August 31, 2026 - 10:59:41
Jim at Miller Place Bait and Tackle on the North Shore told me porgies are still providing steady action along Cedar Beach, with sandworms and clam remaining the best bait choices for anglers fishing the Sound. He also mentioned some small striped bass in the back of the harbor around sunrise, where soft plastics and small popping plugs have been producing. The early morning period has been the best window before boat traffic and brighter conditions set in.
August 31, 2026 - 10:59:27
Jim Flora of Miller Place Bait and Tackle reports excellent porgy fishing just about anywhere there are rockpiles or strewn bottom, especially in the 20 to 50 foot depths. Anchoring and chumming with clam logs and worms and clams for the hooks has been best. There are still some striped bass around sucking down live eels during the evening and early morning hours anywhere from buoy 11 to buoy 9. Bluefishing is improving and should peak by mid-September. The choppers are usually willing to hit anything tossed or dropped down to them. Snappers are inside the harbors hitting spearing, jigs and snapper poppers.
August 24, 2026 - 10:21:24
Jim at Miller Place Bait and Tackle on the North Shore told me porgies remain a dependable option along the Cedar Beach stretch in Mt. Sinai, with sandworms and clam accounting for plenty of fish. One customer even landed an impressive 18-inch sea bass from the beach last week, showing that you never quite know what might grab your bait along the Sound shoreline this time of year.
August 24, 2026 - 10:21:14
Jim Flora of Miller Place Bait and Tackle reports that the striped bass are still around. Not like the past month but there still are slot and oversize fish in the catch. The Middle Grounds continues to be your best place to find bass right on the rip lines. Live bait will produce as will trolling if done during the early morning and the start of outgoing tide. Black sea bass are still thick along the northeast section of the Middle Grounds with mostly short fish. Try fishing other rockpiles in the same depth to find larger keepers. Porgy fishing has been hot and cool with the scup moving around quite a bit due to something spooking them. When you land on a pile of fish, be sure to employ worms and clams for the hook and a lot of chum to keep the scup close to the boat. Fluke remain disappointing with most of the flatties being shorts with the occasional keeper if you are lucky. Bucktails tipped with squid and spearing will keep you busy. Snappers are small but are at all the docks inside the harbors while the Cedar Beach overlook Pier is producing snappers, porgies and smooth dogfish.
