Long Island, Metro NY - Long Island Surf Fishing Reports

Bob from Bob’s Bait and Tackle let me know he didn’t hear of anything locally yet except for the trout that were stocked in the Babylon lakes. The shop is open 7 days a week.

Pablo from J&J Sports in Patchogue reported he did have a few customers check in after fishing Little Neck Bay in the city saying they were able to land some schoolies and bigger stripers up to 15 pounds working swimming plugs slowly after dark.

Mike at Saltwaters Bait and Tackle in West Islip let me know he heard of some stripers being caught on the western North Shore along with a few schoolie stripers inside of Carmens River on landed on small soft plastics

Up on the western North Shore, Blaise from Duffy’s Bait & Tackle in Glenwood Landing reported Little Neck Bay has seen its first small wave of stripers for the surf fishermen working the back of the bay with swimming plugs. He also did mention that some schoolies never left Hempstead Harbor either due to the mild winter and customers were able to catch all winter of small soft plastic lures.

Jim at Miller Place Bait and Tackle on the North Shore said while he didn’t hear of anything going on in the back of the harbor with stripers, he did hear that someone soaked a sandworm in the area recently and to their surprise they landed a backfish that was quickly returned to the water since the season was not open yet. The shop will be stocked with green crabs for those looking to try.

Ken over at Tight Lines Tackle on the South Fork reported that he had a “tough but productive” session fishing Connetquot State Park last week. He noted rainbow and brook trout were caught with the largest rainbow being a little over 3 pounds.

Mike at Bernie's Bait and Tackle reported Canarsie and Coney Island Pier have seen an uptick in the herring fishing. Local stripers up to 10 pounds have been caught in the East River on small soft plastics and bloodworms in the past week.