We’re not going to lie… The beaches have been kinda quiet lately. Wish we had better news but there just isn’t a whole heck of alot going on with only a few fish here and there. If we had to pick one place that seems to have had the most amount of Bass, we would have to say Democrat Point. There have been a few fish taken there on fresh Bunker and Sandworms but again, not great, just a little better than the other beaches. We did weigh in this 34lb 2oz fish caught by Dennis Hahn. He caught this one on a chunk at Demo on 6-28. One other report we had was from John Hannah, who reported catching a 32 1/2 pound Bass from the beach at Robert Moses. He caught this fish on 6-27-08 using a piece of fresh Bunker.

Haven’t heard much at all from the plug fisherman, sounds like what action there is has been mostly on the bait.

There has been some Bluefish action on the back side of West End 2 and also at Jones Beach Piers but it’s been pretty hit or miss. Joe, from the shop has been down there almost every night and said there are LOADS of baitfish around when the lights are on in the boat basin next to the Coast Guard Station and every now and then the Bluefish show up and crash the bait… but no real consistency to it. He’s also been checking the Piers pretty often and again, when the lights are on there seems to be a bit more action.

Typically, once the heat of the summer rolls in, you can usually count on some Bluefish and small Bass on the bay side of West End. However, over the past few years it has been at FIRST LIGHT ONLY. Once that sun comes up it’s over. This would probably be the best bet to just bend the rod right now… at least until we hear of anything else. We would recommend small Little Neck Poppers, Polaris Poppers, small Pencil Poppers, Tins and even those new Windcheater’s for this type of fishing.

OH… DO NOT FORGET THE BUG SPRAY! Especially if there is no breeze, everyone is saying that the bugs have been AWFUL on the beaches lately!