Long Island, Metro NY - East End Fishing Reports

From the Ebb Tide they let me know of another sea bass dominate day on the water over the weekend as the prior half day had a very lethargic fluke bite. Shorts seemed to be the only thing hungry other than jumbo sea bass. They were chartered by Fred Smith Plumbing in the afternoon/evening and had a Block Island bottom bonanza. Nonstop action between fluke seabass and scup. They easily had the boat limit of sea bass. The porgy brothers had limits on scup and sea bass and took the biscuit pool. Tony limited on fluke quietly all alone fishing under the boat all day. He also had his sea bass. Marty Dowd was shut out until Lauren showed him how to work a bucktail in the shallow Block Island grounds.

Captain Keith from the Fin Chaser reported that the week started with the absolutely best way to enjoy a Monday morning; 1) come to Montauk, 2) get on the boat and 3) catch some fish. The awesome anglers made easy work of decking their limit of porgies. Then they shifted gears and with some patience combined with effort made limits on sea bass. Louis Corwise’s jumbo sea biscuit fattened his wallet with the pool money. It was a day of chasing fins and filling bins. Tuesday’s run provided a classic Montauk mixed bag of porgy limits and some nice sea bass. Eduardo Rosa grabbed the lunch money with his jumbo sea biscuit. On Wednesday, the fares had two reasons to celebrate. It was mate Caroline’s birthday and a super productive day on the grounds. Variety was the name of the game as the anglers collected limits on scup, some beautiful large sea bass and a few summer flatties to complete the trifecta. The next day on the porgy front the awesome anglers enjoyed steady catching all morning, but when they fished the magic tide it was deluxe models and double headers all around. The humpback scup dominated the domain like dot.com super hackers. As for the sea biscuits, the bottom was inundated with sub compact models and only had a few keepers. Larry Smith drained the pool. Action was outstanding on Friday as the cadence was drop it-lock it-reel ‘em in. It was porgies gone wild as the fares slam dunked a limit by 7 a.m. Then everyone kicked it into twin turbo overdrive and decked jumbo sea bass and fluke to 5 pounds. Special mention goes to boat regular Uncle Danne, who was the first to make his limit on porgies as well as sea bass. Michael Smith filled his cooler with fish and his wallet with the pool proceeds. A FINomenal day of tote filling took place on Saturday. The awesome anglers were locked and loaded and prepared to do battle. After filling the pails with limits of sweet scup, they dialed in on and loaded up with limits on jumbo sea bass including some that were Mega Super Deluxe drag pullers. Sunday closed out an awesome weekend superb catching for the awesome anglers aboard who started the day making limits of genuine Montauk Point lighthouse porgies and then headed east to Block Island and with some maneuvering they made limits on jumbo sea bass. Thirteen-year-old Kendall Powell took the lunch money for the two-day boat pool with his 3.92-pound jumbo sea biscuit, which also crowed him the winner for the Party Boat Angler Division of the Montauk Mercury Grand Slam Tournament! Way to go Kendall! To reserve or find out more information visit www.myfinchaser.com or call (516) 643-0940.

Captain John from Fishemlite Charters let me know he did not sail much in the past week but did have fish east of the point to 50 pounds on light bucktails. He also had some sea bass and catch and release codfish, too. The captain knew of tuna south of Block as well.

Captain Savio from Fishooker Charters reported some stripers responding well to jigs closer to Block Island area. He also knew that fluke were beginning to chew on the ground south of the point. Frisbees and Cartwright were two spots of focus.

Mike from the Lazy Bones told me they’ve been seeing some better fluke fishing with fish to 12-1/2 pounds in the last week. A few fish from 7 to 9 pounds have also come up as well. Call ahead for reservations at (631) 668-5671.

Over at Marlena's Yacht Club they let me know black sea bass fishing picked up in the last week over near Frisbees, south of the point along with ling and bigger porgies. Bigger fluke came in from the Frisbees grounds as well. Bluefin tuna were reported around the point as well. The stripers moved to the eastern grounds, near Block Island.

Captain Mark from the Montauk Star let me know they’ve been running some Block Island fluke trips with fish to about 7 pounds and quite a few limits around the boat. If you’re interested in fishing with them please call (631) 872-5185. They have been sailing from 6 to 3 p.m.

Captain Sal from the Moondance in Montauk reported that Louisa gave the gift of shark to her nephews Jack and Matt. They came out and bagged a small mako and a 250-pound brown shark. The brown shark was tough to get to the boat. Both fish were released unharmed. Donald from Monroe came out with Desiree and wanted a big striper and they found a few at Block. They were very happy. Nick and crew came out and the star of the show was 9-year-old Henry. He had at first didn’t want to come out of the cabin, but Mate Danny coaxed him to come on out and fish and he was hooked. He counted 42 fish that he caught himself. At first, they had to help him, but then he was on his own and really it was great to see a young kid like that so fascinated and involved with fishing. CJ and sons came out with Paul and niece Meaghan.

