Long Island, Metro NY - North Shore Fishing Reports

Porgies is the word as the feisty scrappers are being caught well in the Peconic’s and the west end of Long Island Sound. Both clams and worms are working well, however worms has a slight edge as the porgies are not yet aggressive. Bring along your most sensitive rods and use the lightest sinkers possible. Bounce those rigs often and use slow uplifts to catch these early arrival scup since the water is still quite cold. Stripers are pretty much spread out from one end of the north shore to the other. Except for the western end of the Sound, most bass fall short of being legal size to keep, however that is changing by the day as the bigger bass continue to push east, chasing the bunker pods. Although the usual array of plugs, plastic soft baits and natural baits will produce, both blood and sandworms have a big advantage over all else right now as most bait shops are seeing their worms flying out of the doors. Fluke season debuts this Tuesday May 4th and all the bait shops are fully stocked with bait and tackle to catch the summer flatties.