Mother Nature was LESS than cooperative the past few days and reports were few and far between. However, a few people braved the weather conditions and a few people managed to catch a FEW Bass. Sounds like the surf fishing was just about impossible, with the east wind bringing strong currents along the beaches, and TONS of weed, it made fishing extremely difficult. We heard of a few Blues caught on the back side of West End 2…. and that’s about it from the surf.

The boaters had a little more success though, with a few fish coming from the West Bar and the local bridges. Clam Chumming is definitely the way to go, especially with the crazy wind we’ve had. The “Big Meadowbrook” and the Third Wantagh gave up a few fish as well, clam chumming on the outgoing tide.

W e’re expecting some nicer weather for the next few days, so we should hear some better news… we’ll keep you posted!

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As far as we know, The New York State DEC has not implemented any new regulations. The “PROPOSED” regulation is as follows:

Season = May 15th (05-15-08) to September 1st (09-01-08).

Size Limit = 20 1/2″

Bag Limit = 4 Fish

We know…. what a shame. Our Fisheries “Managers” are pathetic… we all know it, but legally we’re stuck with it.

However, we’re hearing of quite a few Fluke being caught accidentally by people who are Bass fishing, Flounder fishing, Weakfish fishing and bottom fishing around the bridges. This is a good sign! We had one customer tell us this morning that he was using a 007 diamond jig in the inlet yesterday, chasing the Blues, and caught (and released) a 24″ Fluke. That’s a REALLY nice fish! The commercial Rod and Reel season has been open for a few weeks now and we know that those guys have been pounding the fish in the bay since their season opened… so we know they are around!

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All we can say is that IT’S HAPPENING! For the boaters, there are fish throughout the bay now and they’re being caught clam chumming, plugging, live lining and even chunking. The most reliable way to catch them right now would probably be the clam chumming, especially on the West Bar and any of the bridges. However, there is a rediculous amount of Bluefish around and in many cases you’ll have to fight your way through the Blues to catch a Bass… but they ARE THERE!

Pete, from the shop did some plugging on Saturday morning and managed a bunch of school sized fish in the back bay. They didn’t have any keepers, but him and his partner Vinny (a.k.a. “MCV”, my cousin Vinny) said there was plenty of action between the Bass and the Blues. They were using mostly plastics like Bass Assasins, Bombers and Fin-S Fish. They also had some top-water action on the Smack-It poppers too!

Glenn, from the shop, also fished Saturday morning. Glenn fished with his crew aboard his boat, the “Kerri Lee”. They tackled the West Bar, clam chumming, and knocked the socks off em’! They had 16 Bass, 12 Blues with one Keeper Bass… he said they were mostly school sized fish but again… plenty of action.

From the surf, there have been a handfull of Bass here and there but similar to the boat reports… you have to fight your way through the Blues! Sounds like the Bass are being caught mostly on bait though, Clams and Fresh Bunker seem to be the baits of choice these days! There are Bluefish on just about every beach in our area, but we would have to say that West End 2 has been the most consistent. Charlie Graves Tins, Kastmaster’s, Hopkins Spoons habe been the deal as well as any kinds of poppers! A good popper to try would be the Super Strike Little Neck style popper or the Gibbs Pencil Poppers!

If you’re just looking for action…. NOW IS THE TIME! This should only get better as the weather get’s nicer by the day!

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Sounds like the Blackfish are still biting on the in-shore wrecks and reefs, although it seems to have slowed a little with the East wind and the Full moon over the weekend. Soft baits, like Clams are definately out-producing the crabs! Reports are coming from the Rockaway Reef, Atlantic Beach Reef, Hempstead Reef and some of the wrecks in 40 to 60 feet of water.

We have fresh clams in stock and we also have some green crabls left too.!

