The Fence
As striped bass migrate along the Atlantic Coast, many fish – often some of the biggest of the lot – will follow a north to south superhighway just inside the three-mile line.
Hot Spots
Browns Reef, Long Island Sound
Browns Reef, as it’s referred to by Branford bottom fishing regulars, is actually a cluster of individual structures, each with its own name and navigational aid, but often collectively known as “Browns.”
The Breach: the New Old Inlet
When hurricanes and superstorms such as Superstorm Sandy wreak havoc along the coast of the Northeast, the result is more often than not, devastating.
Delaware Bay The Eights
While the Eights sit a bit outside the Delaware Bay they are well inside the Line of Demarcation and therefore a legal location to fish for striped bass.
Gooseberry Point
They told me they wanted to fish an isolated location, away from the contested waters from Watch Hill to Long Island where access was either limited or non-existent.
Fire Island Inlet’s West Bar
Heading west through Fire Island Inlet and just before you approach the deep blue, you’ll pass the backside jetty of Democrat Point on the left…
Absecon Creek
Absecon Creek has been undergoing some major “renovations,” and improvement projects at two entirely separate locations along the creek are finally coming to fruition after several years of careful planning.
Long Sand Shoal, CT
It doesn’t require much imagination to guess how Long Sand Shoal earned its descriptive name. Stretching 6 miles from its east-end bell to its west-end gong, Long Sand Shoal spans the towns of Old Saybrook and Westbrook, Connecticut, and its midpoint rests 1-1/2 miles south of Cornfield Point.
Herod Point Shoal
Located on the north shore of Long Island, between Shoreham to the west and Baiting Hollow to the east, the Herod Point Shoal is approximately a 4.5-mile stretch of fishing paradise that produces throughout the season.
Chapel Hill Channel
Raritan Bay holds plenty of hot spots for the August run of doormats, but one that falls a little under the radar is the Chapel Hill Channel.
The Block Island Wind Farm
Love it or hate it, the horizon off the southeast corner of Block Island is now dotted with a string of wind farm turbines.
Shinnecock Sea Buoy
A mile south of Shinnecock Inlet floats the Shinnecock Sea Buoy.
Barnegat Light Reef
Easily accessible and perfectly productive for both small and large boaters, the Barnegat Light Reef is an easy 3.1-mile run straight east out of Barnegat Inlet.
Coxes Summertime Cod
Last summer saw a pretty good cod bite go off on Coxes Ledge in July and August.
Hortons Point
Frequently referred to as the “Land of the Giants” for the big fluke taken here during the spring and summer, there are many more opportunities here that are overlooked by those just targeting fluke.
Elberon Rocks
All I know is that when I want to target doormat fluke during the summer months, I immediately head to the Elberon Rocks.
