The fishing tournament, in which captains and their sports try to catch (and release) the biggest striper, bluefish and weakfish from the harbor on bait, artificial lures or a fly, was in its 15th year.
Welcome to urban angling, New York style, where if you can put up with a little floating trash, an occasional whiff of jet fuel and the cacophony of New York Harbor, you can catch fat, healthy striped bass, bluefish, weakfish--all of them safe to eat, in moderation.