The White Marlin Fishery

I remember boats catching 2 -3 white Marlin about 10 miles off Fire Island in the early 1980's.Maybe this is a good sign.

I don't know much about off shore fishing, but fished with a buddy in the early 80's who said that the Gulf stream brought warm water close to Shinnecock for a two week period in early August, if I remember. During that time we did fish for & catch White Marlin.
John

I used to catch them within sight of Block Island during the first two weeks in July.

Yes off shinnecock , 120 feet , friend hooked up, on his 26 mako,,,

I had one in my slick swimming around the boat at the 20 fathom curve.

I’ve been told that there was a very viable White Marlin fishery many years ago in and around the 20 fathom curve. Im not sure how true this is, but I have heard a popular way to fish for them back then, was to drag a short length of untwisted hemp rope as a lure. There was no hook in the hemp, but rather the bill from the fish would get entangled in the hemp strands. Not legal by IGFA regulations.

I used to catch them within sight of Block Island during the first two weeks in July.

I heard a boat hooked up while fluke fishing off montauk, I was jigging by the sea bouy off shinnecock and hooked a small Mako on a weekday, it made a short jump and broke off , never Know....

I used to catch them within sight of Block Island during the first two weeks in July.

I am going to give it a go, last two weeks of july...out east...