Jill from the November Rain said “It’s been another busy week, kicked off with the Jamie McGarvey crew. The guys wanted nothing but big striped bass and that’s what they caught all day. We released most of the fish, with a few in the 40-pound class, including one that was halved by a shark on the way up. First timer Jim Romano also sailed with us early in the week for a bass/bottom trip. We had a few oversized fish to start followed by a nice catch of sea bass. Ed Anderson returned for his annual trip and we repeated the bass/bottom routine. The striped bass were less cooperative, and we landed a few slobs before putting two dozen sea bass in the box. Bill Germanakos came all the way from Keystone Yacht Club for a trip mid-week. The guys fought a few overs to start the trip before turning to the sea bass for a decent bite. Megan’s gang also came out mid-week. We stuck to the bottom fishing for this group and easily put a nice catch together. Thursday saw another bottom fishing trip with the Eric Perry crew. The guys had a banner day, loading the boat with a limit of sea bass and more than a couple bushels of scup. We steamed offshore on Friday with Mike Matthews and the boys. Incredible bite, going 6 for 7 bluefin and putting 3 on ice. Saturday morning saw Andrea Sauro and her family for their annual trip. The striped bass were being finicky so we stuck to the bottom fishing and sent the crew home with their limit of sea bass. We had a repeat of the bottom fishing for Robert and Bobby McBride on Saturday afternoon, who came out to catch the evening’s dinner. The bass can be temperamental, but there’s still plenty of action to get in on, both inshore and offshore.” Give them a call at (646) 335-7315 to book a trip.

Captain Ken from My Joyce reported that they had a good day for their good friends Herman and his family of Elite Wheels. They caught a bunch of blues and a slot bass in the morning and then they picked away at some nice fluke and a few sea bass to take home. The tuna season is heating up so give them a call today at (516) 641-2138!

Ryan and 14-year-old son Cam were out and really did a number on the sea bass. Joe Mc and son Joey and daughter Katelin came out for a magic hour trip. TUNA TIME is booking tuna trips – $2100 (8 hours mid-shore) and $3000 (12 hours). Also booking Sunset Cruises and more on the Liberty, the 42-foot Grand Banks. Call the Captain at (917) 601-4548 to book your next charter.

Captain Tom from the Sea Wife IV told me last Sunday he has Pharess, and the gang for a limit of stripers local, a pile of scup. Tuesday he had Kike, Dave and Michael for blues stripers and porgies local to the point. Wednesday morning he had Kenny, his wife Trish, his son in law Steve, daughter Jen, and they had a striper limit, a pile of porgies and a pile of fluke but no keepers, local to the point. Thursday he had Lee and the crew for one keeper striper, a bunch of blues and a bunch of porgies. Friday he had Mike and he crew for 400 ling, some keeper sea bass and some short fluke. Saturday he had John Lafoon and his group of 11 for a limit of porgies and sea bass. And Sunday had Tom and Dan Macmonigle, Bubba, Jay, Mike and the boys for a striper limit and released 32 oversized, a sea bass limit and porgies.

Captain Sean from Tailwrapped Sportfishing reported to me last week's fishing action was been fantastic. Starting off the week they had Mike favola and his family join them for a day of bottom fishing and they slammed the sea bass catching their limit and releasing many more to bite another day. On Wednesday, Alan Swain joined them, bending rods on monster blues sea bass and porgies and we even had Boston mackerel thrown into the mix. On Thursday Joe Caruso joined them for an offshore shore tuna trip and they caught their limit of bluefin tuna as well as four others that they released. On Saturday Tom Goldsbury and his crew jumped in on the hot tuna bite and they went 8/8 bluefin, keeping 3 and releasing the others. Trolling spreader bars and ballyhoo did the trick. Offshore tuna fishing has been great so if you’re looking to bend the rods on some quality fish give them a call. August is filling up fast for tuna but they still have dates available.

From the Viking Fleet of Montauk Capt. Carl reported a very quiet night on the full moon striped bass trip on the Viking Starship. They worked over a lot of local spots – some well-known and some of their secret ones, but did not find anything to work on. It was a beautiful night and they thank our passengers for being patient and understanding. The pool winner was William Marshall from Shelter Island, NY. Capt. JR also reported a decent day of Block Island angling aboard the Viking Starlite. The sea bass fishing was definitely good but the size of the fish required a heavy sort to get to the keepers. However, they definitely had an easy boat limit. Fluke fishing was also slightly off, but at the end of the day they finished up about on par with what they have been catching. The sea bass pool winner went to Ryder Sonday from Shenandoah Junction, WV with a 3.6-pound sea bass. The fluke pool winner went to Aidan Adomaites from Syosset, NY with a 5.2-pound fluke! Give them a call at (631) 668-5700 or reserve your spot at vikingfleet.com.

