Fire Island / Great South Bay
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Weakfish crash Fire Island surf as bay water hits prime temps
Seven-pound tide-runner leads charge while fluke stack up on Captree drifts.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.