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245 OF 245Post-Blow Seam Lights Up Wilmington-Poor Man's, Yellowfin Stack the 100-Fathom Line
A 10-degree edge and clean overnight squid runs gave us the best canyon window of the year — but you had to be there Wednesday and Thursday to cash in.
Post-Blow Window Cracks the Canyon Open — Yellowfin Stack the Wilmington Seam
A 10-degree thermal break and a darkening moon set up the best two-day stretch of the young season at Washington and her neighbors.
Widest Thermal Break of the Year Lights Up Yellowfin on the Poor Man's Seam
A dirty blow gave way to the best canyon structure we've seen all season — and the bluefin found a shortcut at 20 fathoms while we wait on the first marlin flags.
Post-blow edge lights up Atlantis and Veatch as Georges Bank warm surge rebuilds the canyon wall
A season-best thermal break brought yellowfin topside on the 100-fathom line, and the new moon squid bite is setting up bluefin at 20 fathoms.
New moon springs sharpen the 20-fathom break — bluefin show on the Coimbra corridor
Post-blow canyon water opened a window for yellowfin while the inshore wrecks keep grinding out sea bass limits.
New-moon springs load up The Race as bonito push west past Block Island
Bigger current, tighter slack windows, and the first real bonito sniffs at Plum Gut — here's how I'm playing it this week.
New moon springs push porgies onto the rockpiles, stripers reset at Charles Island sunset flood
Bigger water this week means better current at the structure — and a fresh sunset window for bass on the bar.
New moon springs load up the thorofares as bass and mackerel push through on the rip
Groundfish still holding deep in Penobscot Bay's channels while bass and blues work the current lines topside.
New moon springs load up the PM flood — bass show at Peaks and Two Lights, groundfish push deep off Halfway Rock
Big new-moon tides and a lingering NE swell have the bay sorting itself out — stripers on the evening push, cod and haddock sliding into cooler water on the ledges.
New moon springs load up the Pool as blues finally show at Higgins
Big tides and a sunset flood window are stacking bait against the rocks from Prouts Neck to Wells — the bass are eating, the blues are late but arriving.
Haddock stack up on the mud as new-moon springs tighten the current on Jeffrey's Ledge
Cod are scattered on the gravel, pollock are steady over structure, and the first real giant bluefin showings have boats working the ledge edge at first light.
New moon springs stack the current in the Piscataqua — stripers and haddock both feeling it
Big tides are moving bait everywhere from Hampton Harbor to the Shoals, but you've got to fish the right thirty minutes of it.
Cold wall breaks down, bonito corridor opens from Newport to Point Judith
New moon springs are loading up the breachways while bass hold the rocks and the first bonito scouts push past Block Island.
New moon springs load up SW Ledge as bonito push into Point Judith water
Giant-class bass are showing at Block Island's rips, fluke have pushed to the breachways, and the cold wall between the Sound and the ocean has finally broken down.
New moon springs push bay stripers onto the flood as fluke slide for the channels
Warm upper-bay water is emptying Conimicut and Greenwich Bay of bait — and the fish that eat it are lining up right where the tide funnels them.
New moon springs load the Rips while Delaware Bay simmers and weakfish stay ghosts
Fluke are sliding out of a warm bay into the inlets right on schedule — the drum run's long gone, and the weakfish still won't show.
Spring tides build for the weekend push — fluke crowd the inlets as the back bay cooks
Warm bay water is shoving doormats out of the sod banks and into the channels, and Saturday's new moon tide should turn the outgoing into a conveyor belt.
Mackerel Stack the Edge, Bluefin Follow — Stellwagen Turns On While Cod Stay Steady on the Gravel
New moon springs are building, the mackerel schools are thick from Tillies to the Edge, and the tuna have noticed — but the bottom bite still asks for patience.
New moon springs push LBI fluke into the inlets — kingfish show in the surf
Big tides Friday through Monday are moving bait through Little Egg and Barnegat, and the fluke and whiting are following it.
New moon springs load up the Monomoy rips as fluke slide out to Great Point's ocean side
Bigger water on the rips, warming flats pushing bait offshore, and a bonito watch that's starting to feel real — here's what Nantucket Sound looked like this week.
New moon springs push fluke into Double Creek as inlet stripers set up for the sunset flood
Bay water pushing 78 degrees has shoved the good stuff into the channels — here's where to find it before the next full tide cycle changes the picture again.
New moon springs light up the sunset flood at Woods Hole and Robinson's Hole
Stripers are stacking on the turn, fluke have pushed into the cuts, and the bonito corridor is knocking on Buzzards Bay's back door.
New moon springs load the jetties as fluke bail out of the warm back bays
Bigger tides and soupy bay water are reshuffling the whole beat this week — here's where the bass, blues, and fluke actually settled in.
New moon springs load up Race Point and Peaked Hill Bars for the flood bite
Big tides are stacking bait on the rips this week — the bass are there, but you've got to fish the moving water to find them.
New moon springs load up the Hook — stripers on the sunset flood, fluke bail out of the bay
Hot bay water pushed the doormats to the channels while building springs set up the best low-light striper window since June's full moon.
New-moon springs load the harbor islands as mackerel push bass onto the ledges
Big tidal swings and thick mackerel schools have stripers stacked from Deer Island to the Graves — but you've got to fish the turn to find them.
New moon spring tide cranks the Canal current — stripers stack the seams at both ends
Bigger water is moving through the ditch this week, and that's turning the rip lines back on for bass and blues at dawn and dusk.
