Everyone knows that January is the time for sledding in the dunes around these parts. Crabbing is hottest in June. In September, we get jazzed about hurricane swells. November is when the big stripers come through. Each month has a special highlight that we take advantage of.

Enjoying the extra hour of light, Shawn Casey slips into a late-day barrel last Sunday. (Photo by John Gilman)
March is the season for complaining – that generally torturous period when we’re all sick of winter and it just keeps hanging on as we try to enjoy an extra hour of daylight in the blustery winds next to the still frigid…
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