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Again, things are slowly improving. We haven’t heard of anyone beating on them, but there are a few fish to be had. Clam Chumming on the West Bar is producing a few fish and plugging with small swimming plugs (Bombers for example), bucktails, Fin_S and Slug-Go’s are getting a few as well. Pete, from the shop, fished between the Meadowbrook and Wantagh bridges yesterday afternoon and had a few small bass on Fin-S fish. High outgoing tide would be the best conditions for this type of fishing!

In the surf, we’re getting reports of a couple fish here and there. No one particular area has been out-producing another though. We’ve heard from Long Beach, Robert Moses, Jones Beach Field 6 and West End 2. This is still just starting, but should improve every day.

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Bass fishing is slowly… but surely… improving. We are hearing about more and more fish every day now, however, it’s still a little slow… but it’s still early. Things seem to be coming along in a typical spring pattern and we should continue to see improved fishing from here out.

For the boaters, Clam Chumming will probably be a good bet right now, especially closest to the inlet. The East and West bar’s in the inlet, the Big Meadowbrook, Loop Parkway and Swift Creek bridges would also be worth a shot. We’ve heard of a few fish in the inlet and a few in the back bays, but again… this is only just beginning. Stay with it, because IT WILL GET BETTER FROM HERE!

From the surf, we’ve heard of a few fish here and there… mostly on clams. We had one customer report a few fish in Long Beach, on clams another customer had a few fish from Jones Beach Field 6 on clams and a few fish from Robert Moses on clams as well. Like we mentioned… a few here and a few there. Not much on any plugging, except for Little Neck Bay where a few people are still catching the schoolie sized fish on high water.

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We’re off to a slow start, BUT, there are some fish around! We’ve heard of a few small fish caught way up in the back on artificials and we had one report from the West Bar on clams. To the west of us, in Jamaica Bay, it sounds like things are a little better with fish being caught on lures AND on live bunker! As we’ve mentioned, this is typical for early spring and with this STELLAR weather coming for this week, we should see some improvement in our area any day. People are reporting a ton of spearing, even some sandeels and bunker around the beaches as well as the bay.

We would say that clam chumming is a really good bet this time of year, especially closer to the inlet area. The West Bar, East Bar, Big Meadowbrook and Swift Creek bridges would all be good places to try.

As far as artificials go… considering the type of bait around, we would suggest the thin profile type baits such as the Bass Assasins, Slug-Go’s, Fin-S Fish and Tsunami’s. Bucktails and small tins like the Charlie Graves J8 are ALWAYS a good bet too.

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Cody Costa, fishing on his grandfathers boat the “Fish Magnet”, caught a nice 7lb Blackfish on a clam! Sounds like they were fishing in-shore and they had a pretty good catch all day, with that one being Cody’s biggest! Good Job Cody!

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Things are FINALLY LOOKING UP! Things are improving, except for the Flounder fishing in our area. Flounder action in these bays is still VERY slow… we’re telling people that if you spend the day targeting Flounder, and you get one… you had a GOOD DAY! We would still recommend looking in the creeks and canals on the North side of the bay, concentrating on the sticky mud bottoms and using LOTS of chum.

To the West, however, in Jamaica Bay and Raritan Bay, there has been some pretty consistent fishing. We don’t have many customers fishing those areas on their own, instead they’re hitting the party boats and catching their share!

Striped Bass haven’t made much of a showing in this bay yet, but we would expect to see this change ANY day now, especially with the nice weather we’re expecting this week. There are fish being caught in Jamaica Bay, Raritan Bay and in around Staten Island… typical of early spring. Sounds like mostly schoolie sized fish being caught on lures like the Tsunami Shads, small Bombers, Bucktails and assorted plastics. We have Fresh Bunker, Fresh / Frozen Clams and Live Eels in stock too!

Blackfish action seems to be improving nicely! We had a number of reports from the past weekend of fish being caught on the in-shore pieces in 40 to 60 feet of water. Spots like the Atlantic Beach Reef and the Hempstead Reef have been producing steady action using Clams. We have fresh clams in stock and a wide variety of Blackfish rigs as well.

