its mouth. Luckily for the sea bass, the lionfish spit it out when I collected it, and I was able to release it alive. That little sea bass has quite the story to tell!

Even at this small size, invasive lionfish can have a negative impact on our local marine life.

Volitan Lionfish collected from Shinnecock Bay, Hampton Bays, NY

09/02/2026

400 feet above a school of menhaden. How many sharks do you see??? 🤯
Southampton, NY

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