New moon springs load up the Sound — early bonito scouts hit the boulder fields as stripers slide into dusk
The Race Point-to-Watch Hill cold wall finally broke down, and that's either good news or bad news depending on what you're chasing.
New moon springs load up the Fort Trumbull rip as stripers set up for the sunset flood
Bigger tides and warmer water are pushing bass and blues onto the current seams from Gold Star Bridge to Ocean Beach — here's where to be and when.
New moon springs shove Niantic fluke out of the bay and into the channels
Warm water pushed the bay bite offshore last week, and the first sunset striper window since June's full moon opens this weekend.
New moon tide swings open a fresh evening window at the river mouth
The shad are long gone upriver and gone again to sea, but the incoming current and a building new moon tide are setting up the best striper and bluefish window of the summer so far.
New-moon springs stack the reefs — sunset flood window fires from Greenwich to the Cows
Bigger tides and warm bay water are pushing fluke to the channels and bass onto the rockpiles right at last light — but you've got to beat the weekend traffic to get it.
Post-blow thermal edge widens to 10 degrees, yellowfin stack the Hudson's 100-fathom line
A blown-out Tuesday gave way to the sharpest shelf break of the season — and the tuna found it fast.
New moon springs light up the rips as the cold wall between the Sounds finally breaks
Southwest Ledge stripers, a real bonito push toward Newport, and fluke sliding out of the ponds into cleaner ocean water.
New moon springs push bait through Plum Gut, stripers stack the current lines
Bigger tides and warm bay water are shuffling the deck on the North Fork — fluke sliding to the inlets, bass working the sunset flood, and the weakfish still a no-show.
New moon springs push Peconic fluke into the guts, porgies stack thick around Shelter Island
Warm bay water is shoving the fluke into current, the porgies are stupid-thick on the reefs, and the bass window at Plum Gut is opening back up with the building tide.
Springs build at the Point as bonito show and bass hold to the night tide
New moon current is loading up the rips for a bigger push — bass are there if you fish the dark, fluke have moved to the ocean side, and the first bonito showed off the rocks.
New moon springs load the outgoing tide as fluke bail out of a hot bay
Shinnecock Inlet stripers get serious after dark while warm back-bay water pushes doormats toward the channels and ocean side.
New moon springs load the Moriches throat as bay fluke bail out for cooler water
Warm bay water is shoving fluke, bass, and bait through the inlet on the outgoing — and the building springs tide should turn on the sunset bite through the weekend.
New moon springs push Great South Bay fluke into the inlet — and the bass are starting to show at last light
Bigger tides, warmer bay water, and a closing window on bonito make this the week to fish the edges — inlet, channel, and dusk.
New moon springs push bay fluke into Jones Inlet as bass wait on the sunset flood
Big tidal swings and warm bay water are shuffling the deck this week — fluke are stacking the channel edges while the bass bite hinges on one specific window.
New moon springs push bass and fluke to the Rockaway Inlet seam
Bay water's pushing 78, so the fish that matter are stacking where the cool water meets the warm — and that's the inlet.
New moon springs stack the Race and Plum Gut for the first real evening bass window since June
Fluke have abandoned the hot bays for inlet current, bass are stacking eddies at last light, and the weakfish still haven't shown up despite water warm enough to make them.
New-moon springs reopen the sunset striper window from Stratford Shoal to the Norwalk Islands
Warm harbor water is pushing fluke into the channels while stripers stack up for a flood-tide sunset bite that hasn't been this good since June's full moon.
New moon springs light up the Kings Point flood as sunset stripers return
The first PM window since June's full moon is back, and the bass are using it to feed hard on the last of the light.
Wide-open shelf edge puts yellowfin in range as bluefin stack the 20-fathom breaks
The post-blow thermal seam is the widest we've seen all year — and it's lining up with a squid-heavy dark moon for one of the better midrange windows of the summer.
New moon springs build in the Rips as fluke push to the inlets and weakfish stay a no-show
Hereford Inlet and the Cape May Canal are carrying the fluke load while the back bay cooks and the drum run fades into memory.
Fluke Push to the Inlets as Back Bay Water Runs Warm
New moon springs building toward a big outgoing flow — that's where the doormats and the bluefish are stacking this week.
Fluke slide into the inlets as Great Bay water climbs past 78, dawn surf holds the bass and blues
New moon springs building through the weekend should tighten up the drift at Little Egg and put some current back in Barnegat Inlet — here's where I'd spend the tide.
Fluke slide out of the bay and into Double Creek Channel as flats push past 78 degrees
New moon spring tides build toward the weekend, and the outgoing water at Barnegat Inlet is where the doormats and the bluefish are both showing up.
New moon springs open a sunset window for bass at the Sea Bright rocks
Fluke have abandoned the bathtub-warm bay for the inlets, and the incoming new moon tide sets up the first real PM striper bite since June's full moon.
New moon springs load up the Rip as fluke abandon the baking bay for the Hook Channels
Bay water pushing 78 degrees has fluke stacking in Ambrose and Chapel Hill Channel while stripers wait on the sunset flood at Romer Shoal.
New moon springs load up The Race as bonito push past Block Island toward the Gut
Bigger water is moving through Valiant Rock and Plum Gut this week — bass are eating on the wire, and the bonito corridor just got a lot wider.
New moon springs load up the PM flood — stripers on the rocks, first bonito whispers at Watch Hill
A widening warm corridor from Newport to Point Judith has bonito scouts buzzing while the Sound's rock piles settle into a real sunset bite.
