Fluke Reports Long Island
There are also winter flounder that are in shallow waters in the spring winter and fall.
Fluke reports long island. Cooler temps and cleaner water are driving fish crazy. Whales and dolphins 50 yards offshore. Big fluke in montauk. Long island new york fishing report august 20 2020.
Fluke also called summer flounder are a very fun fish to catch all summer long in the bays of new jersey and along the east coast. There are a lot of weakfish but most are small. Big blues at the gut also. Weakfish to 26 inches.
In the winter fluke spend their time in 200 to 500 feet of water on the continental shelf. Consistent sea bass fluke and porgy bites island wide. By tim regan august 20 2020. With fluke season winding down inlet areas remain a good bet for collecting some fillets.
Know where the fish are. Check out over 724 recent long island fishing reports posted by pro anglers. Party boat action skyrocketed the past couple days. Those same winds may prove to be a boon to surfcasters as baitfish like mullet and snappers work their way out of the bays and hopefully inspire bass and blues to go on the feed.
The fluke are on the move which can also make locating them mind boggling. Cold and clear get fall run ready with aftco summer s end weeds out the fair weather fishermen with falling water temperatures cold mornings and sudden storms. Subscribers click here to reset your password for full access. Fluke fishing remains good when conditions are ideal otherwise flattie fishing can be a grind.
A quick crevalle jack bite occurred this week out east. Shark blitzes on the beach this morning. In great south a solid bet would be weakfish action from west channel to kismet and on the north side of the bay near heckscher and sayville. The fishing was on and off at block island where dogfish penetrated deeper water in prime fluke territory south of the island.
When conditions cooperate striped bass fishing remains good on southwest ledge and on many of the shoals off block island. Angler rich hittinger of warwick however did manage a personal. Subscribe to our free fishing reports. Fluke are moving towards the inlets of both bays.
Wondering what s biting in long island right now. Diane vest with a nine pound fluke caught aboard the montauk viking. In this week s report we have big fluke and king mackerel in massachusetts great fall togging in buzzards bay and narragansett bay albies on the feed from the canal to connecticut big bluefish in long island sound and more. Spanish mackerel are all over the island.