Long Island Salt Water Fishing

[wztirem]

Another thread asked us to reply to what do we like to do after and before hunting season. Well I love to fish saltwater. Tides being right, you can usually find me either surf fishing or in a boat with the hopes of landing a trophy striped bass or practicing catch and release when it comes to fluke.

Anyone out there have any reports?

Tight lines!

[papabear]

I  am on the beach when ever I can I go to sour thumb and some times democrat point .

[wztirem]

I was out fluke fishing Sunday morning with my neighbor in Jones Inlet. The action was nonstop. However between the two us we caught over 60 fluke and only 1 (One) was a keeper (23 inches). We were using tandem rigs with circle hooks baited with squid/spearing on the bottom rig and Berkley Gulps on the top rig. Both baits worked about the same. Thankfully, we were off the water when the storm blew through!

[wztirem]

Was out fluke fishing this morning in Jones Inlet during incoming tide. Fishing was great, too bad every fish was short!

[burmjohn]

Nice, I have not gone in a long time.  Fishing the salt is a lot like having land   Expensive, and nice to have a family member that has a boat (or land).  I spent my summers going out of oceanside to the JB inlet for 10+ years when I was younger. 

[wztirem]

You know what BOAT stands for "Break Out Another Thousand".

[wztirem]

Met my friend at 5am this morning to see if there was a chance that the  sea conditions were not as bad as was reported. No chance of getting out, winds gusting to 35mph out of the west with seas 5-12' feet rolling in at Debs Inlet. Too bad the tide was perfect (incoming) and the bass bite was pretty good all week. Hope to get out tomorrow for some fluke action before the season ends on Monday.

[JW QLTY]

I grew up on long island's north shore and have put in my hours on the sound around Glen Cove and the Huntington area,Montauk and Fire Island on the south shore.Sadly sold my last boat but have been going out of Captree with great success this season.

[wztirem]

Nice blackfish.

[JW QLTY]

I was hoping to go out for sea bass at Captree LI NY tomorrow,there have been good reports but Egore the hurricane is having its effects on the south shore so?????? what to do??

[wztirem]

I always found fishing for blackfish was better on the North Shore or out east from Greenpoint and Montauk.