New moon springs load up the Thames — stripers stack the seams at Fort Trumbull
Bigger tides are pushing bait out of the upper river and stacking bass and blues where the Thames meets the Sound.
New moon springs push fluke into the inlets, porgies stack up off Black Point
Warm bay water is shoving the fluke out to the channels while a building new-moon tide sets up the best sunset striper window since June's full moon.
New moon springs load up the river mouth rip as school bass and blues show off Great Island
Fast water at Saybrook Point is turning on stripers and bluefish, but you've got to fish the tide stage right or you're just chumming for nothing.
New moon springs load up the PM flood — Charles Island stripers, rockpile porgies holding steady
Tautog season reopened the breakwalls just as building spring tides set up the best sunset striper window since June's full moon.
New-moon springs reopen the sunset striper window off Cockenoe and Penfield
Warm harbor water is shoving fluke out to reef structure while bass stack for the Friday-through-Monday flood.
New Moon Springs Load the Narrows — Stratford Shoal Wakes Up at Dusk
Bigger tides are pushing bait through the Central Sound pinch points, and the bass and blues are starting to answer the dinner bell right on schedule.
Fluke bail out of the bays as summer heat pushes them to the inlets
Manasquan and Barnegat are stacking doormats on the outgoing while stripers thin out and the new moon springs load up for the weekend.
Bay Fluke Push Out to the Inlet as Shinnecock Heats Up Toward the New Moon
Warm bay water is shoving fluke into the channels and the inlet mouth while the first bonito scouts show up on clean incoming tide.
Porgies stack up around Shelter Island as new-moon springs build toward Plum Gut
Fluke slide out of the bay and into the channels while bass wait on the building tide for the weekend's big push.
Post-blow edge lights up Veatch and Hydrographer as the shelf break widens to 10 degrees
A dirty week of weather finally cleared into the best thermal setup of the season, and the yellowfin found the seam first.
Post-blow window opens the Washington Canyon wall — yellowfin stack the warm seam
A 10-degree thermal break at the shelf edge and a darkening moon set up the best two-day stretch of the young season, but you had to be there Wednesday to cash it.
Post-blow warm seam splits Wilmington and Poor Man's — yellowfin stacking the 100-fathom line
A season-wide temperature break born out of last week's wind is holding tuna tight to the canyon walls, with bluefin filling in the midshore gap at 20 fathoms.
Fifty-Pound Bass Still Prowling the Boulders as New Moon Tides Build
The Point keeps giving up big fish on bucktails and eels while the fleet watches for the first bonito push and a bluefin run that's suddenly close enough to matter.
Bay water tips 79°, and the fluke are bailing straight for the inlet
Great South Bay got too warm for its own good this week, so the doormats moved to the bridges and Democrat Point — and that's exactly where you should be too.
Bay's too warm for fluke, so they ran for the inlet — and found company
New-moon springs are stacking up behind Breezy Point, and the outgoing at the Marine Parkway Bridge is starting to look like the best address in the borough.
New moon springs reopen the sunset flood bite off Kings Point
Warm bay water is pushing fluke to the channel edges while bass wait on the rock piles for the tide to turn — here's where to be this weekend.
Widest Thermal Edge of the Season Lights Up Poor Man's–Wilmington Seam for Yellowfin
A post-blow window with a 10-degree break on the shelf has tuna stacked on the 100-fathom line — and the white marlin clock just started ticking.
Widest thermal edge of the season lights up the Hudson's east wall for yellowfin
A post-blow warm seam on the 100-fathom line, a Coimbra bluefin push at 20 fathoms, and the first real white marlin signals of the summer.
Fluke slide out of a broiling bay and stack up in the Jones Inlet cut
Warm Great South Bay water and a building new-moon tide are pushing doormats and resident bass into the channels — here's where to find them.
New moon springs push fluke out of a hot bay and stack them at the inlet
Great South Bay pushing 78 degrees has flushed fluke and bait toward Moriches Inlet, and the building springs tide is setting up the best window of the summer for both.
New moon springs load the rips as giant bass hold at Southwest Ledge
Bonito show early off Newport, fluke slide out to the ocean grounds, and the Ledge is still giving up 40-pound class stripers after dark.
New-moon springs load the North Fork rocks as bay heat pushes fluke to the inlets
Stripers are stacking on the rock piles at dusk while porgies and a scattered bluefish run keep rods bent through Plum Gut.
New-moon springs load up The Race as bass and blues stack the rip
Bigger water through Plum Gut and The Race is turning on the current-lane bite, while fluke push out of the bays and into the inlets on the outgoing.
Porgies stack up off Orient as bass scatter with the bait on the North Fork
Plum Gut's still turning fish but you've got to work the tide right — here's where the porgies, blues, and stray keeper bass are sitting this week.
First real yellowfin push hits the Hudson as the canyon edge finally clears
Post-full-moon tides eased off this week and blue water crept back onto the canyon wall — the tuna noticed before the boats did.
Fluke wake up in Raritan Bay while bunker stay scarce and stripers go nocturnal
Choppers are blitzing the beach, threshers are cruising the wash, and the real story this week is what's NOT showing up — bunker.
Bunker on the Rocks, Fluke in the Back — Jones Inlet Splits Down the Middle
Big bass are eating chunks at the jetties while the fluke bite runs hot in the rivers and cold at the inlet mouth — here's how to fish both.
Warm eddy pushes into Veatch and Hydrographer, yellowfin and mahi show but the bite's a grind
A stubborn warm tongue finally worked into the eastern grounds this week, but you still had to run the numbers and fish the edges hard to connect.
