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SOUTH SHORE MONTAUK ORIENT- FLORIDA NEW ENGLAND SALMON RIVER LOCAL 9/7-A lot of Shad mixed with adult Bunker along local beaches and at Wading River Creek. Snappers and Bluefish from 3 to 13lbs. can be anywhere taking bait, plugs, and tin. Porgies reported in 90' of water off Mount Sinai and Rocky Point. Small Stripers in the am and pm tight to beaches, larger fish a night time proposition. 8/30-2lb. and better Porgies all over Old Field Point and any other structure to Shoreham. Snappers and Blues from 3 to 10lbs. on the beach and out to the middle almost anywhere on big Bunker and Shad. Plenty of Fluke around, but mostly 16" to 18". 8/25-Fluking slow, Porgy and Blue fishing excellent. 8/23-
Stan,
I went down to the beach at Shoreham with some friends tonight. They
brought their kids with them with hopes of one of them catching a striper.
I tried my hardest to put them into some fish, first helping them try some
bunker chunking, then helping them try some swimming plugs. They were able
to catch a small bluefish on a mag darter which made them happy. After a
while they asked me if I would mind if they went down the beach to try
another spot. I feigned being a little upset at their leaving me to fish by
myself, but I told them I wouldn't mind. With my concentration now better
focused I proceeded to toss a purple bomber. On my second cast I got a huge
wind knot. I managed to unsnarl it and my very next cast raised a nice
swirl and a tail slap. I stopped my retrieve then resumed.....bang, another
slap. I stopped again then resumed and the fish jumped on it. After 3 good
runs with my drag singing I landed a 40", 23 pound striper. I checked its
stomach contents and was surprised at what I found. With all of the
baitfish in the water I expected to find them in the fish's stomach. What I
found instead were lots of crabs.
By the way, this fish was caught at about 10:15 PM. The tide was dead low
and the water was dead calm. There was a very slight breeze coming from the
West.
Have a great weekend!
Bill
  8/21-2 to 4lb Bluefish all over with larger fish being caught in the middle. Mostly small stripers along the beach at night with fish in the on chunks off Mount Sinai. Charlie Kapp managed the largest North Shore fish weighed in this season at 37.5lbs. Plenty of 16" to 18" fluke locally with larger fish east to buoy 5. Porgies at the docks in Mount Sinai and along local beaches. Larger fish mixed with small Sea Bass on structure from Port Jeff to Shoreham. Snappers can be found almost anywhere. 8/11-Bluefish to 17lbs. in the middle down deep. Snappers invading the harbors and along local beaches now. Quality fluke still being brought in by anglers that can weed through the smaller fish. Porgies on the beach in numbers, with the bigger fish off shore on structure. 8/8-Small bluefish and school bass feeding on peanut bunker along the beaches and in the harbors. 8/6-First Bonita reported in Mount Sinai Harbor. Large Bunker in Port Jeff Harbor. 8/3-Small Blues and Stripers hitting plugs, tins, and clams at most local beaches. Stripers of 37" and 41" caught on clams last night at a Rocky Point beach. Blues to 12lbs and Stripers in the mid twenties reported from Stratford Shoals. Some of the best fluking of the season being reported from buoy 11 east to 9. Many of the fish from 7 to 10lbs on squid/sandeel combos. Big porgies still being caught on worms and clams almost everywhere. 7/26-Reports of Stripers in the middle taking Chunks, Eels, and Jigs to 30lbs. Horton's Point producing Stripers to 25lbs and Fluke to 8lbs on the day tides. Big Blues mixed with Stripers from Cranes to Buoy 9. Excellent Fluking. If you hit the right schools of fish keeper ratio is high with many fish in the 7 to10lb range. Porgies all over on structure taking worms and clams. 7/16-Report hasn't changed that much since last. Steve fished locally yesterday catching Fluke weighing 6.12, 7, 7.5, 7.10lbs. 7/11-Blues from 3 to about 10lbs in the harbors, along the beaches and in the middle. Stripers mostly small from Mount Sinai through Riverhead. Larger fish being caught in the middle on chunks and diamond jigs. Porgies are big and being caught on worms and clams almost anywhere. Fluking picked up nicely with many fish to 9lbs. weighed in over the past few days. Best bet is east of buoy 9 to 7 on large squid/sandeel combo. 7/9-Thank you News12, Fred Golofaro, Willie Young, John Russel, John Paduano, Mark Broome and Matt Hetterich for showing at the Town of Brookhaven Shoreham Beach concerning it's closure to fishing. I guess the masses have spoken. Good Luck to those who couldn't make it. 7/5-
Stan,
I woke up this morning at about 4:15AM due to a churning stomach. I think
that I may have had a little too much revelry on the 4th. After briefly
trying to get back to sleep I figured it wouldn't happen, so I might as well
go fishing. I reasoned that the therapeutic value of fishing would be
better than popping some tums and trying to fall asleep again. I also
reasoned that it would be better for me to be vertical than horizontal. So
off I went to the beach at Shoreham.
