Long Island, Metro NY - Long Island Surf Fishing Reports

Bob from Bob?s Bait and Tackle let me know the ocean beach was tough fishing over the weekend due to the wind but did say his customers were focusing on the bridges in the Green Island and Wantagh areas for a good shot of stripers and bluefish on Bass Assassins rigged on jigheads.

Brenden from Captree Bait and Tackle checked in saying the dock by the shop had a showing of small sea bass and blowfish for the kids to catch and release. A few weakfish and keeper fluke were caught before the storm rolled in.

Pablo from J&J Sports in Patchogue reported some stripers were caught from east side of Shinnecock Inlet during the east winds on bucktails. He did say Ponquogue Bridge had a good pick of stripers to 20 pounds over the weekend on soft plastic shads from Tsunami and Bass Assassins rigged on jigheads. Before the wind kicked in, snappers to 14 inches were being caught off Mascot dock in Patchogue on Kastmasters and snapper poppers.

From Jones Beach Bait and Tackle the word on the surf is blowfish, porgies and small sea bass provided a lot of fun for the kids at the dock by the shop. A few weakfish were caught on the pier with some bluefish in the mix as well. Peanut bunker have been fueling that fishing right now. A couple of keeper fluke also came up during the week on bucktails tipped with Gulp.

Mike at Saltwaters Bait and Tackle in West Islip let me know an 8-pound weakfish came up in the police dock at Moses over the weekend. Some bluefish moved in along the Moses stretch of open beach and were caught on tins. A good amount of schoolie stripers began to stir as well inside the inlet near the Thumb and the back of Demo over the weekend as well,

Phil from Cow Harbor Bait and Tackle reported the guys who stayed local over the weekend to Northport got some bluefish on the outside Sound beaches. The inside of the harbor during last week produced a good topwater bluefish bite in the evenings. The Smithtown area has been producing stripers to 40 inches after dark on live eels. Oyster Bay, Cold Spring and Lloyd Harbor also had some good after dark fishing with live eels inside the harbors where you could find access.

Up on the western North Shore, Blaise from Duffy?s Bait & Tackle in Glenwood Landing reported a 40-inch class striper from the Crescent Beach area. Some slot stripers were caught over the weekend at Pryble too. Cocktail bluefish have been inside Hempstead Harbor as well and casting small poppers or tins has been one sure way to get them.

Jim at Miller Place Bait and Tackle on the North Shore told me porgies were being caught from the Cedar Beach stretch before the storm rolled in over the weekend.

From WeGo Bait and Tackle up on the North Fork I heard the terrible news that Steve from the shop passed away over the weekend. Steve was always a pleasure to talk to and treated me with kindness and respect. I?ll miss talking to him when going out that way on the island.

Nick from Paulie?s Tackle in Montauk told me there were some fist caught Friday night on the north side of the lighthouse, right before the storm came through. Some small stripers were also landed on the sand beach behind the shop over the weekend as well. Aside from that, the east winds made it tough to fish. Next week?s conditions for the tournament look more northeast right now which could create some better fishing opportunities.

Ken over at Tight Lines Tackle on the South Fork reported one of his customers had a 22-pound striper along the Southampton stretch but otherwise said it was a quiet weekend.

Ethan from White Water Outfitters said the east side of Shinnecock Inlet saw a spark of life over the weekend for stripers off the rocks with fish to 38 inches being bucktailed from the jetty in the evenings and after dark.

Mike at Bernie's Bait and Tackle reported weakfish showed up in numbers inside Jamaica Bay. Stripers and bluefish were the bay as well near Floyd Bennett. Breezy had reports of bonito and albies but those reports of hardtails went all the way down to Jones Inlet too chasing the smaller baits converging. Fluking was decent up until the weekend near the inlet but the status of the bite will be questionable after the passing of the storm.