Where are the bunker
846 views·7 replies·by ecosir6030
Maybe this is common knowledge but where are the schools of full size bunker in the LI sound this year? I've seen peanut bunker everywhere, but very little of the big guys. Is it just sharks and dolphins on top of the usual predators as I've heard some people say? Is it a three year (or whatever) cycle? I've only been fishing this area a couple of years so maybe it's normal to have boom and bust years, but I just didn't see any most of this summer, and there are none at all now in the inshore inlets. This time last year they were covering the banks of local tributaries, with amazing stripe/blue blitzs pushing them. This month I found some schoolies chasing peanuts, but no big boys at all in the western Sound
Deckhand1 postsSince 2023
this summer , south shore beaches were overwhelmed with full size bunker… bringing in the sharks and such… sandeels may be moving in… cellfish…
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... sand under my bare feet is better than subway steps with steel toe boots on... cellfish...
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... sand under my bare feet is better than subway steps with steel toe boots on... cellfish...
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CommodoreOriginal Crew18,289 postsSince 2019
Spent almost zero time in the sound, but they were anywhere from 7 feet to 70 feet of water outside of Moriches for the entire summer. Early on, the bass were all over them, as it grew warmer huge bluefish and some very hefty sharks.
AdmiralOriginal Crew20,417 postsSince 2019
Maybe this is common knowledge but where are the schools of full size bunker in the LI sound this year? I've seen peanut bunker everywhere, but very little of the big guys. Is it just sharks and dolphins on top of the usual predators as I've heard some people say? Is it a three year (or whatever) cycle? I've only been fishing this area a couple of years so maybe it's normal to have boom and bust years, but I just didn't see any most of this summer, and there are none at all now in the inshore inlets. This time last year they were covering the banks of local tributaries, with amazing stripe/blue blitzs pushing them. This month I found some schoolies chasing peanuts, but no big boys at all in the western Sound
I'm not sure what part of the sound you're fishing? There are huge schools of big bunker in the western sound but once you get to the mid sound, Smithtown, east they have been peanuts. I see this every year since the return of the bunker. In the next few weeks you will see a mix of adult and peanuts with big bass chasing them.
I'm hoping took get our later as this should be a great week for Albies! Right after the Harvest moon and in between blows.
Let us know how you make out!
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CommodoreOriginal Crew5,174 postsSince 2018
I'm in the far west, and from the end of June until recently, we've had truly massive amounts of peanuts, but not many adults. I was looking forward to a great jigging and popping fall. But after last week's storm, I only see a small fraction of what was there 2 weeks ago.
First MateOriginal Crew693 postsSince 2019
I'm in the far west, and from the end of June until recently, we've had truly massive amounts of peanuts, but not many adults. I was looking forward to a great jigging and popping fall. But after last week's storm, I only see a small fraction of what was there 2 weeks ago.
AdmiralOriginal Crew20,417 postsSince 2019
apparently along the Jersey Shore.......................
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Striped bass blitz the NJ coast, bluefin tuna join the frenzy
The menhaden bait fish were swimming for their lives this week as striped bass, whales and tuna chased them off the NJ coast.
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