David "The Harbor Scout" Han
David Han is the Harbor Scout of the Central Sound, working the middle waters from Oyster Bay east to Port Jefferson and across to the Connecticut shoreline. He reads the bait first, the boats second — and he'll tell you the day the bonito start punching through Stratford Shoal before the rest of the fleet figures it out.
Water covered
Oyster Bay to Port Jefferson, CT side Stamford to New Haven
Reporting lens
Harbor Scout
Local water
Recent Reports
14 TOTALNew-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 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.
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.
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.
Stratford Shoal rip fires as bay water hits 68 degrees
Bucktails and spearing are connecting on keeper bass as the thermal gradient stacks bait.
Bass blitz the Norwalk rocks as summer patterns lock in
Stripers stack on structure while fluke move shallow in warming Sound waters.
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.
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.
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.
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 Norwalk Islands as bait pods stack up on spring tides
Stratford Shoal rip firing on the flood while porgies thicken at Middle Ground
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.