Port Tackle

Justin Braun of Port Tackle in Port Jefferson reports excellent porgy fishing since the Celtic Quest and the Osprey have been really bailing the fish on all their trips this week. Worms and clams are the tickets. There have been a good showing of black sea bass at the deeper haunts with diamond jigs or high/low rigs baited with clam and squid producing a few quality fish. Striped bass can still be found slamming live spot and live eels but the action is slower than it’s been. The offshore scene in the big blue sea is seeing the great yellowfin and big eye tuna bite continuing at the Atlantis, while the bluefin can be found 10 to 30 miles southeast of Shinnecock. Port Tackle carries all your bait and tackle needs including different flats of bait and different cans of chum to fit the current offshore tuna status.

Matt of Port Tackle in Port Jefferson reports excellent porgy fishing at the Middle Grounds and buoy 9 with basically all the porgies you care to catch providing you use worms and clams on high/low rigs with plenty of chum to keep the scup at the boat. There are plenty of black sea bass mixing in with the scup with many large to jumbo fish making noise. Stiped bass are gulping down live bait pretty well around buoy 9 as Matt had a few slot and oversize fish there on Tuesday. Fluke fishing remains disappointing although there were reports of a few nice keeper size fish mixed in with an insurmountable amount of shorts to deal with. Traditional rigs or bucktails baited with squid and spearing combos will do the trick. As mentioned in this week’s Best Bet, Port Tackle is home to both inshore and offshore tackle, all types of bait including flats of sardines, butterfish, mackerel, and so much more including buckets of chum including spearing, bunker and so much more with chum. Matt, Chris and Justin are all offshore specialists and will guide you in the right direction for all your bluefin, yellowfin, big eye and all other offshore species including tilefish, marlin and swordfish. Matt reports that the Atlantis has been white hot for big eye and yellowfin, while the bluefin are as close as 10 mile south of Shinnecock to as far as most of the canyons. Be sure to stop in and see what all the excitement is all about.