June 29, 2026 - 09:30:33
Matt at Snug Harbor Marina said that fishing for striped bass out around Block Island is very good right now with good numbers of fish in the 30- to 40-pound class being caught. Locally, there are some nice sized bass being caught from the local reefs and rock piles, especially after dark on live eels. Fluke fishing seems to be picking up a bit off the beaches and out around the island. Black sea bass and scup fishing is also picking up nicely. Offshore, reports for the canyons have been very good with big eye, yellowfin and bluefin tuna being reported. There have been some reports on inshore bluefin tuna south of Block and Montauk as well and that bite should really get going soon.
July 06, 2026 - 10:34:37
Elisa at Snug Harbor Marina has been hearing a lot of reports of customers running either out to the canyons or the mid-shore grounds in search of tuna. West and East Atlantis had yellowfin and some bigeye tuna, and bluefin tuna are being caught south of Block Island and Montauk. Fluke reports started to pick up around the middle of last week with some good-sized fish u to around 7 pounds being caught off the beaches in 20- to 30-feet of water. If you are looking for black sea bass, try a bit deeper as the best reports seem to come from around 50-feet of water. Striped bass fishing remains very good around Block Island where the bass has been feeding on sand eels and mackerel. Not a lot of bluefish around right now but they are being caught occasionally mixed in with the striped bass.
