I fished the last of the incoming off of Beach and headed east in search o fluke. I found a few small ones near Long Beach but very little bait. The best bite, and it was not great, was in 9-14 feet of water off the big rock at Short Beach. I did see some bait there so I gave it a shot and that's when we found the keeper and a short flurry of shorts.
The good news is that the bass fishing has been on par with years ago. I know many of you will think it's because of the new regs, but trust me it will take years to see if the slot is a success. The back of Stonybrook and Porpoise Channel had some nice fish in them for the past few days. This bodes well as I compare it to my logs. We had a bunch, one over the slot and a bunch of shorts.
Smithtown Bay and Porpoise Channel
1,874 views·3 replies·by george
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George,
As much as I love fluke fishing for a nice fillet once and a while maybe I should have some fun with the bass as noted. I don't eat the bass but like catching them. Thanks for the heads up. See you out there.
As much as I love fluke fishing for a nice fillet once and a while maybe I should have some fun with the bass as noted. I don't eat the bass but like catching them. Thanks for the heads up. See you out there.
Deckhand20 postsSince 2021
George,I'd much rather eat a fluke than a striped bass. But my favorite inshore fish to eat are fluke!
As much as I love fluke fishing for a nice fillet once and a while maybe I should have some fun with the bass as noted. I don't eat the bass but like catching them. Thanks for the heads up. See you out there.
CommodoreOriginal Crew5,158 postsSince 2018
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