It was raining lightly. The water was dead calm with an outgoing tide. Due
to the outgoing I picked the East side of some of my favorite rocks. I was
fishing with clams and my first cast was picked up by this nice
38", 19.5
lb. striper.
I hope that you had a great 4th.
Bill
7/3-
Stan,
When I got home from work this evening my wife said that she would like to
have some striped bass for a barecue on the 4th. I told her I would give it
a try even though it was not my preferred tide. I stopped by your shop, saw
Matt and picked up some clams. I started out plugging a little bit at about
8:30 PM and tried until about 9:15 PM. Then I switched rods and fished with
clams. The porgies were out in full force and my rod was bouncing like
rapid fire. Half way through my clams I caught something big, unfortunately
not a striper. Another big sand shark. I was down to my last clam at about
10:00 PM and got lucky. A striper picked it up and just ran with it. After
a couple of nice runs I reeled in a nice
32", 15
lb. striper.
Bill
7/2-
Dear Stan,
Stripers to 25lbs. in the middle grounds on chunks' and diamond jigs. Teens and Twenties along the beaches from Cranes to Shoreham taking clams, chunks, clams, eels and plugs. Blues 2lbs. to 8lbs. almost everywhere. Fluke picking up with fish to 8lbs. weighed in over the weekend. 6/30-Excellent run of Stripers to about thirty pounds being reported from Manhasset Bay to Orient Point. 6/25-Plenty of blues, stripers and porgies both off shore and on to keep anglers busy, but fluking is another story. it's tough! 6/21-Surf casters doing well after dark with pleny of keeper to 37" from Port Jefferson through Wading River. Small blues to 8lbs. seem to be everywhere from the middle grounds to the beaches. Porgy fishing excellent from all local beaches to the buoy lines on clams and worms with plenty of chum. Fluking decent in about 16' of water from Port Jeff to Rocky Point on Squid/Sandeel combos.
Hi Stan,
Stan,
I fished the beach at Shoreham between 8:00 PM and 10:00 PM Friday night and
caught a 28" striper and a
31" striper. I also caught a 50" dogfish.
Bill
Stan-
I had a charter with Frank Lizzio today. We
fished the Smithtown Bay area for several bluefish and striped bass up to 16
pounds. Bucktails took the majority of the fish. Swimmers also proved to
be productive. See you soon.
