Quonnie Bait and Tackle

Abbie at Quonnie Bait and Tackle said that local anglers have been doing well targeting striped bass along the beaches and inside of the salt ponds. There is a lot of bait still inside of the salt ponds along with moving along the beaches out front and the bass are feeding heavily. Green bonito have also been feeding on schools of bait moving along the beaches along with a few bluefish. Ground fishing is still producing some nice fluke along with keeper black sea bass. Tautog reports have been mixed with some keeper sized fish being caught from shore and by boat. Those targeting black sea bass and scup have been doing well. There have been reports of recreational sized bluefin tuna being caught south of Block and Montauk.

Abbie at Quonnie Bait and Tackle reported that striped bass anglers have been doing well targeting large bass at night with live eels. They are having the best luck on either the incoming tide or around slack current. There are still good numbers of green bonito around but false albacore do not seem to have arrived locally just yet. Reports from boaters targeting tautog have been good with some limit catches reported. There are still some fluke around with better reports coming from deeper water along the beaches or the waters around Block Island. Those targeting black sea bass are doing well and there are good numbers of scup around along with some triggerfish.