YUP… The 2009 fishing season officially starts TOMORROW!
The 2009 Winter Flounder regulations are as follows:
April 1 to May 30
12″ Size Limit
10 fish per person, per day
We’re completely stocked with Flounder Rigs, Flounder Hooks, Sandworms, Bloodworms, Mussels, Clams and chum.
Good luck everyone!
Send us your reports and pictures… we would love to post them on here on our site!!
Recently, The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) drafted the 2009 NYS Fluke Regulations. As with many anglers of the Long Island area, we feel these new regulations are unfair and preposterous. Causeway Bait and Tackle along with the Recreational Fishing Alliance (RFA) are joining forces to get these regulations amended to increase the total limit and size of fluke anglers are allowed to keep as well as extending to total season restrictions… Read the rest of this entry »
Announced today, via press release from the New York State DEC.
Click here to see the DEC Press Release
ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE!!!
The Marlin Deck Boots are a brand new product from Bimini Bay Outfitters, and BY FAR the lightest pair of boots we have EVER seen. We took a pair of size 13 boots and threw them on our digital scale in the shop. Take a guess what the weighed???? ONE POUND, FIVE OUNCES…. a size 13 !!!!
The Trout are in the Twin Lakes and should be in Massapequa Reservoir shortly!
We just had a customer call from North Twin Lake, here in Wantagh, who watched the truck put them in the pond! These fish will usually bite IMMEDIATELY and the first ferw days they’re in the lake are usually insane.
UH OH… NOT good news this past weekend and many people are starting to think that it’s over. We had customers that were in Montauk late last week and over the weekend with very dismal results. Seems as though the fishing was terrific till we got the big wind… none of the boats sailed because of the weather and when they finally got back to the Cod grounds the fish would not bite!
However Joe, from here at the shop, spoke with Captain Jamie of the Miss Montauk this morning and he sounded quite perplexed at the sudden halt in the fishing especially because he says the fish are STILL THERE. Capt. Jamie told joe that he could see the fish on his electronics, right where they have been but they could not get them to eat. He also noted that the water temps dropped 6 degrees in 3 days, so he wonders if that has something to do with the lockjaw.
The Miss Montauk has been one of the most consistently successful boats in Montauk, when it comes to that Cod fishing, so we would say he is a great guage to what’s happening out there. Jamie told Joe that he is planning on sailing this weekend, for Cod, and if things don’t improve by then he is going to hang it up, haul the boat and get ready for the beginning of the regular season.
If we hear of anything different we’ll be sure to post it!
Got this in an email from the RFA (Recreational Fishing Alliance) yesterday, regarding our ridiculous fisheries management methods. Keep your fingers crossed, this bill could be extremely beneficial to the recreational fishing community in New York.
Again, we can’t stress enough the importance of writing your local legislators. Tell them you want THEIR SUPPORT of this bill!!
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AHHHH… FINALLY, something to fish for! Although the Flounder are few and far between in our area, it’s still great to get out on the water. And hey… consider the Flounder season the “shake-down” for the beginning of the fishing season. We have a few tips and tricks that may help put a few of those elusive flat fish in the cooler.
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Happy St. Patricks Day Everyone!!
GREAT NEWS! We’re starting to hear of a few Stripers being caught. Keep in mind though, the season doesn’t open till April 15th, so it’s catch and release ONLY for now.
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Check this out…
We had a customer bring this photo to us. He actually works for our local sanitation department and just happened to see it in a pile of pictures slated for the trash! What’s funny to me is that this picture was taken right around the year I WAS BORN…. ha ha ha.
I’ll have to check with one of the owners, they have some pictures from the LATE 30’s tucked away.
LOVE IT… we’re actually still in this same building and location. I’ll dig up a recent picture of the shop and post it too.