Down at West Lake Marina they told me it was a great week on the tuna both from the canyons and closer. The CIA grounds had some while the canyons had a few bigeyes and yellowfins. Fluking saw an uptick in the action with fish up to 9 pounds hitting the scales. Some boats went north of the Pocketbook while others slugged it out on the Cartwright and Frisbees grounds. Strip baits and big grubs did the damage. Those who could get through small sea bass were able to get limits on them as well on the fluke grounds. Giant porgies in the local rips added to the catches. Striper have been elusive at the point but rumor has it that the body of fish is closer to Block.

Captain John of Shinnecock Star let me know lots of bait has been showing up in the bay with lots of action in the skinny water Fluke have been to pounds with some limits. Call (631) 728-4563 to book a trip with the boat.

Bryce from White Water Outfitters in Hampton Bays informed me he had 7 giants caught and release south of Block Island. One customer did a number on yellowfins with 12 caught on a popper in the Hudson Canyon and the Dip. Back inshore, the fluke fishing picked up a lot inside the bay with a ton of shorts coming up and enough keepers in the mix to spice up most trips. Most light tackle presentations are getting the job done for fluke fishermen. Gulp, Fishbites and squid/spearing combos are all good choices. The reef is seeing some sea bass and the occasional bigger fluke as well.

Kenny from Tight Lines Tackle in Southampton let me know striper fishing slowed in Montauk. Sea bass and porgies remained a pick south of the point. He did know of a good weakfish bite earlier in the week around Shelter Island. One customer made a bluefin tuna claim in the Race. Snappers are showing up at the local docks and piers in Peconic Bay.

Capt. Phil Kess of the Fishy Business in Orient reports his charters are enjoying great fishing for both stripers and big scup along with some big sea bass mixing in. All charters had their boat limit this week. Still dates open for the remainder of the season. To book your trips you can call Capt. Phil at (516) 316-6967.

Capt. Rich of the Nancy Ann in Orient, reports striper fishing just can’t get any better as all charters had their slot limit along with many oversize cows. Porgy fishing remains super with the charters catching what they need. Sea bass is also improving with some real jumbos coming aboard. There are still some openings for late July and during August for any group looking for a great day of mix bag action. In addition anyone looking to get on the Stand By list should a group charter need an additional angler or two to fill out the charter, please call Capt. Rich and his wife Nancy at (631) 477-2337 to seal the deal.

Capt. Paul of the Peconic Star in Greenport reports great fishing again this week on both the full day and half day boats. Captain Speedy has been doing a great job putting fares over full limits of large to jumbo porgies to 3 pounds along with some monster sea bass to 5 pounds. In the meantime, Capt. Paul running the half day trips continue to see excellent action on a variety of species to the amazement of the kids The half day trips are kept inside the calm sheltered waters of the Peconic’s where anglers are enjoying great action with summer weakfish, porgies, kingfish, blowfish, spot, fluke, bluefish, sea robins and sand sharks are all keeping rods bent and the kids curious and excited. Speaking of kids, these half day trips are ideal for family outings or if there is a special kid or kids in your life that would enjoy a day on the water. Please note that the Peconic Star IV is now sailing two half day trips on the weekend. The morning trip hours are 7:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and the afternoon trip will be from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. These trips will be Captain’s Choice. In addition, the Peconic Star IV sails half day morning trips only on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Please note that the Peconic Star III will continue to sail full day daily from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for porgies. For more information, call Capt. Paul at (631) 522-2002 or Capt. Speedy at (516) 551-4548.

Liz at Mattituck Fishing Station in Mattituck reports fluking remains excellent although most are shorts with some nice keepers in the mix. The grounds right in front of the Motels are producing both fluke and porgies. Hi/low rigs tipped with squid and spearing catch the fluke while worms and clams catch the scup. Sea bass are out in 85 to 110 feet of water. Diamond jigs tipped with a 3 inch Swimming Mullet in chartreuse catch sea bass to over 5 pounds. Stripers are showing up along all of the beaches at night slamming poppers and bunker chunks.

Craig from WeGo Bait and Tackle in Southold reports summer fishing is in full swing with summer weakfish and porgies in all their usual haunts of Rose Grove, Noyack Bay Jessups Neck and the Middle Grounds off Greenport. Hi/low rigs armed with squid strips, sandworms and clam bellies are getting the job done. Striped bass and bluefish continue to wreak havoc in the Race and Plum Gut. Both moving tides are producing on 3 x 3 rigs fished with 3 ounce bucktails during the daytime while live eels do the trick during the dark hours. Fluke can still be found with some sea bass east of Gardiners Island with stripped down sea robin and fished on a 6 to 8 ounce bucktail catching the keeper fluke. Large to jumbo porgies are chewing real good out in the Long Island and Block Island Sounds. Crabbing has been hot at the docks.