PLENTY of action this weekend, with the boat fisherman putting the hurt on the Bass! Clam Chumming, Line-Lining Bunker and even fishing with fresh cut bunker all seem to produce pretty well these past couple of days.

For the surf crowds though, sad to say that things appear to be a bit slow.

The back bay is where the action is and for those with boats they had little trouble finding them. Clam chumming is consistently good just about anywhere you want to go in the bay. There have been fish caught at all the bridges and just about any spot that has some kind of structure, a decent amount of current and some depth… like 4 to 20 feet of water. The West Bar is also producing fish, although it seems best on the outgoing.

Take a look at some of the pictures we have from this past week… There have been some REAL nice fish around the area lately!

The surf fisherman have been picking a few fish here and there with no real consistency to it. It does sound like the few that are being taken have been on bait though… Chunks, Clams and even a few smaller fish on Sandworms. Wish we had better news for the surf poeple but it’s just plain slow. Maybe with this significant change in weather we’ll see some kind of improvement. Other than that, plugging the backsides of some of the beaches may be a good bet for now. West End 2, Tobay and Gilgo all have access to back bay areas and might be a good place to start. Some of the piers might not be a bad bet right now too… Like the Jones Beach Pier and the Point Lookout piers for example. Considering how many Bunker are around we would probably suggest lures like the Tsunami Swim Shads and Metal Lip Surface Swimmers…. Big profile baits!

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