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Rockaway Inlet /
Sheepshead Bay:
With
hurricane Earl going and the start of school coming, Labor Day
presents interesting challenges. The fluke season, replete with
the frustration of throwing back thick fluke under 21 inches
combined with the exhilaration of catching these summer flounder
almost at will, ends September 6. The only vessels still allowed
to recreationally catch fluke will be party boats that have
purchased Research Set Asides (RSA’s) where an angler can catch
four fluke slotted between 17 to 20 inches; all other fluke,
midgets or doormats, must be thrown back. But fluke will not be
alone out there because bluefish to 12 pounds have been buzzing
between Norton’s Point and the VZ Bridge, ravenously eating both
day and night. They are even giving landlubbers palpitations at
Canarsie Pier and the North Channel Bridge, a venue heretofore
occupied only by snappers and blue claws. Porgies and sea bass
are on Rockaway Reef, but you will have to cull the shorties
from the keepers. Striped bass fishing, which has been AWOL for
weeks, is still slow, but a few sharpies have been using worms
early in the morning to whet their appetites.
Ocean Eagle V
(718-258-4126)  :
Capt.
Greg Nardiello reports
Saturday they did not sail in hard winds.
Sunday in some hard winds they had some very good porgy fishing and very
aggressive and good sea basing as well. Everybody had limits of porgies
in what is very good porgy fishing. Labor Day a light crowd saw the same
thing although the sea bass were not as aggressive, but the porgy
fishing is super and pretty easy for even novices to get a bucketful.
They too start keeping 40 porgies per person starting Tuesday (9/7).
Good solid bottom fishing with some fluke caught to!
They sail daily at 7 a.m. from Pier 5 in Sheepshead Bay,
Brooklyn.
Listen to Capt. Greg's Interview & Tips on
Early Fall Blackfishing Here or listen to
Capt. Greg Nardiello's Interview On Winter Blackfishing Tips & Technique
Belt Parkway-Knapp St. / Brooklyn
Flamingo III (718-763-8745)  :
Capt. Bob
reports
Sunday in some hard winds they had super
fishing with all the big 10 to 16 pound bluefish you could tangle with.
They caught them in the deep any way you wanted on bait or jigs. Labor
Day was just about the same as they caught some bluefish inshore in the
morning then they hit the offshore grounds. They caught them on bait or
jigs in the deep and again big blues 10 to 16 pounds.
Sailing daily at 6:30 a.m.
The web site is
www.Flamingo3.com.
Capt. Bob
and
the
Flamingo 3 was featured on
The Fishing Line TV Show a couple of times for spring flounder
fishing and jigging bass on another episode. Bob & RJ scored big time on
both shows on giant bass with fish over 25 pounds. You can
order the extended 55 minute home release video which is longer than the
30 minute show version by clicking the link.
Do yourselves a
favor...make sure you visit them this season. They have some awesome
action and the
 Flamingo
IS the bluefish boat to hit! New York’s topwater,
lure & jig specialist for blues, weakfish & bass. The
Flamingo
III started
it over 50 years ago and while others may imitate them, no one can duplicate
them. The
Flamingo
III is a family fishermen’s boat catering to all anglers
and pride themselves in a keeping a clean and courteous boat with the most
experienced crew. The
Flamingo
III is located at Knapp St. & Belt Parkway
and the UA Theater with plenty of free & safe parking.
Jamaica Bay & Broad
Channel:
Smitty's Fishing Station
(718-945-2642) :
Delores
reports as
August makes eyes at Labor Day, bluefish are entering center stage in both
the bays and ocean. Anglers are catching them at the 69th Street Pier,
Canarsie Pier and their little cousins, cocktail blues, at the North Channel
Bridge. Color the NC Bridge different shades of blue as snappers and blue
claws are both in thick. Although striped bass have temporarily deserted the
western end of Long Island, a handful of weakfish in Jamaica Bay have been
nailed on sandworms. Porgies and sea bass on local wrecks, reefs and rock
piles are fairly consistent, but quite a few are throwbacks. Status quo on
the fluke: great action, few keepers in both the bay and ocean.
Jones &
Deb's Inlets
Point
Lookout
Scotty's
Fishing Station (516-432-4665) :
Tom
reported a gazillion short fluke are in both Jones and Debs Inlet,
voraciously hitting squid/spearing combos, but keepers, alas, are few and
far between. Marauding bluefish were in the ocean, inlets and even the back
bays herding bunker and other baitfish. Look for screaming, diving birds,
put on a bunker chunk, and hold on for dear life. Snappers are now hefty and
will put a bend in any bamboo pole off any dock, pier or bulkhead,
particularly at high tide. Also a few fluke to 22 inches were caught from
the docks where snappers are found, including Scotty's docks.
A mix of
triggerfish, porgies, sea bass and fluke can be found bottom fishing on the
Hempstead, Atlantic Beach and Fishing Line Reefs; use either squid, spearing
or clam strips to entice these guys.
Porgies and sea bass are consistent on the inside bridges along with the
triggerfish now too.
Offshore, the bluefin bite had been excellent when weather conditions
cooperated prior to the storm 55 miles southwest of Jones Inlet.
