Jamaica Bay / Rockaway
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.