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i would recommend walking till ya don't see people, or if you are wetsuting u should be fine, on a weekend there are lots of people, tourists, yahoo's and as soon as fish break you'll have people to your right, your left, and right behind you and they dont get the hint when the line passes next to their heads on your backcast.... my advice weekday, or a far rock off the beach.... GOOD LUCK <)><
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Good advice sandflee...here's a few other tips. Make sure you have holes in your stripping basket...took a few waves up to the chest yesterday (ask sandflee about that one). Bring some rainbait patterns (actually bring a lot). The pluggers weren't doing too well tossing onto the mayhem cause the bass were on 2" anchovies. Of course we couldn't get a cast off being wrapped in mono from people tangling left and right. Also take a drive(permit helps)or walk to the west of the point...less people, calmer conditions and sometimes more fish (ask sandflee about that one too) Don't forget your spikes. Good luck and be careful
Good advice sandflee...here's a few other tips. Make sure you have holes in your stripping basket...took a few waves up to the chest yesterday (ask sandflee about that one). Bring some rainbait patterns (actually bring a lot). The pluggers weren't doing too well tossing onto the mayhem cause the bass were on 2" anchovies. Of course we couldn't get a cast off being wrapped in mono from people tangling left and right. Also take a drive(permit helps)or walk to the west of the point...less people, calmer conditions and sometimes more fish (ask sandflee about that one too) Don't forget your spikes. Good luck and be careful
Fly Fish Montauk
Depends on your casting skills and wind direction. (Always present in Montauk in October). In any event, usually around Colombus Day Albies are well pronounced and make passes within casting range along Gin Beach and Shagwong. Take East Lake Drive to end and park before the No Parking Signs. Blues as well as Bass sometimes show as well. Don't count out the Jetties themesleves as Albies rush them this time of year almost daily at some point of the day. I've even seen them come in the harbor all the way to Gosmans. Also the areas just west of the lighthouse are usually pretty reliable. Turtle cove on the ocean side is an easier beach to cast as long as the wind is not out of the south too much. Gets crowded though. Paths along the north side of the lighthouse will take you to productive areas as well. Take along deceivers, clousers, and the like. Don't count out topwater stuff though. I've done well with Crease flies among the melay. Good Luck
Depends on your casting skills and wind direction. (Always present in Montauk in October). In any event, usually around Colombus Day Albies are well pronounced and make passes within casting range along Gin Beach and Shagwong. Take East Lake Drive to end and park before the No Parking Signs. Blues as well as Bass sometimes show as well. Don't count out the Jetties themesleves as Albies rush them this time of year almost daily at some point of the day. I've even seen them come in the harbor all the way to Gosmans. Also the areas just west of the lighthouse are usually pretty reliable. Turtle cove on the ocean side is an easier beach to cast as long as the wind is not out of the south too much. Gets crowded though. Paths along the north side of the lighthouse will take you to productive areas as well. Take along deceivers, clousers, and the like. Don't count out topwater stuff though. I've done well with Crease flies among the melay. Good Luck
Montuak
Yes Rocktrout, Gin Beach is at the end of East Lake Drive. There are jetties on both sides of the inlet. The jetty at the end of East Lake Dr. tends to get more Albie action, and the beach adjacent to it is Gin. Named for bootlegging the libation back during prohibition. Out at Montuak the general rule is incoming-south side, outgoing north. Good Luck.
Yes Rocktrout, Gin Beach is at the end of East Lake Drive. There are jetties on both sides of the inlet. The jetty at the end of East Lake Dr. tends to get more Albie action, and the beach adjacent to it is Gin. Named for bootlegging the libation back during prohibition. Out at Montuak the general rule is incoming-south side, outgoing north. Good Luck.
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Shag is on the north side of Montauk. You'll need a 4x4 and the county permit to get there.
OTOH, you can park at Gin Beach (end of east lake drive) and walk the beach. Bit too far to walk to shag IMO.
Jaiem
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OTOH, you can park at Gin Beach (end of east lake drive) and walk the beach. Bit too far to walk to shag IMO.
Jaiem
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