Mark Broome
Surf Fishing Guide
6/13-A lot of Blues 2 to 8lbs. all over the place. Stripers along the local beaches working over the hoards of sandeels. Fish to 25lbs. being caught on the night tides. Big Porgies from the buoy line to the beach taking worms and clams. Fluking in 10 to 16' of water from Mount Sinai to Rocky Point taking squid/spearing combos. 6/9-A lot of small Blues feeding on Sandeels from the shore line to the middle grounds Big Porgies from the beach to the buoy line. 6/8-Striper fishing heating up with fresh fish in numbers showing from Smithtown Bay to Riverhead. These fish from 15 to 35lbs. are taking assortment of live and artificial baits. Fluking picked up with fish to 7lbs. being reported from Mount Sinai to Rock Point. Porgies both inshore and offshore on Clams and Worms with plenty of chum. Small Blues and Bass being taken at most local beaches on tins and plugs. 5/27-Fluking was no better yesterday with only a few locals picking up some keepers tight to the beach feeding on anchovies. Green and yellow flash rigs working the best. Stripers and Blues saved the day for most boats and surfcasters. Blues to 7lbs. and some Stripers in the mid teens reported. Porgies fishing on the wrecks and other structure good, however the beach fishers had a hard time. 5/25-Local Fluking slowed yesterday, however, The fish caught were quality, to 6lbs. Better fishing was reported from Northville to Mattituck. Reports of big porgies on structure off Sound Beach on worms and clams. Stripers and Blues on sandeels and spearing scattered along local beaches. Poppers and tins your best bet late in afternoon. 5/22-Fluke fishing from Port Jefferson through Shoreham excellent with good numbers of 5 to 7lb. fish reported on Squid/spearing or Smelt Combo. Porgies being Caught on Worms and Clams at all the local beaches. Stripers and Blues best between Rocky Point and Riverhead. 5/16-More and more keeper Stripers mixed with Bluefish along the local beaches on bucktails, tins and plugs. Boater doing well on the first day of Fluke season with enough keepers to satisfy most from Port Jeff to Riverhead. 5/14-Local beaches producing Stripers to 30" on a variety of small plugs and bucktails. 5/11-Small Stripers to 5 or 6lbs. being caught in Mount Sinai and Port Jefferson Harbors, and along local beaches east to Wading River. Flounder fishing slow, but fish can be found in 15 to 20' of water from Buoy 11 east to Sills Rock. Keepers also being caught in the harbors and bays. Seems to be plenty of Fluke around according to both Commercial and Recreational anglers. Season OPENS MAY15th. Hi Stan, I haven't had much opportunity to get down to the beach yet, but I did get down there Tuesday night. I didn't spot any bait in the water. No bites, no fish. Yesterday evening I decided to try a spot a little west of us in Nissequogue. I caught a 24" striper on a bucktail and dropped another 2 fish, one of which was a definite keeper. The fish headed straight for the bottom at the middle of the inlet and my drag was singing. He was running with a strong outgoing current in the inlet too. I was set up on a bar and tried to walk with the current in order to give him a little less advantage. After 2 good runs I got him close and figured he was spent. Then I got to a spot where there was a steep drop-off (end of bar) and I could go no further. That's when he decided to make another run and he threw the hook. Has there been much action on our local beaches, Rocky Point and Shoreham? Bill
5/9-More reports of Stripers in the high teens on local beaches Blues and Fluke reported at Buoy's 11 and 9. 5/4-Few small Stripers to 28" being caught on the local beaches from Miller Place to Shoreham on bucktails, tins and plugs. Flounders to 3.5lbs. on sandworms and mussels tight to the beaches from Sound Beach to Shoreham. 4/27-Big male Black back Flounder in close between Buoy 9 and Wading River. Black fishing remains strong with fish to 6lbs. in 50 to 60' of water out of Mount Sinai. Plenty of Large spearing in the Harbors. While waiting word for Fluke season reports of big fluke in deep water from Shoreham to Northville. Some fish 8 to 12lbs. 4/18-Just got a great blackfish report out of Mount Sinai with 15 keepers caught. Striper fishing improving daily with some fish to 15lbs at Keyspan. Flounder fishing relatively slow, but there are some fish to be caught both on the inside and outside. Heavy chumming a must. 4/8-Just returned from the Keys after a great vacation and am ready for the '08 season. Not much Flounder action on the North Shore, however we are getting some reports from the West end. Small holdover Stripers have been reported from Mount Sinai Harbor on small plugs and tins.
