Surf Fishing Report – Long Island South Shore – 8-26-08
August 26th, 2008No significant changes around here at least… still pretty slow on the ocean beaches. We’ve heard of one or two Bass here and there and a few Blues here and there as well but nothing consistent at any particular place… kind of scattered all about. The few fish we’ve heard about from out front have been on bait too, fresh bunker and fresh clams.
The back sides of the inlets, like West End 2, Democrat Point and the Sore Thumb have provided slightly more action than out front though. There have been a few schoolie Bass and some small Blues in the inlets at first light and it sounds like the people that are casting small lures have been able to out-fish the bait. Kastmaster’s, Charlie Graves tins, Point Jude tins and Bucktails are a good bet along with plastic swimmers like the Storm and Tsunami shad style baits. We’ve heard of a few fish caught on poppers too… like the Super Strike Little Neck and the Tsunami Talking Poppers.
Once the water temps begin to cool a bit and we get some bait moving around we should see some imrpovements, but till then it’s just a hunt and peck type deal!!
Things are just starting to pick up in Southern Maine and New Hampshire. The weather is early fall like, and slowly fishing is becoming more consistent.
It has been a ‘hunt and peck’ summer here too!
I’m hoping Sept and October are great — by mid Oct its usually close to all over, whereas I’ve taken good fish on Long Island in early Dec.
Hi Ted… thanks for the “Northern” report!! We’re still in our summer doldrums down here but we’re anxiously waiting for our fall run to start. We can usually gauge our fall on how you guys do up there, so keep us posted!
Sorry to hear your season ends so early up there, depending on the weather we can see fish along the beaches here till almost Christmas!!
Good luck!!!