Warm water eddy sets up on Spencer and Lindenkohl, tuna and wahoo answer the call
A post-full-moon push of blue water put fish on the troll all week — just not everywhere, and not for everybody.
Warm-water tongue wraps the east wall — yellowfin steady, marlin still scattered
A Gulf Stream filament pushing over the 100-fathom curve has Washington's canyon fishing a week early, but it's not a slam dunk yet.
Wilmington's warm-water wall holds together — yellowfin and a few whites reward the run
The eddy off the canyon edge is still stacked and holding bait, but you have to run the whole wall to find where the color changes.
Fluke pay off in the bay, bass push to the dark hours as July heat settles in
Jamaica Bay's turned into a sunrise-and-sunset fishery — here's where to be and when.
Weakfish show in the wash as Fire Island fluke settle into their summer groove
A 7-pound weakfish off the inlet surf and steady doormats at the bridges say the bay's finally found its July rhythm.
Moriches Inlet still funneling bass at night, but the sandbar's rewriting the drift
Trophy stripers keep eating live spot in the cut after dark while the inlet's east bar reshapes the current every tide.
Outgoing tide at the inlet stays the money bite as bay warms and fluke scatter
A blown-through NE swell left its mark on the bay margins, but the inlet keeps delivering after dark — here's where the bass, weakfish, and fluke actually are this week.
Big Chesapeake Bass Settle Into the Rips as Block Island Shifts to Summer Pattern
The squid bite is fading and the moon's coming off full, but the fish that mattered most this June are exactly where you'd expect them — deep, cold, and hungry on the ledges.
Sand eels and stripers: the rips settle into their summer rhythm off the Point
Post-new-moon dispersal is over, bass are stacking on bait again, and the fluke bite east of the Lighthouse is finally worth the run.
Porgies stack thick around Shelter Island as the bay slides into full summer mode
Fluke fishing in the channels is a grind right now, but the scup bite off Shelter Island and Orient is as good as it gets this time of year.
Race and Plum Gut load up on big migratory bass as bluefish crash the plug bite
Fog delays the morning run east, but the last two hours of the flood at the Race are turning into the best window of the week.
Neap Tides Slow the Sound as Bass Slide Deep, Bluefish Fill the Gap
With the current soft this week, the bite window shrinks — but bluefish and porgies are picking up the slack from Stratford Shoal to the Norwalk Islands.
Big bass still hunting the Execution Rocks ledge as the Sound settles into summer patterns
The bunker are thick off Matinecock, the bluefish are chopping mid-Sound, and the stripers want moving water and something big trolled past their nose.
Point bass bite stays steady as June moon cycle winds down
Consistent stripers in the rips while fluke action picks up on the south side drifts.
Central Sound bass scatter as southwest winds churn the water for five straight days
Stratford Shoal rip still holding fish, but you'll work for every bite in the chocolate milk.
Bass and drum hold tight to Jersey beaches as water temps climb past 65
Clam baits still king in the suds while bay fluke fishing stays spotty through the heat.
Bay bass stage deep as June heat settles in, weakfish surprise at the inlet
Waning moon pulls bass off the flats while early morning weakfish runs heat up at Rockaway Inlet.
Weakfish crash Jones Inlet as bay temps hit 72 and moon pulls big water
Trophy weaks to 7 pounds mixing with keeper bass on the inlet drift as full moon tides flush bait.
Bay fluke bite heats up as weakfish crash the Fire Island surf
Full moon tides flush bait through the inlet while sand eels trigger keeper action from Captree to the bridges.
Moriches Inlet bass bite peaks at night as new moon tides flush bait
Trophy stripers hitting live spot after dark while fluke fishing stays steady in the shallows.
Weakfish return to Ponquogue as bay temps climb past 68 degrees
Night tides at the inlet producing keeper bass while bay fluke fishing heats up in deeper holes.
Block Island bass settle into summer pattern as water temps climb past 65
Trophy stripers holding deep structure while fluke action picks up on the ledges.
Peconic porgy bite stays steady as summer patterns lock in
Bay water hits 68 degrees, weakfish showing in numbers, bass scattered but findable.
Sound Shore bass scatter as southwest winds churn the shallows dirty
Waning moon brings smaller tides but cleaner water offshore — here's where to find them.
Plum Gut bass bite peaks as butterfish push through the rips
Big migratory bass stacked in the current lanes, but bluefish are wrecking expensive lures.
Sound bass stack on Execution ledge as big tides flush bait through the rips
Forty-inch stripers hit Mojos on the outgoing at the rocks while fluke fishing stays spotty in the shallows.
Yellowfin crash Hydrographer as bluefin migration finally kicks into gear
Eastern canyons firing after weeks of late-season delays, white marlin mixing in the spread.
Poor Man's Canyon fires as bluefin crash the 78-degree break
Mid-Atlantic canyons heating up with tuna action as thermal structure sets up perfectly.
Giant bluefin crash Washington's walls as June heat builds the thermocline
96-inch fish leads parade of quality tuna as canyon structure fires to life.
Giant bluefin crash the 100-fathom line as warm eddy spins up off Wilmington
96-inch fish highlight the best tuna bite we've seen all season in the canyon.
Giant bluefin crash the 100-fathom line as Gulf Stream sets up perfect canyon bite
Mid-60s water along the shelf edge stacking yellowfin, bigeye, and 96-inch giants from the Claw to Texas Tower.
Block Island bass bite fires on squid schools as water temps climb into the 60s
Trophy stripers crushing soft plastics over the Southwest Ledge while bonito make first showing of the season.
