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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