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Considering that the fishing in the salt water hasn’t really started yet, the lakes and ponds have been producing some action for those who try. New York State has stocked a bunch of local ponds with Trout and the water is warming enough to catch some panfish and other types of fish as well. For the Trout, waxworms and nightcrawlers seem to be the better baits and if you wanted to cast with lures…. ANYTHING GOLD is the deal. Gold Kastmasters, Phoebe Spoons and Mepps have been the hot lures for the trout!

On a side note… we have MANY customers who love to use Killies in the fresh water and just to remind everyone… IT IS ILLEGAL!! The DEC has been patrolling the local ponds and enforcing this now, so beware!

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Fishing is still a bit slow in our area, but things seem to be picking up a little, to the West. The Flounder fishing is quite slow, no surprise, but there are a few fishing being caught… one here, one there. The few we’ve heard about are coming from the creeks and the canals on the Northern side of the bay. We had one report today from our customer “Steven”, who fished for 10 hours yesterday, in a bunch of different places, with tons of chum and had TWO fish… as far as we’re concerned, that’s a pretty good day unfortunately. There are fish being caught in Jamaica Bay and Raritan bay though, if you’re up to making the run. Haven’t heard anything at all from Captree or points east.

There are some Bass now in Jamaica Bay and Little Neck Bay but again, not much happening here just yet. We should start to hear of some Bass in our area any day now. People are chomping at the bit to catch the Bass, so we’ll post any new news we hear.

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This report came by e-mail from “Stephen”…. Thanks for the report Stephen!

“FISHED WANTAGH PARK IN THE MORNING, NO LUCK TRIED JONES BEACH FISHING PIERS FIELD #10 SAME RESULTS SANDWORMS AND CLAMS… LOTS OF CRABS “.

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So… the weather is killing us… we haven’t had a single report since the last post we put up. Flounder fishing is difficult enough these days but with big winds and tons of rain, effort has been practically non- existent.

Wish we had some better news!

Bass season opens April 15th, so we’re sure we’ll get some activity here pretty soon. Haven’t heard about any Bass activity in our area just yet but there have been reports of a few fish in Little Neck bay and Jamaica Bay… typical of early spring, so these fish will make there way towards us any day now.

A few people have made it out to the Blackfish spots and we did here of a few caught recently. We have Green Crabs in stock again and we do have fresh clams as well. If we hear of anything more reliable we’ll put it up!

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Well…. Flounder season is off to a slow start, as expected. Mother nature hasn’t been very cooperative, with 50 mph gusts and rain on opening day and more wind today.

BUT, we had one customer just stop in and tell us he jad a few keepers yesterday, fishing in the mouth of one of the canals in Seaford. He caught his on Bloodworms and chumming with clam chum and mussels.

A second customer stopped in shortly after that and reported a few keepers this morning in Milburn Creek in Baldwin. These fish were also caught on Bloods while chumming with clam chum and mussels too. By the way… just for the record… this spot is one that we mentioned in our “Top Ten Flounder Spots”!

With the rotten weather, we haven’t had many people even going out but it looks like we’ll get a little break the next couple days.

We’ll keep you posted with any new news!

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Things have been very quiet lately, probably because there haven’t been many people even trying for the Herring. We did hear of a few fish taken from behind the Long Beach Hospital… in that 50′ hole in Reynolds Channel. Other than that, not much to report but we suspect we may here a little more once Flounder season opens and we get more people on the water again. We’ll post any new news!!

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Flounder are NOT being caught…. YET! The Flounder season opens April 1 and we are almost fully stocked with the tackle, chum pots and bait you’ll need to start your season!

We would love to hear YOUR FISHING REPORTS too! Leave your fishing reports in the comments section and we’ll be happy to post them! Don’t forget to include your pictures too!

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