The opening week of fluke did not disappoint a lot of those who tried for them. We got reports of solid catches in the western South Shore bays and a rumor of a 14-pounder caught centrally in a South Shore Bay! Montauk saw a pick of keepers despite the cold water temperatures. The striper bite along the South Shore bays continued throughout the week, with solid reports from Jamaica through Fire Island, the Great South Bay, and even out to Shinnecock. Montauk also saw its first sizable wave of stripers to about 36 inches. Bluefish were mixed in with the stripers in most locations along the South Shore. Good reports of porgy fishing are starting to emerge from Peconic Bay as well.