There is a creel limit of one per angler for the tuna.
On the web at
www.scottysfishingstation.com
Capt. Al
(516-623-2248)  : Capt.
Tom Weiss says
Saturday they did not sail in hard winds.
Sunday in some hard winds they had some tough fishing and not very good
overall at all. Labor Day a decent crowd saw a big improvement and good
fishing with mostly sea bass along with porgies in the morning. The sea
bassing held most of the day with the afternoon better than the morning.
They had a few fluke, one keeper and a 20 pound striper they threw back
because they were in federal waters outside 3 miles
and a handful of cocktail blues.
They too start
keeping 40 porgies per person starting Tuesday (9/7).
They also sail 7 p.m. for striped bass and
bluefish Friday and Saturday evenings.
One side note, the Super
Hawk is not bluefishing every night or even every weekend night for that
matter. They only jump into the night bluefish game when they have no booze
cruise…thus taking a chunk of business on occasion from the Capt Al that has
been bluefishing at 7 p.m. every Friday & Saturday night all season. Show
your support and when you get to the parking lot or walkway at Point
Lookout…make a beeline to the far left and get on the Capt. Al…the boat that
knows where the fish are, close to home without super long rides, because
they have been doing this every weekend all season...not occasionally. They
also sail 7 p.m. for striped bass and bluefish Friday and Saturday evenings.
Listen to Capt. Al Lindroth's radio Interview explanation for the return
of Long Island codfish
Click Here.
Listen here to
Capt. Al's Radio Interview for Tips on Sea Bass Fishing.
Capt. Tom Weiss was featured on
The Fishing Line TV Show in 2001. Tom &
RJ scored big time on the giant sea bass with ling in the mix. You can
order the extended home
release video which is longer than the 30 minute show version by
clicking the link.
Fire Island Inlet
&
Great South Bay:
Before the storm
came in on Friday (9/3) we heard
fluke to 6 pounds still hanging
around in 85 foot of water or deeper outside FI Inlet. The fluke here seem
to be respectable and mostly keepers with a handful of throwbacks. Bluefish
out here too and just about anywhere for that matter with choppers to 11
pounds. The reef is still holding it's own but you have to make more moves
to get away from the bait stealers. Porgies were the main takers this week
with sea bass followings close second and of course those beautiful triggers
they are delicious when fat enough to fillet.
Inside the action have been
shorts, shorts and more shorts on the fluke. Early morning blues running the
light house to the inlet all but disappear as the sun gets higher but tins
work wonders on them. Striper action has been limited to the West Bar and
clam chum is a must but the bit is scattered. The Sore Thumb has snappers on
spearing and an occasional blue claw climbing up to chomp at your bait. Very
small fish in there this week with #6 porgy hooks and clam will keep you
busy but hungry at the end of the day.
Captree
Island Princess (631-587-6024)  :
Capt.
Nick Manzari says fishing has been sort of tough with short fluke and wild
weather and winds with the exception of Labor Day which was gorgeous.
They will continue to fluke every day with their half day schedule now
with the RSA permits. Remember fluke season is now closed with the
exception of the RSA permitted boats and the Island Princess is one.
This means you can keep fluke 17 to 20 inches again. They continue half day
fluke every day as always 7 a.m. and at noon.
They sail every night now on their usual
evening schedule of 6 to 10 p.m.
The
Island Princess
has been featured on
The Fishing Line Television program many times over the last 15 years
including this
upcoming 2010 season with a fabulous show on
Jigging Giant Bass & Blues off Fire Island Inlet filmed just this past
November.
Order yours here ONLY $10. On the web
www.IslandPrincessFishing.com.
Also
just a note to say their NEW second
boat (see below), the
Bay Princess specializes in private charters up to 80 passengers.
See below...Get gift
certificates through their web site at
www.islandprincessfishing.com.
The
Island
Princess
continues to offer discount savings on their trips by checking with their
web site at
www.islandprincessfishing.com.
Bay Princess (631-587-6024)  :
Capt. Nick says they had a few charters on
the Bay Princess this week with most of them fluke fishing. They were out
with large kids group early in the week that caught everything in creation
it seemed as the kids had a wonderful time. They caught fluke, a couple of
keepers, bluefish, sea bass, an odd porgy or two. Sea robins, skates it was
a day at the aquarium which is just what you need to get kids started. Now’s a good time to
book a group private charter for the prime time fall bass, blackfish
and bottom fishing that's coming up.
See their
NEW TV Spot and see for yourself how great this vessel is for your large
groups and fishing or night excursions.
The
Bay Princess
is booking 2010 charters
now. Call now for best dates, times and tides.
The
Bay Princess
handles up to 80 anglers with Sweet 16 parties, fishing trips,
moonlight cruises, retirement and just about any excuse to get on the water
gets you folks this great new and clean boat.
Moriches Inlet:
Silly Lily Fishing
Station
(631-878-0247):
Gary reports the more things change the more
they stay the same. Beautiful weather this week except of the big storm on
Friday, but Saturday (9/4) saw had NW/W winds of 15 to 25 so the bay way s
stirred up quite a bit. Fluke season will close after the 6th so get
your engines started and go fishing. Still 10 to 15 pound bluefish
the in the bay spooling fluke fishermen and causing havoc. You can
chunk them if you want to use plugs in the morning.
