Long Island, Metro NY - North Shore Fishing Reports
Solid Sea Bassing - Fluking Continues To Improve
We know plenty of fishing will be taking place during the extended weekend coming up and there’s plenty of fish around to be caught. Both the South Shore bays and Montauk are seeing an improvement in the fluke bite while the sea bass season opener started off well with good catches around the island. Montauk remains hot for stripers once again going into this weekend with more fish over 50 pounds reported. Contributors also check in this week with the best options heading into the holiday. Whether you’re heading out on the water this weekend or watching fireworks at home, enjoy the holiday and stay safe.
No complaints from fishermen no matter what they may be chasing. Striper and bluefishing remains super from Manhasset to The Race. Fluke are plentiful along the Sound; however, it would be nice if there were a few more keepers around. Porgy fishing is as good as it gets. Sea bass fishing is off to a good start and inside the Peconic Bays, weakfish, cocktail blues, jumbo fluke and porgies keep rods bending from Rose Grove to Greenport. This fishing wont last forever, nows the time to get out there and have a blast!
Mike at Fishing East Coast Bait and Tackle in Little Neck reports striped bass fishing is hanging in there; however, the fish are on the move heading east. Manhasset Bay and Hempstead Harbor have been...
Mike at Fishing East Coast Bait and Tackle in Little Neck reports striped bass fishing is hanging in there; however, the fish are on the move heading east. Manhasset Bay and Hempstead Harbor have been best for the stripers with most of the keepers being caught during the night tides. Blood and sand worms or bunker chunks are all accounting for fish to forty pounds. There are also lots of bunker all over the Sound travelling east with the bass under them; therefore, work the pods. Porgy fishing has been great everywhere from City Island to Orient Point. Find some rocks and youll surely find the porgies from the beach to sixty feet of water. The piers and docks are also producing plenty of good size porgies. Fluke fishing is still a tough go with plenty of shorts and keepers being rare. Anglers are trying to put some flatties in the box by using bucktails tipped with squid, spearing and gulp. More
Capt. Pat Barrett of the Shamrock Charterboat in New Rochelle reports porgy fishing remains solid during the day trips. There has been an improvement on fluke on the sunset trips with plenty of short ...
Capt. Pat Barrett of the Shamrock Charterboat in New Rochelle reports porgy fishing remains solid during the day trips. There has been an improvement on fluke on the sunset trips with plenty of short action and a few quality keepers to four pounds being caught on each trip. There are also plenty of porgies available on the sunset trips for anyone who wants them. Give Capt. Pat a call to get in on the action. Private charter trips are their specialty. They offer the best in personal service. You can check them out at Facebook and Instagram for photos and updates. To set up a private charter, or to make reservations for the sunset fluke trips, please contact Capt. Pat at (914) 552-3050 for more info. More
On the Rip Tide III in City Island Capt. Carl reports porgy fishing remains consistent on both the day and night trips with weakfish, an occasional short fluke and some bluefish mixed in. The boat may...
On the Rip Tide III in City Island Capt. Carl reports porgy fishing remains consistent on both the day and night trips with weakfish, an occasional short fluke and some bluefish mixed in. The boat may see as many as a dozen weakfish caught on each trip. Please note that the boat sails daily from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to midnight on Friday and Saturday evenings. Theres plenty of room at the rails, come on out. More
Blaise from Duffys Bait and Tackle in Glenwood Landing reports plenty of fish to be had by anyone who wants them. Porgy fishing has been unbelievable at Pryble Beach. Anglers are coming back to the ...
Blaise from Duffys Bait and Tackle in Glenwood Landing reports plenty of fish to be had by anyone who wants them. Porgy fishing has been unbelievable at Pryble Beach. Anglers are coming back to the shop with full buckets and coming back for more bait. Just incredible fishing right now. Fluke fishing has been good off Matinecock Point. Bob Kaminsky weighed in a 3.25-pound fluke caught on a white with a chartreuse tail Zoom soft bait. Striped bass fishing has been incredibly good inside Hempstead and Manhasset Harbors on worms and bunker chunk with the night time producing the bigger fish. Plenty of keeper bass to go around. Blue fish are also in the harbors and can range anywhere from cocktails to fifteen pounds. Day time has been best for the blues. The choppers are hitting anything that is tossed at them. Sea bass fishing has been picky at Buoys 28C and 32B. Hi/lo rigs with clam, squid and worms are working best. More
On Cold Spring Charters in Cold Spring Harbor, Captain Herb reports good all-around fishing for stripers, blues, porgies, sea bass and fluke. Please note that the Captain still has open dates availabl...
