August 31, 2026 - 10:59:41
Pablo from J&J Sports in Patchogue reported that he’s hearing of bigger snapper blues around the Mascot, Blue Point and Sayville docks, with plenty of bait around to keep them active. There have also been some rumblings of weakfish around the same areas, particularly where peanut bunker are congregating. He mentioned that the west side of Moriches Inlet is still seeing bluefish moving through, along with the occasional striped bass. Sharks continue to be caught along Smith Point Beach, while fluke can be targeted from the backsides of both Moriches and Shinnecock inlets with bucktails tipped with Gulp or Fishbites.
August 31, 2026 - 10:59:34
John at J&J Sports in Patchogue said the local lakes are providing good opportunities for anglers to have a shot at catching fish either early in the day or later in the evening. If using bait you can't beat a half (or whole nightcrawler) over at West Lake for bass or yellow perch. Using weedless frogs or soft-baits can be just the trick to entice some largemouths over at Great Patchogue Lake. Focus around the weed cover. This tends to be the area in which most fish will seek refuge from the hot weather. Small panfish will be more than willing to take tiny pieces of nightcrawler fished under a bobber. Trout fishing slowed in the hot weather. It might be tricky to get them to feed. You can try fishing over at one of the local rivers where cooler running water will keep the fish a little more active. Some of these rivers are, Carmans, Swan or Connetquot State Park.
August 31, 2026 - 10:59:20
John at J&J Sports in Patchogue said the local docks are a mixed bag plethora with snappers, kingfish, blowfish and crabs all available. Spearing for snappers, clam for the bottoms and nothing beats a bunker head for crabs. Patchogue's Mascot Dock or Pine Neck Dock are prime areas, with Blue Point an option too. Fluke fishing around Moriches Bay has been steady, with a ton of shorts and more keepers reported as well. If you are targeting a larger fluke, head out to the reefs. Anglers have reported catching fish up to 5 pounds. The larger fluke have been getting caught on Berkeley Gulp, spearing and squid strips. For bay fishing, Great South Bay near buoys 34, the Sea bass fishing on the local artificial reefs, continues to provide steady action. Clam, squid or spearing fished on a hi-lo rig with small white or pink rubber squid skirts and 1/0 hooks have been productive. A summer surprise has been the increased number of weakfish being caught throughout Great South Bay on hi-lo rigs with fish from 2 to 4 pounds reported. Blues have also invaded the bays from Fire Island to Moriches, while sharks and rays are swallowing up bunker chunks.
August 24, 2026 - 10:21:24
Pablo from J&J Sports in Patchogue reported that the snappers are getting bigger at the local docks, and he heard the Patchogue Snapper Derby was a success with plenty of fish caught. Crabbing continues to be excellent, with this shaping up to be a very good year for local blue claws. On the oceanfront, fluke can be picked from the Smith Point shoreline on bucktails tipped with Gulp. Pablo has also heard of sharks being caught from Smith Point west toward Davis Park on mackerel and bunker chunks. Bluefish to about 7 pounds are inside Moriches Inlet and taking bucktails and diamond jigs, while a few triggerfish continue to hang around the west side of the inlet and are taking clam and squid.
August 24, 2026 - 10:21:20
John at J&J Sports in Patchogue said the local lakes are still providing action in this summer heat. Great Patchogue Lake has put up some nice largemouth bass and pickerel. Most fish are all being caught with live shiners or soft plastic worms. Panfish are hitting nightcrawlers or small plastic grubs on a jig heads.
August 24, 2026 - 10:21:09
John at J&J Sports in Patchogue said scattered reports of albies and bonito have filtered in with anglers seeing fish at Shinnecock and Moriches inlets. The local rivers, creeks and local dock are loaded with snappers. Every day they are growing bigger making them more fun to catch on light tackle. Crabbing is still very good at Patchogue's Mascot and Pine Neck docks and Blue Point (Corey Beach). Fluke fishing has been pretty good at Moriches Coast Guard Station and throughout Moriches, however you have to sift through the shorts. For those that are in Great South Bay and don't want to take the hike, buoy 32 is producing some good fluke action. There is a decent pick of blues in Moriches and Shinnecock bay/inlet areas. Sea Bass are also very active with larger fish moving on to the nearby wrecks and structure. Sea bass are very aggressive and will take either clam, squid or spearing. For a shot at some larger fish try jigging with an A27 or A47 tubeless single hook Diamond Jig. When bait fishing or jigging the artificial reefs and structure you will also have a shot at larger porgies and ling too. Bluefin and yellowfin tuna have been caught in our waters from as close as the Coimbra all the way to the tip of the Hudson canyon. Trolling with spreader bars, daisy chains and jigs have been extremely effective for tuna.
