September 14, 2026 - 13:13:37
Jim at Miller Place Bait and Tackle on the North Shore said bluefish and striped bass have been active in the back of the harbor, where small poppers have been producing well. Fluke are being caught around the inlet area, while weakfish have been showing near the mouth of the inlet. Porgy fishing has also remained dependable from both the dock and beach at Cedar, with clam and worm baits getting the job done.
September 14, 2026 - 13:13:32
Jim Flora of Miller Place Bait and Tackle reports excellent porgy fishing at all the usual haunts which include Cranes Neck, Old Field Point and the Middle Grounds. Worms, clam and frozen clam logs in the chum pots are catching real solid along with a few sea bass, weakfish, and a few fluke. Black sea bass can also be taken independently along the northeast side of the Middle Grounds in 60 feet of water. Aside from clam and squid baits, the sea bass are slamming jigs tipped with Berkley Gulp Baits. Jim and his buddy fished a rockpile in front of Cedar Beach on Wednesday for nonstop action with big porgies, black sea bass, two weakfish and a bunch of cocktail blues. There were plenty of false albacore in the area for the boats chasing the speedsters. Striped bass remains a hot item at the rips on the outgoing tide at the Middle Grounds with live eels producing both day and night along with diamond and Epoxy Jigs nailing some quality bass along with some slot keepers. Snapper fishing has been excellent at the docks and at the Cedar Beach Pier.
September 08, 2026 - 01:28:12
Jim at Miller Place Bait and Tackle on the North Shore told me porgies continue to be caught from shore at Cedar Beach. Spanish mackerel have also been showing in the same general area, giving anglers another fast-moving target to look for. Schoolie stripers are being caught from the back of Mount Sinai Harbor, along with some cocktail bluefish moving through the harbor.
September 08, 2026 - 01:28:02
Sue Flora of Miller Place Bait and Tackle reports excellent porgy fishing off Cranes Neck, Old Field Point and the Middle Grounds on high/low rigs baited with worms, clams, squid and porgy jigs. Some quality sea bass are also being taken by anglers fishing the Middle Grounds. High/low rigs baited with clam and squid nail the sea bass along with diamond jigs and ball jigs baited with Berkley Gulp. There are striped bass in the area responding to live bait during the full moon phase. Whether the stripers will respond to baits now that we are off the full moon is yet to be seen. Bluefishing has been sporadic with Mount Sinai Harbor producing mainly cocktail blues. Some large Spanish mackerel are also in the area this week anywhere from Old Field Point to the Middle Grounds. The speedsters are slamming Crippled Herring intended for bluefish. Fluke are still being taken at the shoals with some impressive fish to 9 pounds caught off Old Field Point. Bucktails and traditional fluke rigs are producing best with spearing, squid and Gulp garnishing the hook marvel best. The Cedar Beach pier and all the local docks enjoying good snapper and porgy fishing.
