Fishing Reports

Stop down at  J & J Sports  and we'll issue you a licenses or marine registry. To purchase a license or register  online- click HERE for more info.  There's nothing worse than getting a ticket just because you went fishing. Have a smart phone? Here's an idea:
It's a good idea to "snap a shot" of your license so it's always with you in case of loss or its destroyed.

Yellow Perch can be another fun freshwater species to target in these "Slow" months. A simple float rig with a piece of a nightcrawler is all thats needed to have a good shot at them. Many of the Perch get quite fat this time of the year so be ready for a nice fight on a lighter pole.

Herring - many anglers have traded in the surf gear to try for some herring. The Herring bite can be productive up on the North Shore of long island . sabiki rigs are the ideal tackle used to fish for herring. 

On the freshwater side of the house. Fishing from the shore line, kayak, or small boat, you can find yourself chasing down some of the islands sought after trout. Most lakes on the island were stocked this past fall or early winter.

Another type of local and easy fishing would be for White Perch. All the local tidal creeks have fish in them. The key to finding them is to fish different tides and figure out when they will show up at certain areas. I like to fish the end of the incoming and the beginning of the outgoing. Some "go to baits" for white Perch are a piece of nightcrawlers on a jig head or even a grass shrimp on a jig head (if you can find them with a net.) Grass shrimp like to hangout along docks.  Another good method to catch white perch is using small soft plastic grubs on a jig head. Ill carry 1/16oz and 1/8oz; they'll do fine in most conditions. For rod and reel, use any ultralight setup with 4lb test line.