first 13.92 pounds
second 13.88 pounds
third 13.71 pounds
fourth 13.62 pounds
fifth 13.34 pounds
sixth 13.32 pounds
Congratulations!
Sunday, August 30
Sunday morning check in for Bluefish Contest
1st place is 13.92 pounds
2nd place is 13.71 pounds
3rd place is 13.62 pounds
cut off 12.05 pounds
2nd place is 13.71 pounds
3rd place is 13.62 pounds
cut off 12.05 pounds
Saturday, August 29
Bluefish contest update
fish in first is 13.71
second is 13.62
third 13.34
cut off 10.14
these fish are being caught in captains cove in connecticut
second is 13.62
third 13.34
cut off 10.14
these fish are being caught in captains cove in connecticut
Monday, August 24
Fishing Report
This past week with the threatening storm of Hurricane Bill many people decided to stay home or off the water but those who didn't found that there is plenty of bluefish and porgies in the Long Island Sound. On the porgy front fish to 3 pounds continue to be caught in all the areas from New Rochelle to Larchmont, Mamaroneck, Rye and across the sound from The Execution Lighthouse to Prospect Point, Sands Point, Matinicock and Bayville. These fish are being caught in 15-20ft of water with guys achoring up and using plenty of chum to keep the porgies around the boat. The best bait are Jack's jumbo sandworms, bloodworms and fresh skimmer clams occassionally some of these big porgies will also eat spearing. The porgy season will remain open for the private and rental boats until Sept. 26th. A quick note from Sept. 1st to Oct. 15th all party boat and charter boats will be allowed 45 fish at 11 inches. So make sure to get out and take advantage of what is left of this great porgy fishing season!
On the bluefish front this is the final week to sign up for the WICC bluefish contest, Friday Aug. 28th at 8pm is the deadline to sign up. It costs $37 to sign up, receive a free T-shirt and a chance to win first prize $25,000 second prize $10,000, third prize $5,000 and plenty of other prizes after that. This year they also tagged a $50,000 fish which makes the contest alot more exciting! The bluefish have been caught at Prospect Point, Sands Point, behind Execution Lighthouse which is in the middle of the Long Island Sound, and also on the Connecticut side by Larchmont, Mamaroneck and Rye. These fish are being caught in 30-40ft of water with Jack's fresh bunker cut in chunks and fished on the bottom. The schools of bunker seem to have moved way to the East so do not try to look for schools of bunker just drop Jack's fresh bunker to the bottom to catch the blues. These fish are weighing in at 10-15 pounds so we stand a very good chance of having large fish caught for the Big Bluefish Contest this weekend!
So come on down to Jack's real soon to enjoy the last of your summertime fishing fun!
During the contest you can call, email or send us your number for texted updates.
jacksbait@aol.com
See You Soon!
Big John
On the bluefish front this is the final week to sign up for the WICC bluefish contest, Friday Aug. 28th at 8pm is the deadline to sign up. It costs $37 to sign up, receive a free T-shirt and a chance to win first prize $25,000 second prize $10,000, third prize $5,000 and plenty of other prizes after that. This year they also tagged a $50,000 fish which makes the contest alot more exciting! The bluefish have been caught at Prospect Point, Sands Point, behind Execution Lighthouse which is in the middle of the Long Island Sound, and also on the Connecticut side by Larchmont, Mamaroneck and Rye. These fish are being caught in 30-40ft of water with Jack's fresh bunker cut in chunks and fished on the bottom. The schools of bunker seem to have moved way to the East so do not try to look for schools of bunker just drop Jack's fresh bunker to the bottom to catch the blues. These fish are weighing in at 10-15 pounds so we stand a very good chance of having large fish caught for the Big Bluefish Contest this weekend!
So come on down to Jack's real soon to enjoy the last of your summertime fishing fun!
During the contest you can call, email or send us your number for texted updates.
jacksbait@aol.com
See You Soon!
Big John
Monday, August 17
Fishing Report
As we approach the unofficial end of the summer 2009 season today Aug. 17th is the final day for fluke fishing. We had a great run this past week with fish to 9 pounds being weighed in at the shop which were all caught on spearing, squid, sand eels and fresh bunker filets but despair not because even though the fluke fishing is closing the bluefish, the striped bass and the porgy fishing has picked up a notch!
This past week all of the local boats, rental boats, private boats and party boats caught great numbers of bluefish, porgies and a few stripers.
The bluefish are being caught from the Throgs Neck Bridge to Stepping Stone Lighthouse, Mannhassett Bay, Hempstead Harbor, Execution Lighthouse and around the backside of Hart's Island. These fish are being caught on fresh bunker off the bottom and around the schools of bunker.
Striped bass will occassionally bite the line if you are out between 5am and 9am early in the morning. Best bait is of course Jack's fresh bunker and these fish are also on the bottom.
On the porgy front there are people catching their limits with fish to 3 pounds all in the local areas around Pea Island, Huckleberry Island, Davis Island, Execution Lighthouse, Sands Point and Prospect Point. These are agressive and usually found in 15-20ft of water. Best bait is Jack's jumbo sandworms, juicy bloodworms, fresh clams and squid.
The porgy season will continue to be open until Sept. 26th for all private ,offshore and rental boats. We still have at least 5 more weeks of good porgy fishing so make sure to get out and take advantage of every nice day. For the party boats starting Sept. 1st their porgy season will increase with a 45 fish bag limit at 11 inches until Oct. 15th so again make sure to get out and enjoy the final few months of this red hot porgy fishing.
