Black Hall Outfitters

Matt from Black Hall Outfitters emailed over their report to say they are hearing “The bass bite is on fire after the storm. Lots of great reports from the eastern sound including the Connecticut River mouth area. Topwater is working very well along with glide baits like the Game On X-Chop. Eels and GT Eels also producing. Bonito still kicking around the eastern sound but albie reports have been non-existent. Water temperatures dropped quite a bit and could have sent them packing from those north winds. No news on ground fish yet. Our upcoming TogTober Tournament runs from October 22-25, and the single biggest tog wins it. Last year first place was $4,000 and second was $1,000 and we had 154 anglers. There is a big raffle and after-party on Sunday the 25th at 3 p.m. Fish anywhere, but it must be weighed in at the shop, details on our website. Sign up is $50 for main tournament, $20 for optional calcuttas. You can do it online, phone, or in the shop.”

Matt from Black Hall Outfitters emailed over their report to say, “Albies showed in the eastern sound which has been awesome. One-ounce Game On EXO Jigs and Hogy Epoxy Jigs in pink, silver, and gold were working. The weather this week will scramble things for a bit and who knows where they might go next. Everything else striper wise is definitely moving more towards a fall bite with birds overhead and creek and river outflows bringing lots of bait. Beyond the funny fish action, fluke and sea bass action is still solid 50-feet of water and deeper. The sea bass bite seems better than fluke but still the expectation for either species should be to pick through shorts. Try big squid baits for both species along with metals for sea bass. Stripers have been on and off. There is better action earlier and later in the day. There are still plenty of large 45-inch plus stripers. Eels are great this time of year for easy bites. Try smaller stuff for smaller fish, like swimbaits, mag darters, SP minnows, etc. Porgy are running well right now. Some really big fish coming on hi low rigs and clams and squid.”