fisherman's blog

John,Thanks for the tip as to where to launch my kayak. My buddy John Z. and Ifished for about an hour and a half this morning and landed 17 stripers(27-32 inches) off the rocks and shoreline around the back side of theisland. We used poppers. And... we made it to work by 9:00am in NJ!!!David "Kayak Guy" Dunne

The Run Off Checks in

captain Pete Meyers run off charters reports after the rain sat.night fishing got hot. blues and bass on the top feeding on a bunker school. .John g. of the bobs glass charter landed a 46 # bass ! captain pete said this was the biggest bass on the run off so far this year.the fish was taken in hemsted harbor 42 feet of water ,on a big bunker head no weight at all.

Fishermen's Tails

Deric Spindell caught a 34 pound striped bass at the mouth of Manhassett Bay under a school of bunker on Jack's fresh bunker!

Weekend catches

Giant porgies from Bayville. Only kept fish over 12". Weight to 2.25. Dozens of legal fish under 12 released.

Check out some recent catches caught aboard the ISLAND CURRENT FLEET located out of City Island, NY in the photo gallery.

Photo 1: Barbara Walsh 9 pound fluke

Photo 2: Justim Kuhl Sea Bass

Photo 3: Jessica & 1 st Mate Carl

Big John's into the weekend fishing report

To put it mildly the night bass and blue fishing has been the best it has been in 20 years fish right now are between harts island and execution lighthouse and are abundant day or night. The best bait is fresh bunker of course this run should last at least another month until the water temperature gets real warm and then they move to warmer water out east so now is the time to get out and go fishing for these fish. On the porgy scene they are catching nice size porgies at Prospect Point, Sands Point, Matinicock and also by Rye and Mamaroneck are very good for big porgies. The best bait is sand worms and clams but to really secure a good catch you must use plenty of chum chumming is a must. As the weather gets warmer porgy fishing will get better and better every day. Fluke fishing is starting to pick up now with some keepers being caught a keeper nowadays is a very large fish so to catch a keeper it is a very good thing! Where they are catching porgies the fluke can also be found look for a rocky bottom or some kind of structure that is where these fluke will be sitting. Best bait spearing, squid, sand eel combo on a SPRO bucktail or fluke bullet. The weather is phenomenal the fishing is too so there is no excuse for you to say I can't go fishing so take a kid,Grandma,Grandpa,Dad, Mom,Wife,Husband,Sister,Brother,Son,Daughter or a friend fishing today! See You Soon! ~Big John jacks bait and tackle *if you are not going to eat them please catch,photo and release them

Fishermen's log

Pictures in photo gallery
HI! JACKS LAST NIGHT I CAUGHT UNDER SURF A STRIPE BASS FISH 31 INCHES, WITH SMALL HOOK AT CITY ISLAND AT 11:30 PMWITH FRESH SANDWORMS
THANK YOU JACKS
ATT FELIX

John,
Here's one my daughter Lindsey and I caught on 6/13/08 with a bunker head...the fish weighed 35 pounds and was 43 inches long...some fight!! The fishing has been very good this year in the sound.
Take care,

Hal Kinford

Shark Tournament Winners

Local anglers Dr. Chris Earle, Jimmy Earle , Joe "Mako" Milazzo, and Anthony Baranello fished the star island shark tournament in montauk this weekend. The crew, fishing Dr. Earle's 32 Albemarle "Y-Knot", landed a 298 lb. thresher to take heaviest shark on the first day of the tournament and second heaviest shark overall.Christopher Earle DVM.
see picture in Jack's photo gallery

Weekend Reports

run off charters; reports great bass and bluefish action! The bite is on after the storm!! big blue fish for this time of year (upto 12 lbs.) mostly in the top 15 feet of the water colum.Heamsted harbor is loaded .Big bass also on the top near and around the bunker schools. all fish wear taken on fresh bunker,top size bass for the last 3 nights have all been in the 28 to34 lbs range,make sure your bunker gets changed every time it washes out or every 10 minutes! Use as little weight as possable or none at all.good luck to all and good fishing Captain Pete

Tommy caught 41 pound Striped Bass

John Marinelli caught a cow bass weighing in at 35 pounds caught on fresh bunker around Rye Playland

Tino Valente pulled in some big bass on Jack's skiff at execution lighthouse

Frankie P caught on Jack's Bunker on Jersey diamond red eyes a 30 pound bass in Hempstead Harbor

Anthony Rich caught 42 pound bass. Rodney DeCuffa caught a 30 lb bass and Terry Lorino caught 25 lb bass. We caught them all with the fresh bunker from Jack's Bait!

