Let’s face it, has anyone EVER seen ocean fluke fishing in this area as good as it has been lately?

It doesn’t matter if you fish out of Debs Inlet, Jones Inlet or Fire Island Inlet the fluke fishing in 60-80 feet of water both on structure and open bottom, has been spectacular! The keeper ratio can be as high as 70%. The fishing is better on days that seem to have a steady breeze. If you get a good drift and use Berkley Gulp! Alive! 4″ Swimming Mullet in either pearl white or chartreuse you are almost guaranteed success. This Berkley product can be fished by itself, on any type of teaser or on a Spro Bucktail, Fluke Bullet or Blue Frog Bucktail. We have several reports that the swimming mullet will catch fish even without it’s curly tail. Due to their wide spread success, many of our customers have become believers in this product.

Another great combination has been the Berkley Gulp! Cut Bait and 1 or 2 Peruvian Spearing (smelt) on an adjustable tandem Spro rig. If you happen to be fluking around The Hempstead Reef or The Atlantic Beach Reef several very nice Sea Bass almost always make up part of the catch.

The Reynolds Channel, Meadowbrook Bridge, Jones Inlet Triangle have had their moments as well. Generally, every 2 to 4 days a new body of fish is intercepted in this area. The best fishing almost always occurs on the incoming tide. All of the above mentioned artificial baits are producing but substitute local spearing or a live snapper for the Peruvian Spearing. It is not uncommon to see 5lbs – 8lbs fish each day at the shop!