Jumbo blues crash Jersey surf as fluke bite heats up in back bays
Mid-60s water temps trigger feeding spree from Sandy Hook to Cape May.
Bass push through Plum Gut as Sound water warms into the seventies
Schoolies thick off Rocky Point while bigger fish work the Orient Point rips at dawn.
Bay bass bite fires as water hits 68 degrees, porgies stack at Shelter Island
New moon tides flush bait through the channels while early summer temps trigger the feeding.
Montauk bass bite fires as sand eels stack the rips and 40-pounders hit eels
Diamond jigs crushing blues to 10 pounds while night eel fishermen connect with slot-plus stripers in the boulder fields.
Bluefish blitz fires Shinnecock Inlet as crystal-clear water stacks bait
Giant blues to 34 inches crash bucktails while stripers work the shadows on the outgoing tide.
Trophy bass crash Moriches Inlet as night bite explodes on live spot
Inlet's non-stop action produces doormat stripers while bay fluke fishing heats up in skinny water.
Weakfish crash Fire Island surf as bay temps hit perfect feeding zone
Seven-pound trout leads charge while fluke stack deep on the Captree drift.
Trophy bass crash the Reynolds Channel jetty as bunker schools thicken
42-pound striper taken on fresh chunks while weakfish push into the inlet on sand eels.
Bay water hits 69 as weakfish crash the party with keeper fluke
Jamaica Bay's warming temps trigger species shift as bass move out and summer fish move in.
Race rips fire as big bass crash butterfish schools in 60-foot water
Plum Gut producing slot fish on three-ways while topwater action explodes at first light in the eastern rips.
Stratford Shoal rip fires as bay water hits 68 degrees
Bucktails and spearing are connecting on keeper bass as the thermal gradient stacks bait.
Execution Rocks trollers nail 50-pound class bass as Sound water hits prime temps
Big Mojos over the ledges producing oversized stripers on moving water.
Yellowfin blitz fires Hydrographer as bluefin migration finally kicks into gear
Eastern canyons come alive with late-season push as full moon tides trigger the bite.
Poor Man's Canyon bluefin bite fires as thermal breaks stack bait deep
Mid-Atlantic canyons producing quality yellowfin and scattered bluefin as water temps stabilize in the 70s.
Giant bluefin crash Washington Canyon as early season bite fires up
96-inch fish leads parade of quality tuna on the 100-fathom line as canyon walls come alive.
Giant bluefin crash the 100-fathom line as Gulf Stream edge sets up perfect
Canyon Runner boats finding 90-plus inch fish on the temperature break in 600 feet.
Giant bluefin crash the 100-fathom line as bunker feeds fire the canyon
Stick baits and jigs producing trophy tuna as thermocline sets up perfect feeding zone.
Trophy bass crash Block Island as summer migration peaks with perfect conditions
Mid-40-inch class stripers hitting bucktails and flutter spoons on the ledges as cool water draws fish from hundreds of miles away.
Jumbo blues crash Jersey jetties as summer patterns shift into high gear
Monmouth County rocks producing slammer bluefish while fluke action heats up in the bays.
Bass push through Plum Gut as Sound water warms to summer temps
Keeper stripers working the rips while porgy action heats up along the rocky shore.
Peconic bass bite fires as bay water hits prime temps for summer patterns
Slot stripers stack up on bucktails while porgies deliver steady action around Shelter Island.
Montauk bass bite fires as sand eels stack thick in the rips
Forty-pound stripers on eels after dark while diamond jigs work the daytime crowds.
Inlet blues crash the night shift as weakfish wake up at Ponquogue
Big bluefish are terrorizing the outgoing tide while weakies finally show at the bridge.
Moriches Inlet bass bite stays red-hot as live spot produces trophy fish at night
Consistent striper action continues through mid-June with quality fish hitting after dark.
Weakfish crash Fire Island surf as bay water hits prime temps
Seven-pound tide-runner leads charge while fluke stack up on Captree drifts.
Trophy bass crash Reynolds Channel as bunker schools stack thick in the inlet
48-inch cow taken on fresh bunker chunks while weakfish push back into the surf zone.
Bay water hits 69 as weakfish crash the party with keeper fluke
Jamaica Bay's trifecta firing on all cylinders as temperatures climb and bait thins out.
Big bass crash Plum Gut as butterfish fuel feeding frenzy
Overslot stripers hammer swim shads and spoons while blues wreck everything else.
Bass blitz the Norwalk rocks as summer patterns lock in
Stripers stack on structure while fluke move shallow in warming Sound waters.
Gator blues crash Western Sound as bass push deep in 70-degree water
Big bluefish blitzing bunker while stripers retreat to structure in warming Sound
Gator blues crash the Sound as bass push deep on 70-degree water
Big bluefish blitzing bait while stripers retreat to structure in warming Western Sound.
Trophy bass crash the Southwest Ledge as 68-degree water stacks bait
Flutter spoons and bucktails producing keeper stripers to 40 inches in the thermal break.
Peconic bass bite fires as bay water hits 72 degrees
Slot stripers crash bucktails on the flood while porgies stack thick around Shelter Island.
Moriches Inlet fires as 68-degree water stacks bait on the flood
Trophy stripers crash live spot at night while fluke fishing heats up in the skinny water.
Bay water hits 69 degrees as weakfish crash the Marine Parkway drift
Keeper fluke mixing with surprise weakies while bass stage for the summer exodus.
