Breachway Bait and Tackle

Declan at Breachway Bait and Tackle reported that local anglers are seeing fewer striped bass around now compared with earlier in the season but there are still some big girls moving through. The breachways at night have been fishing well as have some rocky areas along the beaches. During the day, there are still blitzes popping up along the beaches, but they are happening less frequently as baitfish and stripers are moving south. Tautog fishing is a highlight of the fall season for many anglers and fishing has been relatively good this year with quite a few limit catches reported. As the water continues to cool off, the tautog will start to move deeper so if you start having trouble finding keepers in shallow water, it might be time to look a little further out. Reports of green bonito and false albacore seem to have dried up so it’s likely that they have moved out of the area. There also seems to be a lack of bluefish around this fall.

Declan at Breachway Bait and Tackle reported that they saw fewer bass moving along the beaches this past week but overall, the fishing is still very good and there are some big fish still moving through. As we get later into the fall, there will be fewer fish still migrating south so the bite gets a bit harder to predict but bass will move moving though into early December. There has been quite a bit of small bait in the area making for a pickier bite at times. Tautog fishing is picking up and should continue strong through most of November. This is a great time of year to get out for some tog and stock the freezer for winter. There are also still some nice sized black sea bass around. There have been reports of some green bonito still in the area, but they seem to be moving out. A handful of random bluefish and some shad round out the catches reported this past week.