Chestnut Neck Boat Yard

Maryanne checked in with this week’s report from Chestnut Neck Boat Yard. “Not much change since last week” pretty much sums it up. There are short flounder being caught throughout the bay and in the river on minnows, squid and Gulp Baits. Many customers are fishing the wrecks and reef sites in order to put some keepers in the box, but even here as of late they are seeing lots of smaller fish. The amount of bait that is currently in the bay, river and creeks has gotten the attention of resident stripers. Anglers are catching fish to 30 inches on live eels and some are finding that the bite on the troll has started.

Violet at Chestnut Neck Boat Yard checked in for this week’s report. She says that fishing has been pretty typical for this time of the year, with plenty of short flounder in the bay (along with croakers and spot) while larger fish are being caught in the ocean. Local striper action is really starting to turn on again with anglers finding fish not far from the boat yard on live eels and live spot. Crabbing and perch fishing has been excellent as of late, but the best action for the perch has been a little more upstream where the water is less salty.