Anyone fishing

Anyone been fishing Jamaica bay ? This weather really sucks

I want a do over for 2020

I want a do over for 2020

Yeah starting from January without this virus

The weather has sucked, even mid week for the last three weeks. I want to get in the ocean but with all the Gale and Storm warnings, and their 5 to 10 foot seas it has been impossible. This weekend is a blow and rain out. Since I am working from home I might be able to "play hooky" and get out mid week this week if only!

OTOH, trying to have the cup half full, with all this crummy weather of late, I haven't missed much with the various closings and fear of getting too close to strangers. (Hey, next year I turn 70 and want to go for 80s !!) It does seem like we rarely get spring anymore, going from March through half of May without much change.

I drove out to Jamaica Bay 2 days ago when it was too windy and I could see birds and fish crashing bait. So I came back yesterday for the same morning tide and had my best day yet, numbers wise, in Jamaica Bay. I even had my first keeper of the season. Most of the fish were 24 to 26 in and fat. 32 bass in three hours. I never made it into the Patch. Stayed closer to Marine Parkway Bridge most of the morning. Swimming plugs were the way to go, small and silver like the bait. I was using a deep swimming Crystal Minnow hoping for some of the bigger ones I was marking near the bottom. Just the one keeper for me, but they were there.

can you launch at the bridge or is that closed? Tx Steve

I drove out to Jamaica Bay 2 days ago when it was too windy and I could see birds and fish crashing bait. So I came back yesterday for the same morning tide and had my best day yet, numbers wise, in Jamaica Bay. I even had my first keeper of the season. Most of the fish were 24 to 26 in and fat. 32 bass in three hours. I never made it into the Patch. Stayed closer to Marine Parkway Bridge most of the morning. Swimming plugs were the way to go, small and silver like the bait. I was using a deep swimming Crystal Minnow hoping for some of the bigger ones I was marking near the bottom. Just the one keeper for me, but they were there.View attachment 18666View attachment 18667View attachment 18668

Nice ? good to see some life in the bay

can you launch at the bridge or is that closed? Tx Steve

Launched from Floyd Benett Field. Don't know about the bridge.

Fishhunter 14,, the back bay is loaded with bunker,, many small bass on them,, havent seen anything over 30 inches yet, worked them with poppers one day and live lined bunker again this morning

not too much in the back yet just bunker and some schoolies. was loaded with boats tues all live lining but the all left to head out front after a while. i did see one keepr caught, very early and close to sunrise. after that the bite was off.

not too much in the back yet just bunker and some schoolies. was loaded with boats tues all live lining but the all left to head out front after a while. i did see one keepr caught, very early and close to sunrise. after that the bite was off.

That’s pretty surprising I have always done well back there. Live lining and chunking too. Water temp is just about there we need about 53 for the keepers to join the party it should be very soon

Another week of garbage weather. With the exception of yesterday and potentially this Sunday.

Another week of garbage weather. With the exception of yesterday and potentially this Sunday.

It’s been unbelievably bad but I guess that’s what happens when you really don’t get a winter you pay somehow

i think march started out wamer then we expeted but april has been cool and cloudy a lot. made it easier to stay indoors!
water temps yesterday by the tressel bridge were 50.8 dead low, and 49.9 a few hours of incoming later.
i think next week should heat up back there, sunday we flirt with 70Degs and sunny most of the week after that.
tight lines!

It does seem like March and April reverse themselves a lot !

Important Update: I drove out to fish J-Bay from Floyd Bennett Field yesterday and found that they had closed the park on Monday. We were able to park outside a gated lot and still fish, but the kayak launch by the Cross Bay Blvd and the kiteboarding launch across from it were both closed and so was Floyd Bennett.

Are those sites federal (Gateway )?

I don't know. The Shirley Chisolm State Park was still open, as was Riis Park, just south of MPB.

Riis is federal, Chisholm is obviously state. I thought anything in Floyd Bennett was Gateway and thus federal, as is Fort Tilden. I think I know where that Cross Bay kayak launch is from my days of doing national security background investigations in the area but have no idea if that is state or city...