John, I caught a nice pair on Fathers Day . 34" and 36" and 40 inches - 26 lbs. 6-14-08 Joe Palma

see pictures in the photo gallery soon

Weakfish are jumping

Wilson Sanchez caught a 14 pound weakfish on fresh clams from Jacks in Matinicock Bay on his boat the Los Mellose

Rocko Ramdin caught a 13 pound weakfish on sandworms in Oyster Bay on his boat The Lock & Load

The Bass are Bountiful

Carlo Fragola brings in a 36 pound striped bass caught on Jack's Famous Bunker!

Fishermen's tales

Hey John,
John and I went to buoy 42 area last night. We caught 2 keepers at 36 and 39" and some blues. Everyone around us was into fish. We were going to stay but we had enough. Got back to the dock before dark.

Big John's fishing report

Striped bass fishing is the best it has been in 40 years fish from 25-55 pounds and better! The best bait is fresh or live bunker the bigger bass are biting just on the heads. The fish are so schooled up right now that you don't have to sink the bait to the bottom the fish will come up to the top on chunks. Blues are mixed in with the bass but you have to wait out the bluefish bite and as soon as the tide turns is when the bass come alive. The night bite right now is best! Fluke and porgies are also going very well so if you can get away from the blues and bass the porgies are being caught on sandworms, bloodworms, fresh clams and dont' forget to use plenty of clam chum to keep them around the boat. Big porgies between 1-3 pounds are the norm caught by Prospect Point, Sands Point, Mantinicock, Bayville, Oyster Bay, Rye and Mamaroneck. They are catching fluke on spearing, squid and sand eels by all the points, bridges, barges, Hart Island and the blouses. For every 2 people there are 2 keepers over 20 1/2 inches being caught.

The fishing is heating up in the Long Island Sound! How are you doing in this heat wave? Come on down to a VERY COOL Jack's Bait and Tackle today!

See You Soon!
~Big John

Incoming fishing reports

Sergio Dechiari caught a 32 pound striped bass on fresh bunker in Hempstead Harbor yesterday

Jack Delbene caught a 40 pound striped bass in rye Playland on Fresh Bunker on his boat the Masterbaiter

The Daybreak fishing boat caught a 53 pound striped bass between Hempstead Harbor and Matinicock on their night fishing trip last night

The Run Off fishing boat out of City Island checks in with: Sunday night the run off limited out on bass 10 bass were landed 8 released all on World Famous Jack's bunker chunks the 10 keepers were all in the 20 to 30 lbs. range, the pool winner was 33lbs there are a few night dates still available in the next 3 weeks.

The Island Current checks in with:
Night fish have been nothing short of spectacular. Some notable catches include Andy Locksmith 31 lb, Mike DiNome 36 lb, Miguel Calderon 44 lb, Josh Rogers 37 lb. Last night, 6/9, Capt. Brendan limited out the entire boat on Striped bass, keeping only their limit and throwing fish back. Most night seeing anywhere from 15 to 50 keeper bass, with 200 plus bluefish mixing in for excitement. The fishing has been super! Rich, the bite is ON!!!!! Using close to 600 pieces of fresh bunker a day, fresh bait, quality gear, the cream of the crop for party / charter fishing.

Starting this Thursday, 6/12 (8 AM everyday) ISLAND CURRENT II PORGY EXPRESS!!!!

Happy Hump Day Fishing Report

Striped bass is doing excellent everyday someone is weighing a 31 pounder 25 pounder etc so there are plenty of striped bass being caught all on fresh bunker. They are catching them behind Execution Lighthouse, Hempstead Harbor and by bouy 42 in water depth of 30-50 ft. Be sure to look for structure on the bottom that is where these fish are hanging out. This run will continue for the month of June into July. Also all the bluefish you want are being caught anywhere in the long island Sound around Execution Lighthouse, Hempstead Harbor, the bridges, Manhassett Bay they are being caught on fresh bunker. For the porgie catchers there are plenty of porgies up by Matinicock, Bayville and Oyster Bay 1-2 pound fish are being caught most are limiting out fish being caught on bloodworms, sandworms and clams. Chumming is a must to keep the fish around your boat in water depth of 20-40ft. Also look for a structure or rocks etc. Fluke be caught off all the points Prospect, Sands, Mantinicock, Bayville, Gangway Rock, Harts Islandc the blouses, the barges and bridges caught by drifting with spearing, squid and sand eels in 15-20 ft they are getting the big flatties for every 10 fish there are 2 keepers over 20 1/2 in.
Also some surprise catches of sea bass while fishing for porgies have been reported! The weather is going to be great! The fishing is good! And Jack's bait as always is fresh! So come on down and see Big John and The Boys Soon!

~Big John

Kick Off to June Weekend Pictures

check out the catches of the weekend in the Photo Gallery!

The Mazella Twins caught their first bass on fresh bunker around Hart's Island

Dominick Ferrara caught 40 pound bass with his son John who caught a 30 pound bass on Jack's fresh bunker in Hempstead Harbor

Andre Cabrera and Joe prag caught a 38 pound bass on fresh bunker in Larchmont

~Big John