On Cold Spring Charters in Cold Spring Harbor, Captain Herb reports good all-around fishing for stripers, blues, porgies, sea bass and fluke. Please note that the Captain still has open dates available. Therefore grab a few buddies and plan on chartering the boat for a day by giving a call to Captain Herb at (516) 641-3401 to get in on the action. More
Sid of Harbor Bait and Tackle in Huntington reports good striped bass fishing off Huntington and Northport for those trolling bunker spoons or chunking with fresh bunker. Fluke fishing has been ok eas...
Sid of Harbor Bait and Tackle in Huntington reports good striped bass fishing off Huntington and Northport for those trolling bunker spoons or chunking with fresh bunker. Fluke fishing has been ok east of Huntington especially east of Eatons Neck to the LIPA ramp. Spro bucktails and white gulp have been best. Porgy fishing has been crazy off Sand City, Target Rock and Caumsett anywhere from the beach to fifty feet of water. Worms, clams and squid on porgy rigs work best. Reports of good sea bass fishing on hi/lo rigs with squid and clams over at Cable Reef. More
Over from Rob at Hi-Hook Bait and Tackle in Huntington reports fishing continues to be excellent with stripers and blues inside the Triangle trolling mojos, chunking bunker or working Flutter jigs. Fl...
Over from Rob at Hi-Hook Bait and Tackle in Huntington reports fishing continues to be excellent with stripers and blues inside the Triangle trolling mojos, chunking bunker or working Flutter jigs. Fluke fishing has been sporadic with some good catches anywhere from the LIPA Platform to Nissequogue River in twenty-five to thirty feet of water. Hi/lo rigs with bucktails tipped with gulp are producing best right now. Sea bass fishing has been ok at Buds Reef and Buoy 28C on hi/lo rigs with squid and clam or epoxy jigs. More
Carmine at Campsite Sport Shop in Huntington reports there is excellent porgy fishing on clams and epoxy jigs just about everywhere. He would like to inform anglers of the new regulation of the 10 inc...
Carmine at Campsite Sport Shop in Huntington reports there is excellent porgy fishing on clams and epoxy jigs just about everywhere. He would like to inform anglers of the new regulation of the 10 inch size limit on porgies. Striped bass fishing is excellent on bunker chunks at the Triangle. You will occasionally catch a bluefish while striped bass fishing. Fluke fishing remains very good; however, the fish size is starting to decrease a little. If you stay with it, you should have no problem catching your limit. Hi-lo rigs with Spro bucktails tipped with spearing, squid and Gulp are getting the job done. No reports of sea bass; however, Carmine asked to remind Fisherman readers of the new sea bass size regulation of 16 inches. More
Capt. Mark DeJong of the Celtic Quest Fleet in Port Jefferson reports porgy fishing has been consistent on most trips with most fish being quality size. Sea bass, striped bass and weakfish have occasi...
Capt. Mark DeJong of the Celtic Quest Fleet in Port Jefferson reports porgy fishing has been consistent on most trips with most fish being quality size. Sea bass, striped bass and weakfish have occasionally been by-catches. The boat leaves at convenient hours so make your reservations on their website and enjoy a great day aboard the Celtic Quest Fleet. More
Candy from Caraftis Fishing Station in Port Jefferson reports plenty of bass working on the bunker pods. Your best bet is to snag a bunker and convert it onto a circle hook then toss it back out into ...
Candy from Caraftis Fishing Station in Port Jefferson reports plenty of bass working on the bunker pods. Your best bet is to snag a bunker and convert it onto a circle hook then toss it back out into the pod. There are also big bluefish terrorizing the bunker pods. Stripers are also at the Middle Ground. Trolling umbrella rigs or drifting bucktails through the rips are catching plenty of keeper size bass. Some nice sea bass are being taken at Old Field Point with plenty of porgies and also at the Middle Ground. Hi/lo rigs baited with clam and squid catch both species. Fluke fishing has been spotty with a few fish around Buoy 11B and Mt. Misery Shoal on bucktails tipped with squid and spearing. Candy has heard of a few weakfish being caught this week just outside of Port Jefferson Harbor on hi/lo rigs baited with squid or employing diamond jigs. More
Jim Flora of Miller Place Bait and Tackle reports excellent striped bass and sea bass fishing at the Middle Ground. Trolling mojos and umbrella rigs are catching the stripers while hi/lo rigs baited w...
