Bluefish are a bit more plentiful, and anglers can find them under the birds around the Breezy Point Jetty, behind the Execution Lighthouse, and inside some of the bays and harbors. Striper reports were hard to come by in Western Long Island, but Ralph at Bernie’s did hear of a few reports that the party boats were hitting a handful at night on worms. With less than a month until the season closes, John at Jack’s Bait said the fishing looks like it will be good until the very end. Over in the Sound, Prospect, Sands, and Mattinecock Points as well as around all of the local barges and bridges are also good spots to find summer flounder.
Ralph from Bernie’s Fishing Tackle in Brooklyn said the shop has seen good catches come from the Marine Parkway Bridge, Breezy Point, Ambrose Channel, and inside Floyd Bennett Field. Fluke are a bit pickier, but there are still plenty around for the taking. The Cross Bay Bridge, Breezy Point, and the Rockaway Reef are also very productive areas. On the south side, there are plenty of great scup areas, including the Marine Parkway Bridge, the Round House, and Tin Can Grounds, according to Stretch at Stella Maris Bait & Tackle in Brooklyn. His small boat rentals and the party boats are filling buckets at all the usual spots, including Execution Lighthouse, Mamaroneck, and the Points. Porgy is the number one ticket in western Long Island, according to John at Jack’s Bait & Tackle in the Bronx. Snappers and blueclaw crabs are also prevalent in many of the bays and back creeks. Fishing is not as good as it was in June or hopefully what it will be in October, but bass to 22 pounds is not a bad deal for this time of year. During the day drifting sandworms or clam and chum can get the job done, and eels are productive at nighttime. Most of the South Shore is barren of striped bass action however, Bryce at White Water said Shinnecock Inlet and Bay fishing is about as good as August fishing can be. Smaller sea bass seem to be the ones hitting at all of the South Shore reefs so guys are really starting to have to pick through them for ones to take home. Bay Park Fishing Station in Oceanside received a fluke report from anglers fishing in 50 feet of water off the Round House who landed upwards of 30 fish, 10 of which were keepers to 25 inches. Pods are present in both shallow and deep water, and the anglers willing to spend some time bouncing around to different areas are more likely to be rewarded. Bryce from White Water Outfitters in Hampton Bays reports pretty good ocean fishing if you can find the fluke. Big strip baits and teasers above the bucktails are a great advantage for landing more fish. Bill from Combs Bait & Tackle in Amityville said that outside Fire Island and Jones Inlet was very productive at their respective reefs with just shy of double digit fish hitting the decks in 30-100 feet of water. Snappers are even hard to find right now.įluke remains solid on the South Shore with maybe even a stretch of better fishing seen this week. The August heat is definitely making things tough at the moment. Nighttime gives you the best opportunity, but you will have to put the time in. Striped bass are much more difficult to find with a few shorts hitting artificials off the beaches and others on chunks deep in Eatons and Cranes Neck.
Eatons and Cranes neck saw successful catches this week out in 30-80 feet of water. Jigging out in deep water on the other hand is becoming more successful as Captain Stu of Northport Charters told us they are able to supplement their bottom fishing trips with bluefish to 15 pounds. Schools of bluefish are getting more sporadic with fewer fish actively chasing bait, although John at Terminal Tackle said you can find small 1-3 pound cocktails running up and down the beaches, including Sunken Meadow, Short Beach, and Callahan’s, in the early morning and just before sunset. John from Terminal Tackle in Kings Park also added that there are loads of summer flounder off the dock at the Nissequogue River mostly consisting of shorts, but the occasional fisherman is rewarded with a small keeper. At times anglers can find them chasing bait in the harbor, while other times the fish will be deep out in the Triangle on rock piles. Fluke are much tougher right now, according to Mark at Cow Harbor Bait & Tackle in Northport, with a few pockets being successful for those putting in a lot of work. Captain Stu of Northport Charters in Northport reported similar bottom fishing success this week with scup to 2 pounds and a decent picking of sea bass. Sea bass mix in on occasion, but there is very little pattern to when they show up. The boat is finding fish in a wide range of areas and depths from 20 to 110 feet. Captain Mark of the Celtic Quest out of Port Jefferson said they are finally out of the summer doldrums a bit with a recent uptick in the porgy fishing.
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