Jones Inlet / Hempstead Bay
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.