October 26, 2026 - 10:15:46
Jim at Miller Place Bait and Tackle reported that striped bass are still holding inside the harbor, where anglers have been catching them on soft plastics and topwater poppers. The fish have been providing some light-tackle action for those able to locate them. Along the jetty, anglers fishing green crabs have been picking away at blackfish and porgies. Jim also mentioned that the rocky shoreline around Rocky Point continues to produce some tog, giving shorebound anglers additional options for getting in on the late-fall bottom-fishing action.
October 26, 2026 - 10:15:42
Jim Flora of Miller Place Bait and Tackle reports that anglers came out on the weekend with some nice weigh-ins. Paul came in and put a 6.1 pound blackfish on the scale. Very nice fish Paul, but Dan continues to lead in the Blackfish Derby with an 8.4 pound beauty. The fishing has been good at Cranes Neck, Old Field Point and especially at the Middle Grounds on green crabs and clam. Striped bass is on the move sucking down peanut bunker, spearing and squid. Plugs, jigs and live eels are all working well for the bass.
October 19, 2026 - 10:03:09
Jim from Miller Place Bait and Tackle reported that blackfish are being picked along the beaches at Cedar Beach and Rocky Point. Green crabs fished on either jigs or traditional rigs have been producing around the rocky bottom and shoreline structure. Anglers willing to move around and locate concentrations of fish have been finding some action. Jim also mentioned that striped bass are still holding in the back of Mount Sinai Harbor, offering an opportunity for anglers who want to continue targeting bass in more protected waters.
October 19, 2026 - 10:03:02
Jim Flora of Miller Place Bait and Tackle reports a good showing of blackfish at all the early haunts that include Cranes Neck, Old Field Point, Cedar Beach and the Middle Grounds with green crabs producing good amounts of keepers. During the week Dan came in and put a 7- pounder on the scale, while Sam drilled out a 4.1-pound beauty and Chris nailed a tog of 3.9 pounds. Some anglers have been steaming to Connecticut with similar results. Anglers using worms, clams and squid are still catching plenty of porgies and black sea bass at the Middle Grounds and all the rocky lairs in 35 to 65 feet of water. School stripers can be found nailing soft body plastics such as swim shads and twister tails inside Port Jefferson and Mount Sinai Harbor’s. Larger slot and oversize stripers can be found slamming diamond jigs from buoy 11 to the Middle Grounds. The false albacore can be found under the birds between buoy 11 and buoy 9 hitting the Fat Cow Epoxy Jigs. Snappers have left the docks with some porgies still entertaining from the Cedar Beach Pier.
