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TFL's On Line Surf Seminar: The Fishing Line has a 24 hour On Line Surf Seminar in place for you folks to learn anew or refresh yourselves in the art of surf fishing. With video and audio files you can review how To Read The Beach, Fish Montauk, Fish with Tins, the Mullet Run or even a simplistic How Fill Your Surf Bag. With audio interviews from experts like Frank Daignault and many others, anything you need to know about fishing the suds is available to you 24 hours a day from your home, IPod or even Blackberry if you wish! Get it al at our On Line Surf Seminar now

EAST END BEACHES
Montauk:
East End Bait & Tackle (631-728-1744): Scott says there is a big run of huge fish in Montauk as the parking lot is packed with fishermen and campers. The drive on beaches at Montauk are all closed, but the parking lots at the Lighthouse and Camp Hero are open. The action is all on the north side as the south side heave is just too big according to Willie Young of the MSA. He also said the bait must be snappers because white bait leaves the wash in rough white water. Bottle plugs and bucktails are the only way to go at present with the storm surge. Fish to 45 pounds and plenty of 25 to 45 pound fish is the word in Montauk as it was exceptional fishing on Thursday and again Friday morning. The beaches are beginning to get beat up with big surf. If the East End gets the 3 inches of rain predicted you can expect the south side of Montauk to be mud most of the weekend as rain and mud pour down the cliffs and ledges of the south side and it's beaches too!

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. Teh big raffle drawing on August 22nd was won by Mike Maloney of Hampton Bays area. Mike has not yet decided which  package he wants. 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. Visit Our 24 Hour On Line Surf Seminar.

 

 

SOUTH SHORE BEACHES
Shinnecock / Hampton Bays / Moriches:
East End Bait & Tackle (631-728-1744): Scott says the beaches to the east and west of the inlet that were  beginning to show some signs of life have nothing to report, it's been a quiet week with boats being pulled in prep for the storm and rough surf no starting to pound the beaches. Thursday morning saw some decent bass fishing on the open beaches west of Shinnecock using bucktails for bass 26 to 36 inches. Sounded like decent numbers of fish around feeding before the storm comes. Depending on how much rain we get will determine is the weekend surf action is a wash out with mud for water. The higher than normal tides have already created tide pool swell above the top of the beach and that next tide will brown the water dragging al that sane with it. Friday (9/3) is when the wind turns on during the day.

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. Teh big raffle drawing on August 22nd was won by Mike Maloney of Hampton Bays area. Mike has not yet decided which  package he wants. 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

South Shore
Fire Island Inlet: 
Robert Moses Beaches to Tobay:
When we spoke with Chip Gorman of LI State Parks at 11 a.m. on Friday (9/3) he said all drive on beaches in this area are closed with the exception of the Sore Thumb which remains open and expects to remain open. We heard the surf is huge, the water brown to black with the wash over from the beaches as the tide is way way up. Most of this will be unfishable anyway. Waters are also pushing over the berm of the beach and backwashing too. We would expect waters to brown up quickly and most of the south shore beaches are unfishable already. Looks like some of the beaches will be reshaped too, which is a pity because some of them were looking great! Who knows how severe the western South Shore beaches will get beat up on Friday. On the web at www.scottysfishingstation.com also Visit TFL's 24 Hour On Line Surf Seminar

Jones & Deb's Inlets:
Jones Beach/ Point Lookout/Lido/Long Beach & Atlantic Beach:
Scotty's Fishing Station (516-432-4665): Tom reported as of Thursday (9/2) at noon water color was great and surf clean, but waves were already 6 to 8 foot with some 10 footers mixed and the surfers are extremely happy. Waters are also pushing over the berm of the beach and backwashing too. We would expect waters to brown up quickly and most of the south shore beaches are unfishable already. Looks like some of the beaches will be reshaped too, which is a pity because Long Beach and AB was looking great! Friday saw all beaches in this stretch closed to bathers and swimmers with surfers the only ones happy. Waters Friday were unfishable any way with the water color almost black, even the suds were dark brown with sand and this will take  a few days to clear up. Beaches structure will change too.... On the web at www.scottysfishingstation.com also Visit TFL's 24 Hour On Line Surf Seminar

Rockaways/Breezy Point:
Tom reported big ground swells and surf the last few days but water color is GREAT, lots of sudsy water around jetties and lots of bait in the surf now too. Snappers, small spearing of some sort and lots of bait, troughs, bars and the beaches are set up great right now. Let's hope the passing storm this Friday does not change things up. A few short bass have been caught, keeper fluke and kingfish all through the stretch from Point Lookout to Atlantic Beach.

As of Thursday (9/2) at noon water color was great and surf clean, but waves were already 6 to 8 foot with some 10 footers mixed and the surfers are extremely happy. Waters are also pushing over the berm of the beach and backwashing too. We would expect waters to brown up quickly and most of the south shore beaches are unfishable already. Looks like some of the beaches will be reshaped too, which is a pity because Long Beach and AB was looking great! Who knows how severe the western South Shore beaches will get beat up on Friday. On the web at www.scottysfishingstation.com also Visit TFL's 24 Hour On Line Surf Seminar

NORTH SHORE BEACHES

Western Sound:
City Island
Jack's Bait & Tackle (718-885-2042): John DeCuffa reports for the surf fishermen fresh bunker, worms and plugs off of any shoreline beaches, bridges, parks and jetties in the local area. Bass and blues all over the place from any shoreline on the City Island & Brown side of the Long Island side. Also down the east River bass are cooperating. Visit Our 24 Hour On Line Surf Seminar

Jack's is fully stocked for all of your fishing needs for this 2010 fishing season! Hours are now 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day till April 1 then they go 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. from then on out. On April 1st the flounder season opens and all of Jack's Motor Boat rentals will be ready to sail and you can rent boats for the same price they've had for several years now $50 on weekdays and $60 weekends from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m.. Come on down and see Big John and the Boys at Jack’s! Till then watch Jack’s Whacky You Tube videos on his web site at www.jacksbaitandtackle.com

Middle Long Island Sound:
Cold Spring/Northport/Huntington/Kings Park:
Terminal Tackle (631-269-6005): John Richey reports plenty of action for bluefish on any beach at any time. These mini-choppers are three-quarters of a pound to maybe 2 pounds. Anything and we man anything you throw will catch them. Porgies on the beach at first light and till a little past sunrise then they slide off the beach. Lots of snappers and porgies in the bay at the docks and bulkheads! Bass fishing is very slow affair and done only at night right now. They're open on their normal schedule of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and closing at 2 p.m. on Sundays. On the web at www.terminaltackleco.com.

 

Long Island Sound East-North Fork:
LI State Parks has closed all NY State beaches on the North Fork with Orient Beach State Park the main focus. This is a very low lying area and will flood as most of the North Fork may be evacuating anyway.

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