Striper
fishing is excellent with bunker schools outside the inlet the last few days
and fish 25 to 45 pounds were caught under the bunker schools. Also
excellent bass action in the east and west cuts and over at buoy 26 where
clams are king.
Otherwise the main game in town is fluke,
fluke and more fluke. Anywhere from buoy 14 out to buoy 27 with 3 hours
front and back of high tide best bet. You will cull through a ton of fish
for any keepers but this area does have the higher keeper ration around.
Work the edge of the bar from buoy 14 out to 27. White or green are the best
colors and a combo isn’t bad either. Triggerfish still plentiful at the rock
pile inside the inlet and also as they drift past any of the buoys inside
the bay using clams or squid strips. Porgies are now mixed in with a keeper
or two once in a while. Lots of snappers in the bay and blue claws too.
On the web at
www.sillylily.com.
Gary and
Silly Lily were featured on
The Fishing Line TV Show a couple of times with the most recent
Triggerfishng just this 2010 season. Also shows on Moriches bay Flounder and
Bucktailing Fluke
the others when Gary & RJ scored big time on the flounder with
over 30 fish in a few hours, 20 or more of them were keepers and they threw
back keepers as well. You can
order the extended home release DVD which is longer than the 30 minute
show version by clicking the link.
Shinnecock Inlet/Hampton Bays:
East End Bait & Tackle
(631-728-1744):
Scott says
the big news continues to be large fluke in 80 feet of water
south of Shinnecock Inlet on squid/spearing combos. The keeper
ratio is 1 in 4, numbers that any angler will appreciate.
Shinnecock Canal features snappers, getting larger and feistier
by the day, while porgies rule the day in the Peconics. Bottom
fishing for sea bass off Shinnecock Reef is consistent on
sandworms and clam strips, while Ponquogue Bridge plays host to
mainly bluefish with a smattering of striped bass along for the
ride.
Shinnecock Bay/Inlet/Ocean:
Earl pushed fluke out to deeper waters
looking for cover. The only positive reports of fluke catches came from the
inlet area with too many shorts with no reward of keepers. To wrap up the
fluke season in one word I’d have to say “action,” everyone who targeted the
fluke this season had plenty of action. Stay involved and lets make sure we
get better reg’s in 2011 with the increased quota. Monster blues continue to
ravage baits of those looking for a bass. Bass have been at both the inlet
and Ponquogue Bridge. The best option moving forward is sea bass. The reef
and local wrecks have been holding some nice fish to 3 pounds all summer
long and should please anglers into the fall.
Offshore: No report because of the weather.
NEWS:
East End Bait & Tackle’s 2nd Annual Fall
Striped Bass Tournament- This year we will include two divisions, one for
the surf and one for boats. This runs Sept. 15 - Nov. 20. Stop by the shop
or give a call for more details.
Open seven days now 5 a.m.
weekends and 6 a.m. weekdays and we
have extended our evening hours until 7 p.m. to better accommodate our
customers. Live killies, live eels, local baits & fresh bunker when
available, call ahead to check our stock.
East End B&T received equipment from the NYSDEC
and are now able to sell the new saltwater fishing license as well as
freshwater and hunting licenses, stop in any time and avoid the last
minute rush.
On the web at
www.EastEndbaitandtackle.com
East End/Montauk
East End Bait & Tackle
(631-728-1744):
Scott says
before being hammered for 26 hours from the
big storm, what wasn’t running at the end? Fluke are on the south side,
bluefish and striped bass are hitting eels at Great Eastern Rips, the Elbow
and the Point; with bass to 35 pounds and bluefish hitting 12 pounds. Sea
bass and porgies are on any rocky bottom and getting fatter by the day.
During the last few days, false albacore and bonito showed up to ‘WOW”
anyone drifting by. Offshore, Costas Vlanakis on his boat the “Runaway”
landed a 59 pound wahoo at the Dip, while an anonymous angler weighed in a
166 pound big eye tuna southwest of the Dip.
Open seven days now 5 a.m.
weekends and 6 a.m. weekdays and we
have extended our evening hours until 7 p.m. to better accommodate our
customers. Live killies, live eels, local baits & fresh bunker when
available, call ahead to check our stock.
East End B&T received equipment from the NYSDEC
and are now able to sell the new saltwater fishing license as well as
freshwater and hunting licenses, stop in any time and avoid the last
minute rush.
On the web at
www.EastEndbaitandtackle.com
Editor's note**
East End B&T is the only shop on the east end of Long Island to
support The Fishing Line and what we do. They are are a member of our
family and we strongly urge you all to stop by
East End B&T in Shinnecock on your way to Montauk or eastern parts
to get the supplies and tackle you need for your Montauk fishing
excursion.
They have increased our surf
fishing inventory to now include Aquaskinz tops and accessories;
Northbar Plugs; as well as other surf fishing accessories. Stop by the
shop or give us a call for more details.
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