Headed out this morning onboard Hammer Time with Chef Nader. Of course he took the pool fish as usual. All my keepers came on small teasers, tipped with either sea Robin strips or fluke belly. But they had to be thin and maybe 3-4" long. Fluke still feeding on sand eels out there.View attachment 82414
Headed out this morning onboard Hammer Time with Chef Nader. Of course he took the pool fish as usual. All my keepers came on small teasers, tipped with either sea Robin strips or fluke belly. But they had to be thin and maybe 3-4" long. Fluke still feeding on sand eels out there.View attachment 82414
Ling over Shepard’s peppers, baby bok choy, and white onions, with a very light brushing of hoisen, black bean, and oyster sauce, plus a sprinkle of fresh-squeezed lime to brighten it. Really, really great!
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Gotta keep it real
Second consecutive stinker of a JI deep fluke trip. Worked our asses off yesterday for ONE keeper, a dozen throw-backs and a dozen ling. Weather and drift were fine, though it was right on the full moon. Two trips in a row with a single keeper. Water still cold - end of July no less. I hope August is better, because this sux.
I know Capt. Mike ran a real good charter trip at Montauk, though the overall reports even out there are not so good. Kudos to Mike, I'll leave it to him to relate.
Gotta keep it real
Second consecutive stinker of a JI deep fluke trip. Worked our asses off yesterday for ONE keeper, a dozen throw-backs and a dozen ling. Weather and drift were fine, though it was right on the full moon. Two trips in a row with a single keeper. Water still cold - end of July no less. I hope August is better, because this sux.
I know Capt. Mike ran a real good charter trip at Montauk, though the overall reports even out there are not so good. Kudos to Mike, I'll leave it to him to relate.
Nice job Mike! I need a good 25 incher! I busted my butt yesterday in the sound for 4 shorts. There was more bait around than I'd ever seen. I'm hoping some fish will be left when we come off this moon tide.
@Chinacat Strange how well the bays have produced this year. I'm guessing those shallow bays are scoring some high water temps so there must be a lot of bait keeping them there?
My faith in the North Shore fishery has returned!! After picking a keeper fish here and there for the last month I limited out in the last hour of the ebb off Lloyd Point this evening. Three fat 21" clones liked my bucktail with gulp and gulp teaser. Two other keepers and about 6 shorts went back. A strong south wind helped by pushing me at 6 MPH as the tide died. Life is good!
regards Holty
I was able to get away from work on Friday and had the honor and privilege to have a very special guest and friend join me for a day of skinny water fluking in Shinnecock Bay. We had steady action through the entire ebb tide even with a less than ideal wind and tide combo in the bay. We had many nice fat just short fish in the 18” range. Was very surprised at the amount of dogfish we had to contend with deep in the bay in shallow water. My friend got a nice hit that peeled line and ran different than he is used to in deeper water that had us wondering what it was. As it came to the boat I grabbed the net and slipped it under what turned out to be a nice fat keeper in the 23”-24 inch range. Soon as it hit the deck it spit the hook 😳
After more shortsI landed a keeper in the 21-22” range
Although I didn’t get us on as many keepers as I would have liked we had a great day with steady action and a couple for the table
Sorry, no pictures 😎
A consistent bite has developed for me off Lloyd Point in the last few weeks. Another limit this morning with many throwbacks. No monsters as the biggest was 22". It happens at the very beginning or the very end of the ebb. After that, the shorties take over. A bucktail with a dark 6" gulp grub and a light-colored 4" teaser is working.
regards Holty
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