Jim Flora of Miller Place Bait and Tackle reports excellent striped bass and sea bass fishing at the Middle Ground. Trolling mojos and umbrella rigs are catching the stripers while hi/lo rigs baited with squid and clams are catching quality sea bass to well over three pounds. Porgy fishing remains excellent off Old Field Point and Cranes Neck in forty to fifty feet of water. Worms, clams and epoxy jigs beat up the scup. Fluke fishing has been poor with just a few shorts here and there being reported. Plenty of bluefish are at Buoy 11B smashing diamond jigs and popper plugs. More
Kathleen from Ralphs Fishing Station in Mt. Sinai reports plenty of striped bass at Buoy 9 and Buoy 11. Liz from the shop and her friends, on their way back from Connecticut, stopped off at Buoy 9 for...
Kathleen from Ralphs Fishing Station in Mt. Sinai reports plenty of striped bass at Buoy 9 and Buoy 11. Liz from the shop and her friends, on their way back from Connecticut, stopped off at Buoy 9 for two striped bass of twenty-nine and thirty-two inches. Fluke fishing has been real good anywhere from Mt. Sinai Harbor to outside of Port Jefferson Harbor. Dan Hoover had two keeper fluke right out in front of Mt. Sinai Harbor using bucktails tipped with spearing while Mike Raspansti had two keeper fluke and two keeper sea bass right outside of Port Jefferson Harbor. Kathleen and her family have been doing a good job of trolling striped bass along the south side of the Middle Grounds. They also had nice keeper size sea bass in the mix. There are all the porgies you want with some quality size sea bass off Old Field Point for those chumming and using hi/lo rigs baited with worms, clams and squid. More
Capt. Brian of Captain Skippy Charters in Mount Sinai reports It was a solid week of fishing in the central Long Island Sound. Large striped bass have moved into the area with trips seeing multiple sl...
Capt. Brian of Captain Skippy Charters in Mount Sinai reports It was a solid week of fishing in the central Long Island Sound. Large striped bass have moved into the area with trips seeing multiple slot and over slot sized fish on the troll. There have been big bluefish around as well. Bottom fishing has been consistent with knot head sea bass and big porgies coming over the rails. Salted clams have been getting the fish chewing, while some larger sea bass have been caught jigging. Captain Skippy Charters is running mixed bag trips for striped bass, bluefish, sea bass and porgies. Call 631-252-6536 to book a trip! More
Capt. Sean Crean of Port of Call Charters in Northport reports exceptionally good sea bass and fluke fishing. In fact, Capt. Sean is running open boat specials every day from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. by reser...
Capt. Sean Crean of Port of Call Charters in Northport reports exceptionally good sea bass and fluke fishing. In fact, Capt. Sean is running open boat specials every day from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. by reservation only. Please text the Captain Open Boat Trip to reserve your spot to (631) 896-6709 and he will get back to you with confirmation. There are still openings for the kids summer bay trips that the Captain would like to fill. He has a few spots left in August for the summer bay trips for kids eight to sixteen years of age. Give a call or a visit to their website will seal the deal. More
Phil of Cow Harbor Bait and Tackle in Northport reports bass to forty-five pounds can be found at the Triangle, Buoy 15, the Obstruction Buoy and many other areas of the Sound with both trolling spoon...
Phil of Cow Harbor Bait and Tackle in Northport reports bass to forty-five pounds can be found at the Triangle, Buoy 15, the Obstruction Buoy and many other areas of the Sound with both trolling spoons and chunking bunker being effective. Although the fishing remains solid, it seems evident that the fish are moving east. Big blue fish are also in the Sound, both at the Triangle and the Shipping Lanes on diamond jigs or any other More
Chris over at Blue Water Ventures in Southold reports his shop regulars and customers are reporting excellent fishing, whether it be striped bass, black sea bass, porgies, fluke, weakfish or blues. Th...
