Fishing Report for Long Island
Fishing continues to remain outstanding all over the island. From big striped bass weighing in as much as 49 pounds to off-the-charts porgy fishing, there is pretty much an option for everyone in the area. Fluke seems to be getting better almost everywhere and the bluefish have finally showed up in Montauk and in some parts of the North Shore. Here is what your local shops had to say for this week.
At Hudson Park Bait and Tackle, John said, he has seen some monster blues move into the area. Bluefish weigh as much as 17lbs have hit the scales. The 49lb striped bass weighed in however, was the main talk of the shop this week. John said most anglers have been catching bass with wire line and trolling white mojos. Porgy fishing has been insane in the area and the fluke fishing has been heating up with fish brought in as big as 23 inches.
In Brooklyn at Stella Maris Bait and Tackle, anglers have been finding the big bass trolling mojos along the Shrewsbury Rocks. Closer to home in Jamaica Bay, live lining bunker has been doin the trick for the bass. Porgy fishing has been good in the Far Rockaway area. The fluke fishing is still going strong with both bait and bucktails.
Causeway Bait and Tackle said they have heard reports of striped bass being taken west of Debbs inlet. Mojos, bunker spoons, and live bunker has all produced nice fish. Striped bass fishing in the back bays around the bridges has been doing well with anglers clam chumming. Bluefishing seems to be best in the area at sunrise.
At Bay Park Fishing Station, the reports of bass and fluke have come in almost everyday this past week. They got a report from the Fish Hawk who said trolling white TGT bunker spoons in 50 feet of water South of the Roundhouse, Capt. Lenny landed this 38.60 lb Striped Bass. For fluke, they got a report from a customer that said, fished Reynold’s Channel, Pete Ranaudo and Paul Seiden angled 3 keeper Fluke! The crew used a wide variety of leadheads, Gulp, squid and spearing.
Captree Bait and Tackle reported a great week of fishing this week. They had a nice 5lb fluke come up from the Captree pier on Memorial Day. Most of the party boats have been fishing the state channel for fluke and the incoming tide seems to be producing the best numbers. Blues have been around and have been a variety of sizes, from cocktail blues all the way up into the mid teens. They said there has just been a ton of bait to show up all at once making things really heat up!
Talked to Jeff at White Water Outfitters, he said there has been a ton of bass and blues in the area. Coming on a variety of lures and baits as well as on the fly. Jeff said, the fluke fishing in the Peconic has been outstanding and things closer to Shinnecock have started to improve.
At Harbor Marine of East Hampton, Rick reports the Fischers Island Chain produced some nice keeper striped bass over the full moon. A mix of schoolie stripers and bluefish continue to keep light tackle anglers busy on the Peconics and Gardiners Bay. The fish are starting to move out of the deeper inlets and out on the flats. Fluking has improved locally, and guys putting in their time can cobble together a limit. Porgy fishing remains strong all over and we are looking forward to a push of bigger Striped Bass for the June New Moon.
In Montauk at Westlake Marina, fluke fishing has been picking up and this week they weighed in a nice 9lb fluke. The fluke was caught with the angler drifting a spearing and squid combo. Porgy fishing in the area remains hot with some nice fish being caught as big as 4 pounds. Things should really only improve from here on out.
Also in Montauk, at Montauk Marine Basin they report, the bluefish have moved in and have been seeing more by the day. Porgies are very thick in the area. The best bet they said in Montauk has been the fluke, while there isn’t a huge number of fish… a lot of the fish have been very big on the south side of the point.
Miller Place Bait and Tackle reports, striped bass fishing has been good around the local buoys. Porgy fishing remains hot around Cranes Neck and Cedar Beach. Fluke fishing is improving with most of the action coming in the 14 to 24 foot range.
At Terminal Tackle in Kings Park, they report there have been schoolie sized striped bass in the river. The bigger bass have been caught in the triangle. Porgy fishing from the beach is great and is an awesome way to get the kids into fishing.
Capt. Stu of Northport Charters kept it simple and said the bite is on. He had a great week this week catching bass to almost 20 pounds and fluke up to 6 pounds. There are open boat trips on the boat Monday through Friday from 7am to 1pm.
On the Celtic Quest they said the Prt Jefferson area is absolutely loaded with porgies. They had a charter mid week and said you could bail all the porgies you wanted. They also caught some nice keeper fluke on the trip as well.
Fishing Forecast for Long Island
Even though the weather forecast does not look the best this weekend if you can get out there, do so. No matter where you are in the area there is something to target. From big striped bass moving into the south shore and along the western sound. To porgies pretty much everywhere all over the place. Bluefish should remain good on the south shore and should see and improvement on the north shore next week. Fluke fishing got off to a great start and seems to only be getting better. So don’t sit home this week and wonder out what’s out there. Get out there and get into the action. If you are not a fan of the rain use some sick days next week and get out there! Good luck to everyone and tight lines.