Bass push through Plum Gut as Sound water hits 68 degrees
Incoming tide at Orient Point producing keeper stripers on bunker chunks and eels.
Plum Gut bass crash butterfish schools as 68-degree water triggers feeding frenzy
Trophy stripers stack in the rips while swim shads outproduce bucktails on big fish.
Bluefin blitz hits Poor Man's as 68-degree water stacks bait on the shelf
Spencer and Lindenkohl firing on the troll while Norfolk holds yellowfin in the deep.
Yellowfin blitz fires Hydrographer as bluefin migration finally arrives
Eastern canyons come alive with late-season tuna push and white marlin mixed in.
Yellowfin blitz fires at the Wilmington as Gulf Stream eddy locks in 72-degree water
Temperature break at 100 fathoms stacking bait and holding tuna through the tide changes.
Washington Canyon fires early as 68-degree water brings first yellowfin push
Warm eddies along the northeast wall are holding bait and drawing tunas up from the deep.
Canyon bluefin stack deep as 68-degree water holds at the 100-fathom line
Jigging and stickbaits producing giants in 75 feet of water while trollers work the edges.
Raritan Bay bass blitz fires as 68-degree water stacks bunker on the flood
Inlet fluke bite picking up steam while squid invasion keeps headboats busy from Manasquan south.
Inlet bass blitz fires at sunset as bay water hits 68 degrees
Trophy stripers crash the jetties on bunker chunks while fluke action heats up on the drift.
Weakfish crash Fire Island surf as bay temps hit 68 degrees
Trophy weakfish and keeper fluke stack up as thermal gradient pulls bait through the inlet.
Bluefish blitz fires Shinnecock Inlet as bay water hits 68 degrees
Crystal-clear water and strong currents stack bait on the incoming tide — bucktails and Mag Darters producing keeper bass to 17 pounds.
Montauk bass bite explodes as 68-degree water stacks bait on the rips
Forty-pound stripers crushing eels after dark while diamond jigs produce limits in daylight.
Sound stripers crash the bucktails as 68-degree water stacks bait at the shoals
New moon spring tides and perfect water temps trigger the central Sound bite.
Bay bass bite fires as water hits 69 degrees, weakfish crash the party
Slot stripers staging at the Marine Parkway while keeper weakfish show up for the first time in years.
50-pound bass crash Western Sound as water hits prime feeding temps
Execution Rocks trollers score oversized stripers while mackerel schools trigger feeding frenzies.
Plum Gut bass push through on new moon tides as Sound water cleans up
Big stripers staging at Orient Point as bait pods thicken in the Race approach.
Summer porgies stack up around Shelter Island as bay water climbs into the 70s
Jumbo scup to 3 pounds hitting clam chunks on the flood, while scattered bass work the rips at dawn.
Point bass bite explodes as rips fire on big tides and sand eels stack thick
Forty-pound stripers crushing eels after dark while bucktails work the daylight shift.
Bluefish blitz fires Shinnecock Inlet as crystal-clear water stacks bass
Big blues to 34 inches crash the rips while stripers hunt underneath on bucktails and Mag Darters.
Moriches Inlet fires with trophy bass as June thermocline locks in
Live spot and bunker chunks producing 30-plus-inch stripers on the night bite.
Weakfish crash the Fire Island surf as bay temps hit summer stride
7-pound weakie leads charge while fluke action heats up from Captree to the Robert Moses bridges.
Weakfish crash Jones Inlet as bay water hits prime temps
First real weakfish bite in years lights up the inlet while fluke action stays steady on the drift.
Swim shads crush bucktails as big bass stack in The Race and Plum Gut
Seven-inch Tsunami shads producing multiple overslot stripers while traditional bucktails struggle to match size.
New moon tides fire the Sound as bass stack on bunker schools
Big stripers ambush bait at structure breaks while fluke move shallow on the flood.
Bay hits 74 degrees as fluke crash the Captree drift and bass stage for full moon
Great South Bay's 7-degree thermal advantage over ocean water is stacking bait and firing the bite.
Sound shore bass stack up as bay water hits 74 degrees
Plum Gut approach holds feeding fish on the turn while porgy bite fires at Rocky Point.
Yellowfin surge hits Veatch as 67-degree shelf water fires canyon edges
Warm water push activates eastern canyons while Block Island seas build to 8 feet.
Canyon water hits 67 degrees as yellowfin and mahi push into Spencer Canyon
Offshore trolling window opens as shelf temps climb above feeding threshold.
Washington Canyon fires early as 67-degree shelf water triggers first real tuna bite
Yellowfin and mahi moving up the walls as thermal gradient sets up the season's first offshore push.
Canyon water fires as 67-degree shelf meets Gulf Stream edge
Yellowfin and mahi push inshore as temperature break sets up along the 100-fathom curve.
Point bass bite fires on diamond jigs as water temps hit perfect 67-degree mark
Montauk's legendary structure is stacking stripers as thermal breaks set up south of the lighthouse.
Bay temps hit 74 as fluke stack up in Moriches skinny water
Seven-degree thermal gradient pulls bait inshore while inlet mouth produces on the tide change.
Fluke fire at Jones Inlet as bay water hits 74 degrees
Green bucktails and smelt combo producing keepers on the outgoing turn while bait pods stack thick in the inlet.
Race rips fire as 67-degree water stacks bass on the flood
Big blues crash the party while blackfish bite heats up at Fishers drops.
Sound bass crash the Norwalk Islands as 67-degree shelf water stacks bait
Stratford Shoal rip firing on the outgoing as thermal gradient concentrates spearing and sand eels.
