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Big Blues all over the place!

Nice action on the surface at Robt. Moses.

large fish 8 to 15 lbs.

Taking chunks as well.

You should hit some large Porgies on basically any bottom structure right now, wherever you go.

Throw the usual at them.

Sea Bass Report 9.28.11

Even though the Fluking is on the wane,

we still have a few good days of Sea Bass fishing left.

Try fishing any structure in 80′ to 90′ of water. (i.e. Angler Banks, Middle Ground, Cholera Banks.)

Try a double or triple Hi-Lo rig w/a piece of a skimmer or squid for best results.
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Reminder: Season on these Sea Bass closes Oct.1, 2011 so… get out there.

Recent reports on these cathches have been tremendous, you should do  well.

Lotsa double/triple headers as the norm.

a few Porgies mixed in. a few Ling mixed in.

Nice Fluke over by the big Meadowbrook bridge. Also, between the piers and the bridge. Lots of keepers.
Striped Bass, decent, by west bar and big Meadowbrook bridge. Try outgoing for better results.
Sea Bass and Trigger fish also… same bridge.

On the Fishfinder outta Captree on Monday 8.1.11

Joe D.
gave us the following stellar report…

Fluking was incredible!

7.8 oz. Fluke on 1st drift of the day (took the boat pool.)
On same drift a 5 lb. 4 0z. flatty was also taken.

Same drift…
6 lb. and 4lb. sea bass – doubleheader! Nice.
That’s 10 lbs. of sea bass on one lift.
First drift.
On 3 oz. Spro bucktail jig –  dressed with “fluke candy” white, w/pink teaser purchased at Causeway.
Same rig worked on those nice fluke caught. Whole squid was gettin’ the job done too.

Near end of trip, hit a big pod of blues.
Joe landed a 9lb.’er and there were other scores as well.

Big porgies taken on the fluke candy setup described above.
Apprx. 10 big porgs came over the rail and they were all around that day.

These Fish were all taken off the Fire Island reef.
The barometer dropped that day, preceding the storm and as it dropped,
the fishing lit up.

Fishing the ocean bottoms of Long Island is still going strong. There have been plenty of sea bass being reported in 50 to 80 feet of water. We recommend using clams on the hooks. Although the size of the sea bass is starting to diminish from what we saw a week ago, there have still be reports of enough keepers to keep everyone happy. If winds permit, try drifting areas such as the Hempstead Reef and McAllister instead of anchoring.

Tight lines and keep those reports coming. Email us at info@causewaybaitandtackle.com subject: Fishing Report.

The bottom fishing has slowed a little, probably because of the full moon we had but we would expect things to pick right up again. In the bays, there have been plenty of fish around the bridges and piers although they seem to be smaller than they have been. This happens every year though, the keeper sized fish get caught up and it slows to a slower pick… but the action typically remains steady.

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