Fishing Reports

New York Saltwater FISHING REGISTRATION. . . (631) 654-2311   

All anglers 16yrs and older are required to register for saltwater fishing or purchase a license for freshwater fishing in New York State.

You need to register before saltwater fishing. It's easy and it's FREE for NYS residents and all visitors.  To fish our local lakes and ponds, a Freshwater License is required. Basically, a NYS resident Freshwater License is available to purchase for a days fishing ($5.00), a week ($12.00), or a season (one year from date of purchase for $25.00.-Senior [70 or older] $5.00. )  Additional discounts are available for active military, disabled vets and more...... Non-Resident Freshwater Fishing Licenses are also available for a fee from $10.00-$50.00. 

REMINDER: Blackfish season closes Dec 9th on the north shore and Dec 22nd on the south shore and peconic bays.

Sea bass season ends on Dec 31st.

Blackfish have been keeping many busy who have decided to hit the wrecks and Artificial Reefs. ..............A nice spark of action lit up the south shore beaches this whole week. Countless schoolie Striped Bass could be found on all the beaches from east to west.

With gift giving season soon to be upon us, we have some suggestions for the angler in your family.  🎁   

 

November surf fishing along the south shore beaches remains active with striped bass fishing being very productive.

With the holiday season approaching it's the time of the year to start thinking of that perfect gift for your favorite Fishermen. Maybe a quality scale such as a BogaGrip, made to handle and weigh your prized catches. Or why not some hand tied Fin-Strike fluke rigs as a stocking stuffer. Thanksgiving is the perfect time to get in on the last of this years catch while stocking up for next years bite with some Jecks Bucktails or Charlie Graves-West End tins. These are two of fisherman's favorite lures that are used through out the season.

On the wrecks and reefs the sea bass and blackfish fishing is still hot. Most of this fishing is done some deeper water now due to cooling water temps. 40 to 80 feet of water has been the best places to look, anglers fishing with rigs and jig are doing evry well with green crabs. With the jigs, it is a different way of fishing, which lets you use lighter tackle. The  blackfish jigs are well suited for targeting ocean blackfish, due to the quality components they are made of they a can pull some bulldog tautog out of the wrecks.

Don’t forget November 11th is Veterans Day...”Take a Vet Fishing” It’s a nice way to say Thank You!!

Long Island has a smorgasbord of fish. Cod, Sea Bass, Striped Bass, Porgies, Triggerfish, Bluefish and Blackfish. Jigs worked well and bait did fine too. what to expect next month: Good fishing will continue!