For those bluefish enthusiasts The WICC Bluefish Contest with a 1st place prize of $25,000, $10,000 second place, $5,000 third place and many other large money prizes will start Friday night at midnight Aug. 28th. You have until Friday Aug. 28th at 8pm to sign up, $37 is the entry fee and you will get a tee shirt and a chance to win some big money! NOTE I encourage all those bluefishermen to get involved because the bluefishing has been spectacular with large bluefish being caught. It doesn't hurt to take a chance so we will see you soon here at Jack's Bait and Tackle on City Island in The Bronx NY!
PS along with all of the fresh baits needed for these fish CHUMMING IS A MUST, clam chum for the porgies and bunker chum for the bass and blues.
See You Soon!
Big John
This past week all of the local boats, rental boats, private boats and party boats caught great numbers of bluefish, porgies and a few stripers.
The bluefish are being caught from the Throgs Neck Bridge to Stepping Stone Lighthouse, Mannhassett Bay, Hempstead Harbor, Execution Lighthouse and around the backside of Hart's Island. These fish are being caught on fresh bunker off the bottom and around the schools of bunker.
Striped bass will occassionally bite the line if you are out between 5am and 9am early in the morning. Best bait is of course Jack's fresh bunker and these fish are also on the bottom.
On the porgy front there are people catching their limits with fish to 3 pounds all in the local areas around Pea Island, Huckleberry Island, Davis Island, Execution Lighthouse, Sands Point and Prospect Point. These are agressive and usually found in 15-20ft of water. Best bait is Jack's jumbo sandworms, juicy bloodworms, fresh clams and squid.
The porgy season will continue to be open until Sept. 26th for all private ,offshore and rental boats. We still have at least 5 more weeks of good porgy fishing so make sure to get out and take advantage of every nice day. For the party boats starting Sept. 1st their porgy season will increase with a 45 fish bag limit at 11 inches until Oct. 15th so again make sure to get out and enjoy the final few months of this red hot porgy fishing.
For those bluefish enthusiasts The WICC Bluefish Contest with a 1st place prize of $25,000, $10,000 second place, $5,000 third place and many other large money prizes will start Friday night at midnight Aug. 28th. You have until Friday Aug. 28th at 8pm to sign up, $37 is the entry fee and you will get a tee shirt and a chance to win some big money! NOTE I encourage all those bluefishermen to get involved because the bluefishing has been spectacular with large bluefish being caught. It doesn't hurt to take a chance so we will see you soon here at Jack's Bait and Tackle on City Island in The Bronx NY!
PS along with all of the fresh baits needed for these fish CHUMMING IS A MUST, clam chum for the porgies and bunker chum for the bass and blues.
See You Soon!
Big John
Monday, August 3
Fishing Report
This first week of August has proven to be a great week for bluefish, striped bass, fluke and porgies.
On the bluefish front they have returned with a vengeance, fish to 10 pounds are being caught at the Stepping Stone Lighthouse, Throgs Neck Bridge, Orchard Beach, Hart's Island, Manhassett Bay, and Half Moon Beach. These fish are here eating the schools of bunker. To catch big blues you need to use fresh bunker and mackeral which works best by putting the bait on the hook to the bottom. There are a few striped bass mixed in with the bluefish in the 25-30 pound class and hopefully this run of bass and blues will hang around for the next 3 months eating at the bunker every day.
On the porgy front they are catching large porgies at Pea Island, Huckleberry Island, The CBS Tower, New Rochelle, Larchmont and Mamaroneck. These porgies are in 15-25 feet of water and the best bait to use is sand worms, bloodworms, fresh clams and squid. And remember you much use plenty of chum to keep these porgies around your boat. Chumming is a must!
Meanwhile on the fluke front the season will be closed 2 weeks from today on Aug.17th. For the die hard fluke fishermen they are now starting to catch fish over 21 inches. These fish are being caught off all the points, bridges, barges in the Western Long Island Sound in 20-30 feet of water with spearing, sand eels and squid combos as the best bait. Remember to catch fluke you need to drift and cover a lot of bottom until you find them and then drift over that same spot again and again and again.
There is still plenty of good fishing left for the 2009 season so I suggest to all to take advantage of every nice day and get it done. Good Luck!
See You Soon!
Big John
http://www.jacksbaitandtackle.com/
On the bluefish front they have returned with a vengeance, fish to 10 pounds are being caught at the Stepping Stone Lighthouse, Throgs Neck Bridge, Orchard Beach, Hart's Island, Manhassett Bay, and Half Moon Beach. These fish are here eating the schools of bunker. To catch big blues you need to use fresh bunker and mackeral which works best by putting the bait on the hook to the bottom. There are a few striped bass mixed in with the bluefish in the 25-30 pound class and hopefully this run of bass and blues will hang around for the next 3 months eating at the bunker every day.
On the porgy front they are catching large porgies at Pea Island, Huckleberry Island, The CBS Tower, New Rochelle, Larchmont and Mamaroneck. These porgies are in 15-25 feet of water and the best bait to use is sand worms, bloodworms, fresh clams and squid. And remember you much use plenty of chum to keep these porgies around your boat. Chumming is a must!
Meanwhile on the fluke front the season will be closed 2 weeks from today on Aug.17th. For the die hard fluke fishermen they are now starting to catch fish over 21 inches. These fish are being caught off all the points, bridges, barges in the Western Long Island Sound in 20-30 feet of water with spearing, sand eels and squid combos as the best bait. Remember to catch fluke you need to drift and cover a lot of bottom until you find them and then drift over that same spot again and again and again.
There is still plenty of good fishing left for the 2009 season so I suggest to all to take advantage of every nice day and get it done. Good Luck!
See You Soon!
Big John
http://www.jacksbaitandtackle.com/
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