Blackfish Season Finally Opens • Porgy Fishing Has Remained Solid • Nice Run Of False Albacore

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Blackfish season finally opens October 15th (October 11th North Shore). This years fall season should be better in both quality and quantity. The shop will be fully stocked with green crabs and all your tackle needs for a successful Blackfish trip. When hitting your favorite Blackfish spot don’t forget to bring your Sea bass gear, the season is still open and the fishing has been very good at the local inlets, wrecks and Artificial Reefs.

With the opening of Blackfish this past week, we are starting to see a steady good pick of fish. Anglers are Targeting these fish with green crabs as the best bait. We prefer to use a Blackfish Jig (weight depending on how deep of water and how Fast the current is moving), letting is sit down on the bottom next to rock piles. You can also fish a Blackfish rig with a sinker. The key to catching these fish is to make a strong hook set and reel the fish out of the rocks as fast as possible. Medium heavy rods are preferred. A strong rod with a good back bone will help pull the fish up and keep him from swimming back down to break you off. 

Small Striped Bass and Blues have been feeding on the large amount of baits in and around the south shore inlets. Try using a small tin with a green tube, this closely mimics a sandeel/spearing and will score fish. Fresh Clam during the day will also land fish.

Weakfish are still being caught out west around Fire island inlet. Fishermen are targeting these fish with gulp, squid strips or soft plastics on the drift from their boats.  

There has been a nice run of False Albacore (Albies) this year along the south shore and North Fork of Long Island. Anglers fishing Hortons Point and Shinecock Inlet  have been successful using  Joe Baggs epoxy jig, Deadly Dick Lures, Charlie Graves Lures and Shimano Coltsniper Lures. small 007 tins have also worked. When fishing from a boat stay outside the schools drifting into the fish or letting the fish come to you, powering up to the fish will only scatter the school and ruin it for everyone.

Porgy fishing has remained solid all season, whether from a boat or from the shore. Fishing the Peconic Bays, North Shore to Shinecock Inlet has been close to a sure thing when looking for Porgies. Use fresh clam and sandworms on a #2 or #4 Porgy rig, this setup will also land Blowfish, Kingfish, Seabass and the occasional Weakfish.

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Surf Report 

From the Surf, the open beach is starting to heat up. A lot of schoolie bass are being caught with some slot sized fish in the mix. late at night guys are start to catch big cow sized bass. typically this time of year since the warm is trending on the warm size these bigger fish are still out east around Montauk and in deeper water, but if you put the time in late at night you can catch your self in a fight with one of these bigger fish.  Bucktails and bottle plugs are what you'd want to be throwing out at these fish.

Schoolie Bass and small Blues are around and have been feeding on sandeels and shad, try using a tin with a green tube, a medium size storm shad or a bone colored SP Minnow. Fishing a Bucktail with a green fat cow strip will also work. If using bait try soaking a bunker chunk of fresh skimmer clam during the day or work.

Fresh Water Report
Bass and Pickerel have been more aggressive with the water temperatures cooling down as me move into fall, try using topwater plugs like a Jitterbug or Hula Popper at first light or casting the shore with a jointed Rapala.
As the sun gets higher try dragging a weedless frog over the pads or use a weedless worm at the edge or in pockets around the pads.
Live Shiners fished with or without a float will also catch fish. Perch, Bluegills and Crappie are also more active with the cooler weather and will attack a small spinner or Beatle Spin fished near any cover. Crappie tend to stay together so if you get one there should be more right in the same area. Fishing a nightcrawler with or without a float is a good way to locate fish.  Nightcrawlers will catch anything from Bluegills, Crappies and Catfish to Perch, Bass and even Pickerel.
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