Canyon water hits 67 degrees as yellowfin move into trolling range
Shelf temperatures finally cross the magic threshold that brings pelagics within reach of weekend warriors.
Block Island bass fire as water drops to 62 degrees, Southwest Ledge producing
Cool water shock triggers feeding spree while mainland stays warm at 67-74 degrees.
Bay bass blitz fires as 74-degree water stacks bunker at inlet mouths
Raritan Bay stripers crushing live bunker while fluke action heats up on the outgoing at Manasquan and Shark River.
Peconic bass fire on new moon tides as bay water hits 74 degrees
Slot stripers crash bucktails at sunrise while porgies stack thick around Shelter Island.
Bass blitz the inlet on moon tides as bay water hits 74 degrees
Outgoing water after midnight is stacking stripers on the jetties while fluke crash the canal drift.
Bay water hits 74 as fluke bite fires on the outgoing at Marine Parkway
Six-degree temperature spread between bay and ocean is stacking bait and concentrating fish at the inlet mouth.
Sound bass fire on bunker schools as 68-degree water stacks bait from Throgs to Oyster Bay
Outgoing tides concentrate peanut bunker in the channel mouths while fluke bite picks up on the drift.
Bass crash the Norwalk Islands as bait pods stack on spring tide rips
Schoolies to 32 inches hitting bucktails and soft plastics in the moving water around Charles Island and Middle Ground.
Bass crash the Oyster Bay bunker schools as Sound water hits prime feeding temps
Slot fish stacked from Lloyd's Neck to Matinecock Point on the flood tide.
Yellowfin blitz fires Veatch Canyon as 72-degree water pushes north
Chunking at dawn produces fish to 80 pounds while wahoo crash the spread at first light.
Yellowfin blitz fires Spencer Canyon as 72-degree water holds bait tight
Wahoo and mahi crashing the edges while bluefin work the thermocline at 80 feet.
Washington Canyon fires early as 68-degree water holds yellowfin and first wahoo
Warm eddy on the southwest wall stacking bait and tuna in classic June pattern.
Yellowfin blitz fires Wilmington Canyon as Gulf Stream eddy locks in
Warm-core eddy spinning off the wall is stacking bait and holding 72-degree water.
Yellowfin blitz fires the canyon edge as 72-degree water pushes north
Chunking at the 100-fathom line produces fish to 80 pounds on the new moon tides.
Southwest Ledge fires as bass stack on 66-degree water and bunker schools
Trophy stripers to 38 pounds hitting the thermocline break while fluke fishing heats up inshore.
Raritan Bay bass blitz fires as bunker schools stack thick in the shallows
June heat wave pushes bait tight to structure while stripers gorge in 15 feet of water.
Bass flood Peconic on new moon tides as bay water hits prime temps
Slot stripers crash bucktails at sunrise while porgies stack thick around Shelter Island.
Point bass bite fires on diamond jigs as June water temps climb past 65
Trophy stripers to 26 pounds hitting the boulder fields while fluke action heats up south side.
Shinnecock bass fire on the night bite as bay water climbs to 68 degrees
Outgoing tides after dark producing keeper stripers from the inlet to the canal.
Moriches Bay fluke fishing fires as water temps stabilize in the shallows
Doormat flatfish to 7 pounds hitting bucktails in 6 feet as inlet dynamics shift post-storm.
Bay bass crash the inlet as bunker schools trigger feeding frenzy at Captree
Stripers to 33 inches hitting Bass Assassins on the flood while fluke fishing stays red-hot in 30 feet.
Fluke fishing fires at Jones Inlet as bay water warms and bait moves thick
Green bucktails and fresh smelt producing keeper doormat action from Meadowbrook to the inlet mouth.
Bay fluke fire as water hits 68 — bucktails and Gulp producing limits
Spring tides flush bait through the inlet while weakfish crash the Marine Parkway Bridge on the flood.
Race rips fire as 68-degree water stacks bass on the flood
Trophy stripers crash bucktails in the current while Plum Gut delivers slot fish on the drift.
Bass crash the Norwalk Islands as bait pods stack up on spring tides
Stratford Shoal rip firing on the flood while porgies thicken at Middle Ground
Fluke bite fires in Oyster Bay as bass stack on the Stepping Stones
Western Sound finally waking up with keeper flatfish and slot stripers on the feed.
Bay fluke fire as water hits 68 — bucktails and Gulp dominate the drift
Spring tides flush bait through the inlet while weakfish crash the party at sunset.
Race rips fire as 68-degree water stacks bass on the flood
Big blues crash the party while blackfish wake up on Fishers drops.
Stratford Shoal bass bite fires as bait pods stack on spring tide rips
New moon currents flush bunker from harbors while fluke action heats up in 30-foot zone.
Bass blitz fires the western Sound as bunker schools stack thick off Matinecock
Slot fish crushing live peanuts on the flood tide while fluke fishing stays tough in the shallows.
Yellowfin blitz fires Veatch Canyon as warm water pushes north
Chunking at dawn produces 60-pound class fish while trollers find wahoo in the blue water.
Yellowfin explosion at Spencer as warm water pushes north from the Gulf Stream
Norfolk and Lindenkohl firing on live bunker as 72-degree water holds bait tight to the ledges.
Washington Canyon fires early as warm eddies stack yellowfin on the northwest wall
68-degree water and scattered bunker pods trigger first real tuna bite of the season.
Yellowfin blitz fires at the Wilmington as Gulf Stream eddy locks in
68-degree water spinning off the main current has tuna stacked thick from the 30 line to the wall.
