June 01, 2026 - 10:34:44
The crew at WeGo Bait and Tackle on the North Fork reported decent porgy fishing at Cedar Beach in Southold. Striped bass continue to hold near creek mouths and estuary outflows, although more fish are beginning to show toward Orient Point on the nighttime tides as bait continues to spread eastward.
June 01, 2026 - 10:34:39
Craig from WeGo Bait and Tackle in Southold reports super striped bass fishing inside the Plum Gut, the Race and the Sluiceway with outgoing tide being the key to success. The fish are falling for bucktails, swim shads and skirts fished on 3 X3 rigs. Bunker chunks has also been productive. The night bite has also been phenomenal on live eels. Porgy fishing remains solid inside the bay with fish to 3 pounds sucking down worms and clams. Jessup Neck, Nassau Point and Roses Grove continues to produce the best scup fishing. Bluefish are scattered across the bays with fish to 12 pounds. Diamond Jigs worked in front of Jessup Neck on either moving tide has been best. Weakfish are slowly improving with diamond jigs and red tubes jigged in Noyack Bay producing fish to 8 pounds. The night squid fishing has been sporadic.
May 26, 2026 - 10:10:16
From WeGo Bait and Tackle on the North Fork, they told me the shorebound porgy bite inside Peconic Bay has been heating up around Cedar Beach, while the Greenport docks are seeing improved scup action as well. The local creeks continue to produce a solid after-dark striped bass bite on smaller swimming plugs and soft plastics.
May 26, 2026 - 10:10:14
Craig from WeGo Bait and Tackle in Southold reports excellent striped bass fishing inside the Plum Gut and in the Race. Drifting bucktails on 3x3 rigs has been effective as well as bunker chunks have been. Porgy fishing has been okay by Jessup Neck and by Roses Grove in 25 feet of water on worms and clams. A few weakfish can be found hitting tubes and diamond jigs between buoy 16 and buoy 17. The nighttime squid bite has been sporadic under the lights on jigs.
