Fluke & Seabass – With the super moon happening we had some fast drifts happening this past week and anglers needed to use a little more weight to hold bottom. In some places 8oz weights just weren’t even cutting it. Anglers fishing shallower waters were sorting through shorts like it was their job. Though there are small keeper sized fish to be found. The more successful anglers headed for deeper waters for those doormat sized fluke. The best reports we received this week came from Black Point again and a few off of Hatchetts and Clinton. The bigger fish are still being found in water as deep as 100 feet but again, fluke fishing was rough this week with the stronger drifts. The same went for seabass fishing. Some good seabass were pulled up but it was mostly shorts and keeper sized fish were spaced out a bit. Good sized Scup are being found all over and are plentiful throughout. Reports of Tautog are few and far between. A lot of people either forget the season is open again from July 1st – August 31st, or they just aren’t targeting them as much as other species. Pictured is Joe Diorio Jr. with a 28″ fluke!
Stripers & Bluefish – We received some great reports of striped bass this week. There have been quite a few anglers joining the 40″ club lately. Some people are making the trip to Block Island for a chance at some absolute monsters but good fish are being caught right here on our local reefs as well. Most of the larger fish reported were taken on live eels and scup. Solid reports have come from Hatchetts, Clinton, Long Sand Shoal and the action at the mouth of the CT river continues after dark. Well, the CT river is a bit of a mess now after all the rain we had yesterday. Hopefully the heavier flows won’t have too much of a negative impact on fishing. Pictured is Joe Diorio Jr. with a 49″ bass. Bunker are still plentiful in most harbors and the mouth of the CT river. Dunking bunker chunks in the river has produced some good bass and blues at night. Bluefish have been reported at The Race, CT River, Calf Pasture Beach/Norwalk harbor, Long Beach, Long Sand Shoal and Gulf Beach. Anglers in boats are finding bluefish blitzes and are having a blast with poppers and large spoons. Shore anglers are having better luck with bait. Snapper blues are thick in tidal creeks and harbors. Most of them are ranging from 4-6″ in length. Just about anything shiny will get their attention and they are so fun to catch. Get the kids out and go enjoy some snapper blue fishing on light tackle!
Crabbing – The crabs are getting bigger and more plentiful. Right now is prime time to go crabbing. Good reports have come from the most harbors, Black Hall River, DEEP dock Old Lyme and the Lieutenant River. Coves lower on the CT River have been giving up some big crabs and quite a few of them too. You can find some crabs during the day but the more productive crabbers have gone out after dark. Moving water seems to be best when crabbing, particularly the outgoing tide. Bring your headlamp, waders and a net. I promise you that all the effort involved in catching and cooking these critters will be worth it at dinner time. Pictured is Blaine Anderson with a pair of excellent blue crabs.
Kyle Quine
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