Yellowfin blitz fires the canyon wall as 72-degree water holds bait tight
Big eyes pushing up from the deep as thermal breaks stack everything on the 100-fathom line.
Jones Inlet fluke bite heats up as bay water climbs past 65 degrees
Doormat season kicks into gear with keepers coming from the Meadowbrook drift and inlet mouth.
Southwest Ledge bass bite heats up as bay water climbs past 65 degrees
Trophy stripers staging on the thermal breaks while fluke fishing explodes in the shallows.
Peconic porgy bite finds its rhythm as bay stratifies into early summer pattern
With the offshore reference buoys dark, the tell is internal: warming inside water on the flood is sorting scup, weakfish, and fluke onto predictable structure.
Sound shore runs on memory as buoy network thins out mid-June
With 44025 offline and Block Island's thermistor flickering, the North Fork bite has to be read off structure, tide, and the last good SST chart from June 10.
Western Sound bass settle into mid-June bunker pattern as offshore data thins out
With NDBC 44025 offline and Block Island thermistor intermittent, inside-Sound structure and bait position carry the read this week.
Mid-June bait push holds fish from Sandy Hook to Cape May despite thin buoy data
With offshore reference buoys offline and SST package three days stale, the Jersey beat runs on bunker biology and tide windows this week.
Montauk runs on instinct as offshore buoys go dark mid-June
With 44025 offline and 44097's thermistor blinking in and out, the Point's early-summer bass pattern has to be read off the rocks and the bait.
Inlet thermal gradient sets up the June night bite as offshore reference data thins out
With NDBC 44025 offline and 44097 reporting intermittently, the bay-to-ocean temperature differential at Shinnecock Inlet becomes the controlling variable.
Moriches Inlet runs on inference as offshore buoys go dark mid-June
With 44025 offline and 44097 intermittent, the bay's internal thermal gradient becomes the primary read for inlet bass and skinny-water fluke.
Bay warms ahead of ocean as Fire Island fleet works a split-temperature front
With offshore buoy 44025 dark and the SST package five days stale, the controlling variable is the inside-outside thermal gradient stacking bait at the inlet.
Jamaica Bay sits in the June thermal pivot with offshore reference data dark
With Buoy 44025 offline and no fresh SST package since June 10, the bay's own thermal engine is the read — and it's pushing fluke and bass into predictable lanes.
Race and Plum Gut bass dialed in on bucktail drifts as offshore reference data thins
With 44025 offline and 44097 intermittent, the eastern Sound bite is being read off tide stage and structure rather than fresh SST telemetry.
Central Sound runs blind as 44025 goes dark, but June thermal script still controls the bite
With the primary offshore reference offline and SST imagery four days stale, structure and tide stage become the only honest variables on the chart.
Canyon intel thin as offshore buoys go dark, but the calendar says Spencer first
With 44017, 44039 and 44040 offline, June timing and the last published SST chart from June 8 carry the load for southern canyon planning.
Hudson Canyon opens June in a data fog as offshore buoys stay dark
With canyon-approach stations 44017, 44025, and 44066 offline, the read on the shelf-break thermal edge is coming from satellite SST alone.
Sandy Hook at 63 degrees turns Raritan Bay into the engine room of the spring run
A four-to-six degree thermal gap between the back of the bay and the open Bight is concentrating bunker and bass inside the rips.
Bay thermal engine carries the Jamaica Bay bite while the ocean side stays sloppy
A 6-degree delta between NY Bight at 57°F and the back-bay flats is stacking bass, weakfish and fluke on inlet structure and marsh drains.
Thermal break at Jones Inlet stacks bait inside while ocean stays raw
NY Bight buoy 44025 holding 57°F with a 9-second southeast swell keeps the bite pinned to back-bay channels and the inlet throat.
Estuary thermal engine fires Great South Bay as ocean stays cold and sloppy
A 5- to 6-degree delta between back-bay flats and the NY Bight is stacking bass and bait inside the inlet while the open beach stays restricted.
Moriches thermal engine fires on the ebb as the ocean stays cold and lumpy
NY Bight buoy 44025 holds 57°F with a 9-second swell, pushing the bite inside the inlet where back-bay water is climbing into the low 60s.
Block Island holds at 56°F as thermal wall offshore concentrates bass on the Ledge edges
Buoy 44097 reading 56.1°F keeps the open-ocean migration pinched against structure while Newport-side estuaries pull into the upper 50s.
Montauk water at 59.4°F as spring trophy class stacks the rips
A 3°F inside-to-outside thermal break is concentrating bait and overslot bass on the Point's current edges while Block Island Sound stays sloppy.
Peconic thermal engine builds as bay water laps 60 while the ocean stalls
A 7-degree delta between Montauk's 59.4°F reading and New London's 51.8°F has stacked bait and bass inside Plum Gut and Shelter Island channels.
Sound shore runs cold east of Horton as estuary warmth concentrates bass inside the rocks
A steep west-to-east thermal gradient — Kings Point at 58.6°F, New London at 51.8°F — is staging migratory bass tight to North Fork structure.
Central Sound thermal gradient sharpens as Kings Point hits 58.6 and bass stack the western basins
A seven-degree west-to-east water temperature spread from Kings Point to New London is dictating where the migration is actively feeding.
Western Sound thermal gradient stacks trophy bass from Throgs Neck to Matinecock
Kings Point at 58.6°F is running seven degrees warmer than New London, compressing migratory bass and bait into the western basin.