Long Island, Metro NY - South Shore Fishing Reports
Long Island, Metro Video Fishing Forecast March 14, 2024
Another Big Event Weekend & Striper Movement in the west
With another week of over-average temperatures, participation was up again, and stripers were on the move, both on the north and south sides of the island. There is nothing big to report, but some fun action on schoolies with smaller soft plastics. Trout stockings are bound to happen very soon as the DEC releases their stocking number lists for the spring season. A couple of cod trips are also on the horizon. Keep in mind the Long Island Boat Show will be taking place this weekend, along with the annual Long Island Fly Fishing Expo and the Saltwater Expo in nearby Edison, New Jersey. For more information on all of the events, visit thefisherman.com/events.
Captain Joe from the King Cod in Captree reported fair fishing, & beautiful early spring weather on their last trip. They set sail at 2 a.m. with a very light crowd of anglers that showed up. They got...
Captain Joe from the King Cod in Captree reported fair fishing, & beautiful early spring weather on their last trip. They set sail at 2 a.m. with a very light crowd of anglers that showed up. They got set up in the early dawn and picked away at cod all morning, on the anchor cracking clams. Some real nice fish to 16 pounds, shorts, and blackfish (released) made it over the rail. Their next is scheduled for Friday 3/22. Long Range forecast looks good according to the captain. If interested text (631) 605-1404.
Pablo over at J&J Sports in Patchogue chatted with me and said the lakes are alive in his area with a mix of species. Some of his customers have been playing catch and release with the pickerel and la...
Pablo over at J&J Sports in Patchogue chatted with me and said the lakes are alive in his area with a mix of species. Some of his customers have been playing catch and release with the pickerel and largemouth in Patchogue Lake while West Lake is still seeing a nice pick of brown trout from the fall stocking. He expects the lake to get stocked with more of those two-year-old brown trout any day now and let me know the store is fully stocked for that type of fishing. He also mentioned that they have live shiners in stock which work great for the pickerel and largies.
Mike over at Saltwaters Bait and Tackle in West Islip told me he didnt hear any local striper reports but did know that a few casters went to Little Neck and has some bass earlier in the week. They ...
Mike over at Saltwaters Bait and Tackle in West Islip told me he didnt hear any local striper reports but did know that a few casters went to Little Neck and has some bass earlier in the week. They next night they did strike out through so its been hit or miss for them. Small swimming plugs have been the ticket. Give Mag Darters, SP Minnows and Bombers a shot for early season fish. The white perch effort was down in the last week but he did know that the few fishermen that went had a few fish on whole nightcrawlers fished on a jig head in the Connetquot river system.
The Laura Lee Fleet out of Captree said just as a reminder open boat trips will resume in early April fishing for blackfish & cod. Night stripers & offshore tilefish starts mid-April. They are current...
The Laura Lee Fleet out of Captree said just as a reminder open boat trips will resume in early April fishing for blackfish & cod. Night stripers & offshore tilefish starts mid-April. They are currently taking private charter bookings aboard the Island Spirit Charter Fleet for the 2024 season at captreeislandspirit.com. The phone number for Island Spirit Charters is (631) 514-5575. All the phone numbers for Laura Lee Fleet, Captree Princess & Captree Pride remain unchanged.