Chris over at Blue Water Ventures in Southold reports his shop regulars and customers are reporting excellent fishing, whether it be striped bass, black sea bass, porgies, fluke, weakfish or blues. The bass and bluefish are really loaded up inside Plum Gut and The Race. Blue Venture striped bass rigs have been hammering the bass and blues. Fluke fishing has been good from Greenport to East Marion on bucktails tipped with spearing and squid and Berkeley gulp. Blue Venture porgy rigs baited with clam are annihilating the scup anywhere from Roses Grove to The Middle Grounds. Plenty of weakfish on hi/lo rigs are being taken in the deep water off Nassau Point. Plenty of cocktail blues are hitting jigs in the early a.m. off Jessup Neck by Buoy 17. Sea bass fishing has been torrid at just about any rock pile from Mattituck to Rocky Point in forty to fifty feet of water. Please make sure to stop in to Chriss shop and load up on just the right bucktails and artificial lures created by Blue Water Venture to manage your favorite species before heading out to Greenport, Orient Point or any of your favorite North Fork fishing holes as Chris has all your bait and tackle needs to make your East End fishing experience one of the best in the business with his many years of fishing experience. You can reach Chris by calling (631) 578-2614. More
Steve from WeGo Bait and Tackle in Southold reports everybodys returning happy as the fishing remains grand inside the bay and out in the Sound. Bass are limitless inside the Race and Plum Gut on li...
Steve from WeGo Bait and Tackle in Southold reports everybodys returning happy as the fishing remains grand inside the bay and out in the Sound. Bass are limitless inside the Race and Plum Gut on live eels both day and night. Bucktails and 3x3s also catch the bass. Bluefish are in the same area and diamond jigging duping choppers to fifteen pounds. Inside the bay, fluke fishing has been incredibly good by The Green Lawns, The Old Fish Factory, Bugs Light and Greenport. Fresh squid and spearing on bucktails are catching many quality keepers. Porgies have been chewing hard from Roses Grove to Jessup Neck and The Middle Grounds. Plenty of weakfish are being caught on hi/lo rigs tipped with squid strips from Nassau Point to Noyack Bay. Sea bass fishing has been super all over the Sound with Pigeons Rip, Mulford and Rocky Point and Mattituck in forty to fifty feet of water being the hot spots. Clams, squid and epoxy jigs are all accounting for sea bass to four plus pounds. Plenty of porgies are mixed in with the biscuits. In other news, the off shore scene has exploded with solid shark and tuna fishing. Please note that WeGos is your one stop fishing supply center which make their own, homemade with love, shark and tuna chum as well as supplies the freshest never frozen squid and bunker. They specialize in both inshore and offshore tackle including all your shark and tuna essential needs like Side Trackers and Flutter Jigs. Make sure to stop by the store and stock up on all your needs. More
Capt. Tim of the open boat Timothy J Fishing in Mattituck reports phenomenal sea bass fishing with every angler limiting out and releasing many others. The Timothy J is located at 5675 West Mill Road ...
Capt. Tim of the open boat Timothy J Fishing in Mattituck reports phenomenal sea bass fishing with every angler limiting out and releasing many others. The Timothy J is located at 5675 West Mill Road in Mattituck. The boat sails open, no reservations needed from Wednesday to Sunday at 8 a.m. returning at 3 p.m. For more information, please visit his website at timothy-j-fishing-open-boat or give Capt. Tim a call at (631) 960-8204. More
Liz at Mattituck Fishing Station in Southold reports porgies and sea bass are definitely your best bet with many quality fish being caught on worms, clams and clatter jigs. The best fishing is from th...
Liz at Mattituck Fishing Station in Southold reports porgies and sea bass are definitely your best bet with many quality fish being caught on worms, clams and clatter jigs. The best fishing is from the Firing Range to the Motels. Bass and bluefishing has been good off Hortons Point with bass biting best at dusk and dawn and bluefish throughout the daytime hours. Bunker chunks and eels have been the best baits. Fluke fishing remains slow with some shorts being taken by Buoy 5 with an occasional keeper. Spro bucktails and Berkeley gulp remain the best choice of baits for the flatties. No reports of weakfish this week. More
