Fishing Report

We are now in the infamous month of June, this is the month that everything comes together at one time in Long Island Sound.

On the striped bass front we are weighing in fish to 47 pounds-from private boats, rental boats and party boats,along the shoreline fish to at least 40 pounds are being caught. The best bait is of course Jack's fresh bunker, let me repeat Jacks fresh bunker these fish are in 20-50ft of water and are being caught from the Throggs Neck Bridge, Stepping Stone Lighthouse, Hewlitt Point, Prospect Point, Fort Toten and behind Execution Lighthouse, by Buoy 42, both on the Long Island and the Conn. sides, Mamaroneck, Rye and Port Chester are also doing very well. There are bluefish mixed in with these bass from 2-10 pounds, remember to wait out the tide as fresh schools of fish are swimming through on every tide.

For those fishermen who want to keep the fish around their boat make sure to use plenty of Jack's fresh ground bunker and clam chum. On the porgy front the porgies are coming in in droves off of Prospect Point, Sands Point, Matinicock Point, Bayville, Oyster Bay and Smithtown Bay. There has been no problem on the party boats, private boats and rental boats catching your limit. Best bait Jack's jumbo sand worms and blood worms, fresh clams and squid, remember chumming is a must! These fish are being caught in 15-25ft of water.

As we get closer to the middle of June these fish will be all around this entire area.

On the fluke front we have been weighing in fish from 3-7 pounds. There are plenty of throw backs in the mix to make for great action, as the water temperature gets warmer the larger fluke will invade the Western Long Island Sound. These fish are being caught off Harts Island, the barges, the bridges and all the points, Prospect, Sands, Matinicock etc. Best bait is Jacks sure catch spearing, sand eels and squid combo on either a buck tail or one of Jacks famous fluke rigs. The depth of water 25-40ft while drifting the tide is best.

Due to the inclement weather we had this spring it has set up a great fishing season, keeping the water temperature just right so expect a fabulous fishing season. As the days progress make sure to take advantage of every day and get out and go fishing, remember a bad day fishing is always better than a good day at work!

See You Soon!
Big John and The Boys
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