Long Island South Shore: MONTAUK ORIENT NORTH SHORE 8/30-Big Fluke in 60" to 80' of water off Moriches. 8/8-Fluking on the outside is where the keepers are. On the inside small fluke and trigger fish. 8/3-Stripers and Blues reported at the inlets on the night tides. 7/11-Stripers and blues in the back bays and at the inlets. Fluking good for some bad for others. More keepers on the outside on squid and spearing. 6/21-Boaters still doing well with big stripers just out of the surfcasters range. These fishing are working over large schools of bunker and has been described as probably the best big striper fishing since the early eighties. Surfcaster are doing well, however, on the night tides at the inlets. 6/13-BIG Stripers being caught from the West End to Moriches Inlet moving fast. 6/7-Reports of big stripers and blues at the inlets on the night tides. 5/25-Stripers to 30lbs. mixed with blues at Moriches inlet last evening. 5/16-Good amount of Stripers in the high teens and low twenties mixed with a lot of Blues and some large Weakfish along ocean beaches and in the bays. 5/14-More keeper Stripers mixed in with the Weaks and hoards of Blues. 4/28-Blue fish to 8lbs. and Weak fish spread out in the bays. A nice body of Weaks reported near Shinnecock Canal yesterday. 4/21-More reports of Weakfish and Blues in the Bays. 4/18-Not many Flounder being caught in the Canal, but we got a report of the first small bluefish caught on Clam. Montauk Point: SOUTH SHORE ORIENT NORTH SHORE 9/7-Stripers and Blues on the North side taking almost anything. 8/30-Stripers in the rips to about 30lbs. on live Eels and Bucktails. Surf fishing on the slow side with a few quality fish taken in the wee hours. 8/8-HOT fluking from Gurneys to Amagansett. 8/6-Fluke fishing on the South side blew up as far west as Amagansett. 8/3-Beach fishing a slow pick, but the rips have been consistently producing big fish on live eels and bucktails. 7/11Stripers and blues in the rips and along the beaches on the night tides. 6/21-Striper fishermen, awaiting the big stripers from the west end, are getting some decent fish on the night tides on eels and bucktails in the rips. 6/13-Reports of quality Fluke, 8 and 10lbs being caught on the South Side. Not fast fishing, but worth the wait. 6/7-North and south sides active with a mix of blues and big stripers. 5/25-Big porgies and fluke best bet. Small Stripers and Blues reported on the north side. Some stripers in the low thirties reported on the south side after dark. 5/16-Fishing picked up with plenty of Stripers and Blues both on and off shore. 5/13-Small fish around but mostly a slow pick. 4/18-Cod fishing picked up again. 4/4-Cod fishing slowed!
Orient Point and Peconic Bay: SOUTH SHORE MONTAUK NORTH SHORE 9/7-Plenty of Stripers and Blues in the Gut, Sluice and Race, just before storm taking, Eels, Bucktails and Chunks. 8/30-Big Blues and stripers to about 30lbs on live Eels, chunks and bucktails. 8/3-Stripers to 35lbs on live eel and bucktails on the night tides and smaller fish being taken on umbrellas and chunks during the day. 7/11-Striper fishing holding up well with big fish falling to eels, bunker and bucktails on the night tides. 6/21-Race, Gut and Sluice producing plenty of fish up to 35lbs. 6/13-Stripers to 25lbs all over the Race, Gut and Sluice taking Live Eels and Bucktails. 6/8-Stripers to 30lbs and plenty of Blues in the Gut, Sluice, and race with the bigger fish being taken on the night tides. Fluking remains good with quality fish taking Smelts, Sandeel, or Spearing/Squid combo. Decent reports of big Weaks at the South Race. 5/25-Excellent Fluking to 10lbs. from Gull Pond to the Green Lawns with Squid/Sandeel combos. Big porgies and blues mixed in the catch. Stripers to 30lbs. mixed with Blues in the Gut, Sluice, and Race. 5/22-Reports of Fluke to 7lb. at Green Lawns and South Race. 5/16-Good fishing in the Race, Sluice and Gut with Stripers to 25lbs. and Blues. Fluking at Green lawns, South Race and Gardiners Is. pretty good with a lot of fish to about 6lbs. 5/13-Stripers to the mid teens in the gut and plenty of Blues mixed with the occasional big Weakfish at South Race.. 5/4-Plenty of Bunker for the taking at the 105 Bridge and behind main street in Riverhead.
salmon river report1. WHITAKERS 2. STRIKESILVER Updated Sunday, September 07, 2008
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