Hi-Hook Bait and Tackle

Rob at Hi-Hook Bait and Tackle in Huntington reports fishing is improving with porgies coming from the boats and beaches. Boatmen be sure to anchor and chum to keep the scup close to the boat. Worms and clams on basic porgy rigs will do the trick from both the beaches and boats. Huntington Bay has scup as does Target Rock from both the beach and boats in 20 to 50 feet of water. The scup are also at the Brush Pile and buoy 11 B. Black sea bass fishing is steadily improving at the Green Ledge and Anchors Reef with clams and diamond jigs, both being effective. If you can get on the water and by Eaton’s Neck before sunrise, then there is a good chance connecting with some stripers when employing live bait. You crank the odds in your favor if sunrise coincides with the first hour of the ebb tide. Snapper fishing has been good at all the local docks, particularly during the early morning hours.

Rob at Hi-Hook Bait and Tackle in Huntington reports not much has changed since last weeks report. Striped bass have thinned out considerably. There are some fish at the Triangle with the early morning hours or nighttime producing best on live bait. Porgies are scattered everywhere there are rocks in 40 to 70 feet of water with some keeper sea bass included in the catch. Rob said anchoring and chumming by far will beat out any other method right now. Kevin Bradbury weighed in a scup of 1.75 pounds. Fluke are providing good action on Gulp, spearing and squid on rigs and jigs. Some cocktail blues to 2 pounds are inside Huntington Bay on metal jigs. Snappers are getting bigger and are at all the docks and piers.