Fishing Reports

Bluefish continue to be the story this past week with good catches of quality size choppers being caught all along the south shore inlets and bays. Whether fishing from shore, off the Local Docks or out in a boat, anglers targeting Bluefish have been successful.

Porgy fishing is a great way to introduce kids to fishing. Porgy fishing (also know as Scup) offers lots of action to keep them interested while learning basic angling skills.

Weakfish reports have been coming in from the Peconics and Great South Bay.  Anglers fishing for porgies are getting an occasional tide-runner too.   We have also heard of anglers fishing the Smith Point County Park  and Ocean Beach area landing some quality fish. Try drifting a whole sandworm or pink rubber shad tipped with a squid strip or try using a basic double hook rig.  with either Sandworms or Squid Strip as another productive method. 

Many anglers have reported a mixed bag of activity throughout the Island. Weakfish have been surprisingly lively. Many anglers are fishing from Ocean Beach, Peconic Bay, and Great South Bay and Shinnecock Canal have all produced weakfish.

Striped Bass have been reported in the south shore inlets and back bays.

The North Shore has produced some quality fish, with Porgies being caught at from Wildwood State Park and Peconic Bays.

Moriches and Shinecock Inlet  have produced some great Fluke fishing as well.

Bluefish have been all around the bays and inlets. People are still catching bluefish at Smith Point County Park and Cupsogue Beach County Park off the beach. Using a diamond jig has been doing very well. Super strike poppers have been very effective and are really fun to use .

WEEKEND UPDATE: Bluefish have been reported in our bay near the smiths point bridge  @Smith Point County Park , to   Robert Moses State Park with anglers catching fish up to 15 pounds. The best method for bluefish would be lures such as diamond jigs and top water poppers.

Fluke season opened with a bang and already people are doing very well at Robert Moses State Park, Shinnecock and the Peconic Bays. Try drifting whole squids for more keepers. Gulp baits do a great job too. Try them on the end of a bucktail.  Locally, some good places to start are  Shinecock Inlet  and Moriches bays (Narrow Bay.) 

The local dock in Patchogue ( Patchogue's Mascot Dock ) is starting to see some life with bluefish and bass. Our first confirmed reports came in during the week of a couple of Bass were landed on top water lures. In about a week the areas should be loaded and they will be hitting lures and bunker chunks aggressively. 

May 4th was the start of the  Fluke season in New York.  Preliminary reports have been good.  Predictions are that it's going to be a spectacular opening.  So, A couple of fluke rigs and a spearing-squid combo will "do the trick" and hopefully bring home a 10lb doormat. Some good places to start are  Shinecock Inlet  and Moriches bays (Narrow Bay.)