Long Island - New York Fishing Report - June 7, 2018

Fishing Report For Long Island

Things are looking similar to last week’s report for most of Long Island and the Metro NYC area. Striped bass still remain strong on the south shore and though the bluefish have become smaller, they are also along the south side of the island. Colder water temperatures in the east have been still keeping things from busting open. Porgies on the north shore remain hot and heavy. Here is what your local shops had to say for the week.

In mid-town Manhattan at Capitol Tackle, Eric told me the fluke action has been very strong this week out on their party boat the Capitol Princess. He said they had fish weighing up to 8.5lbs being caught. He said most of the fish have been coming on a combo of gulp and bucktails. Eric has also heard of striped bass being caught around Sandy Hook on both mojos and live bunker.

At Stella Maris Bait and Tackle in Brooklyn, the striped bass action remains hot when anglers have been able to get out. Most of the big fish are still coming on mojo rigs. Porgy action has picked up, with the best action coming from around the tin can.

I talked to Paul at River Bay Outfitters, he said, the action in the area remains pretty good. Anglers are still catching bluefish in the inlets and back bays, but they have become smaller in the 5-6 pound range that can still be a ton of fun on light tackle and fly rods. Paul said he has been having a lot of luck with the striped bass on the sod banks with the fly rod. He also mentioned the best bite seems to be at sunrise or sunset.

Bay Park Fishing Station had two solid reports of fluke fishing this week. The first coming from Capt Jim and Fireman Bob on the Miss Bev. They reported on Saturday they fished the outgoing tide at 12:00 pm on the west side of the AB bridge. Action was hot all day with 54 fluke caught and 52 returned to the water. It was a great day all the same and now we have more fish to catch next year. The other report came from Lloyd Malsin on the Nansea 2 they said, they fished this past Wednesday in beautiful seas first trying for porgies catching a dozen before the dogfish took over. Then they made a move to old numbers for fluke and boated 10 real nice keepers and 30-40 almost keepers. The fish are making their way out so get out there and catch them up.

Talked to Jake at White Water Outfitters and he said the Peconic has been hot. Anglers are finding success with fluke, striped bass, and bluefish. He said there has been a ton of bunker in the bay as well. Things have been a little slower on the ocean side but anglers have been still finding success with all of the species you can target for this time of year.

Rick from Harbor Marina of East Hampton reports, bunker are stacked up through out the peconics and some of these pods are holding nice fish. Anglers are snagging and netting these favored baitfish to use right around the pods or to bring to their favorite honey hole. He is a little suprised by the lack of blue fish on these massive bunker pods. Weakfish are being landed in the local pound traps, but few reports of rod and reel landings. Schoolie bass are still to be found in the creek mouths and inlets, but not with the same numbers as the past two weeks. Fluking continues to improve with bigger fish being caught from Montauk to Orient Point. Porgy fishing remains solid with plenty of jumbos in the mix. We are all looking forward the upcoming June new moon phase for some local trophy bass hunting.

In Montauk, at Montauk Marine Basin, fluke action remains good on the south side of the lighthouse. Some big fluke hit the scales this week with the biggest being 11lbs. Porgy fishing still remains great with them all over the place.

At West Lake Marina, the fluke fishing has remained pretty steady as well as the porgies both seem to be getting bigger. They have a new leader on their leader board for the biggest striped bass weighed in for both the youth and adult category. It was caught by 7 year old Reagan weighing in at 10.65 pounds. It was his first striped bass he has ever caught and was very excited. Another angler hooked for life!

Gone Fishing Marina reported even with the water being cold anglers are still putting a nice catch together with the fluke. The biggest one to be caught this week was by Martin London and weighed in at 8.6 pounds. Porgy fishing still remains great in the area and shows no signs of slowing down.

Miller Place Bait and Tackle finally saw there first bluefish of the season hit the scales this week, which is pretty late compared to years’ past. Fluke fishing has been getting better with anglers doing well around buoys 9 and 11. Striped bass fishing has been picking up as well in the middle grounds. Once again, porgy fishing has been great around cranes neck.

At Terminal Tackle in Kings Park, they told me fluke fishing has been pretty good with the best action being the the west half of the Smithtown Bay. Porgies remain all over the place in the sound on pretty much any hard structure in the 20-30 foot range. Schoolie bass fishing remains good in the back rivers while bigger fish have been taken off of the south shore on umbrella rigs. The biggest one they have heard of this past week weighed in at 25lbs.

On the Celtic Quest out of Port Jefferson, the porgy fishing has been nothing short of phenomenal. Check out their website to see the videos of how great the action has been.

Captain Stu of Northport Charters, he said some days it was tough to sail with the weather. However when he was able to get out, they picked away at the striped bass, porgies and fluke. The best fishing has been with the fluke with the biggest weighing in at 6.5lbs. He also mentioned there has been a ton of sand eels and squid in the area that the fish are feeding on. He has an spring open boat Monday through Friday 7am-1pm if you want to get into the action.

Fishing Forecast For Long Island

From the report it seems that we have pretty good action all over the place, it depends on what you want to target. Looks like big bass should still be on most of the south shore this weekend and into next week. The bluefish are starting to move east and should be on the north shore by next week. Fluke fishing all over the island has been strong, with both cut baits and bucktails/gulp working well. This is the time of year where the options can be endless. If you are out on a boat bring a variety of baits and rigs and have a great time catching a variety of species this weekend. If you are hitting the surf the striped bass reports have been strong and the bluefish are still around to help you loose that favorite lure. It finally looks like we will have a nice weekend so get out there and enjoy it!