OCEAN BEACH - FIRE ISLAND
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hi ;; fasteddie you should do good on the back side with weakfish ,3/8 with worm . you can fish the first street west of the garbage chimmey .and the pier's west of that .for fluke.weak's.
fish the ocean side bait clam's bunker
some plug's/hi/low rig clams.
have a nice stay . early A.M.for the weak's bay side!!!!! try the dock by fins'& point of woods//
good luck!!!!!!!!!!!!1
hi ;; fasteddie you should do good on the back side with weakfish ,3/8 with worm . you can fish the first street west of the garbage chimmey .and the pier's west of that .for fluke.weak's.
fish the ocean side bait clam's bunker
some plug's/hi/low rig clams.
have a nice stay . early A.M.for the weak's bay side!!!!! try the dock by fins'& point of woods//
good luck!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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ANYONE ELSE HAVE SOME SUGGESTIONS?
Sandman - thanks for the reply.
I did get one private tip regarding weaks on either side of the high tide on the bay. House has a bulkhead about 50 feet off of the back deck - so I'll be trying that. I know the docks can be active at night. Never had much luck on the ocean side. Being a primarily a "river" fisherman guess I'm not used to it. Want to concentrate more on that this time around.
How's the season treating you?
Sandman - thanks for the reply.
I did get one private tip regarding weaks on either side of the high tide on the bay. House has a bulkhead about 50 feet off of the back deck - so I'll be trying that. I know the docks can be active at night. Never had much luck on the ocean side. Being a primarily a "river" fisherman guess I'm not used to it. Want to concentrate more on that this time around.
How's the season treating you?
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Sorrry Wader,
Looks like you'll get no love here, no matter how much you do the "bump".
Since there is very limited access to surf fish there, I am not surprised by the lack of reports. Unfortunately, I haven't even fished the bayside over there in a while, or I could at least give you a boat report. I haven't seen any posted reports from that area either. It is traditionally a spring fishery, but I am sure there are some fish there. Go down to the flats just east of Point o'Woods and dig some clams. Good luck and have a nice vacation.
Chris
Looks like you'll get no love here, no matter how much you do the "bump".
Since there is very limited access to surf fish there, I am not surprised by the lack of reports. Unfortunately, I haven't even fished the bayside over there in a while, or I could at least give you a boat report. I haven't seen any posted reports from that area either. It is traditionally a spring fishery, but I am sure there are some fish there. Go down to the flats just east of Point o'Woods and dig some clams. Good luck and have a nice vacation.
Chris
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WE BE DOIN' THE BUMP & GRIND AGAIN...
Come oN guys - I'm there every year. I see lots of you in surf on the ocean side & off of the docks on the bay side.
What ya been catching & when?
Doughboy - thanks for your reply as well. I'm leaving Monday morning - so's I be bumpin' this sucker until then. I know the access is somewhat limited but I do see a fair amount of anglers fishing from the beach & elsewhere. Figure one or two of them have to visit this site.
Come on guys.............
GIVE IT UP!!!!
Come oN guys - I'm there every year. I see lots of you in surf on the ocean side & off of the docks on the bay side.
What ya been catching & when?
Doughboy - thanks for your reply as well. I'm leaving Monday morning - so's I be bumpin' this sucker until then. I know the access is somewhat limited but I do see a fair amount of anglers fishing from the beach & elsewhere. Figure one or two of them have to visit this site.
Come on guys.............
GIVE IT UP!!!!
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hi wader : i see all the BUMP>BUMP>
like i said a little clam on a hi/low rig or just a low rig .3 hour be for high tide. ocean side at dawn/ dusk was working for me.try a sneaky Pete rig for fluking the ocean. walk the beach and cast every 10 or 15 feet they be 20 ' out from the beach.
try down by kissmiss to.
good luck
fasteddie
like i said a little clam on a hi/low rig or just a low rig .3 hour be for high tide. ocean side at dawn/ dusk was working for me.try a sneaky Pete rig for fluking the ocean. walk the beach and cast every 10 or 15 feet they be 20 ' out from the beach.
try down by kissmiss to.
good luck
fasteddie
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RESULTS
Ok Alan - here we go..........
Not a lot of activity - no cows:
Bay
1 weak (artificals - soft plastic)
1 sand shark (took an eel meant for bass)
1 small bass on an eel (about 18 ")
1 fluke (keeper)
6 snappers (on spearing)
1 porgy
Most caught on either side of the incoming during either early morning or at night. All caught off of the bulkhead next to the house. Nothing off the docks. All released.
Ocean
1 ****tail blue (2 oz. castmaster tossed between the jetties)- released.
Lost an eel & the line to what I assume was a decent size bass
Lot of weed on the bay side in close to shore made it a little difficult. You'd only get 20 - 25 feet back on the retrieve before your lures were coated.
Saw a lot of birds working the ocean side just out of casting range (300 to 500 feet) off & on during all 6 days. Kept waiting for them to come in a little closer & they almost did a few times but I would have been casting over the heads of swimmers. For some reason I figured they may not like that (the swimmers - not the fish). So I just stayed were I was & watched the topless sun bathers.
Wild night on Friday when that storm came in. The house was about 20 - 30 feet off of the bay. Had five foot seas kick-up with the top 2 feet of the wave getting blown out of the bay & up against the front picture window by the wind. Great lightning display as well.
Ok Alan - here we go..........
Not a lot of activity - no cows:
Bay
1 weak (artificals - soft plastic)
1 sand shark (took an eel meant for bass)
1 small bass on an eel (about 18 ")
1 fluke (keeper)
6 snappers (on spearing)
1 porgy
Most caught on either side of the incoming during either early morning or at night. All caught off of the bulkhead next to the house. Nothing off the docks. All released.
Ocean
1 ****tail blue (2 oz. castmaster tossed between the jetties)- released.
Lost an eel & the line to what I assume was a decent size bass
Lot of weed on the bay side in close to shore made it a little difficult. You'd only get 20 - 25 feet back on the retrieve before your lures were coated.
Saw a lot of birds working the ocean side just out of casting range (300 to 500 feet) off & on during all 6 days. Kept waiting for them to come in a little closer & they almost did a few times but I would have been casting over the heads of swimmers. For some reason I figured they may not like that (the swimmers - not the fish). So I just stayed were I was & watched the topless sun bathers.
Wild night on Friday when that storm came in. The house was about 20 - 30 feet off of the bay. Had five foot seas kick-up with the top 2 feet of the wave getting blown out of the bay & up against the front picture window by the wind. Great lightning display as well.
Thanks for the report Wader
Hey @ least there was topless sunbathers to make things interesting!
& a couple of fish for the grill.
Oh & I saw that lightning from the 30th fl. in my office building @ night in NYC while I was @ work.
Couple people got Zapped & killed from that storm in the tri state area , was a wild one.
Catch em up,
Hey @ least there was topless sunbathers to make things interesting!
& a couple of fish for the grill.
Oh & I saw that lightning from the 30th fl. in my office building @ night in NYC while I was @ work.
Couple people got Zapped & killed from that storm in the tri state area , was a wild one.
Catch em up,
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