captmike28
Well-Known Angler
Today was prospecting day for me as I decided to check out the Bass action at Orient along with a mix of our traditional species inside Peconic Bay.
Bass were at least 10 days late inside the bay this season and it seems the same pattern is happening to the east. Despite a full moon and good drift, things were pretty quiet in the Gut this morning. Marked a fair amount of bait and a few Bass but had to work really hard to come up with only one fish for a little over 2 hours effort. Thankfully it was a solid 30” slot Striper so at least the wife and I got to enjoy a fresh Bass dinner tonight. Water temps never got above 51 degrees, about 6-10 degrees cooler than inside so I guess we still need a few more days of warmer weather.
Moved back inside to find pods of Weakfish all over the Jessups area, mainly smalls but a few keeper sized fish to make things interesting. Just a few drifts to put some jumbo Scup in the box for a friend before I turned my attention to Fluke. Or should I say Birds! I had decent drifting conditions but just could not seem to find even a short this afternoon.
Nevertheless, it was an insightful and fun day to be on the water. Some out-of-town business coming up this week, but I will be back at it with a charter next week. By then I am confident the bite for a number of species will be moving into high gear.
Capt. Mike
Bass were at least 10 days late inside the bay this season and it seems the same pattern is happening to the east. Despite a full moon and good drift, things were pretty quiet in the Gut this morning. Marked a fair amount of bait and a few Bass but had to work really hard to come up with only one fish for a little over 2 hours effort. Thankfully it was a solid 30” slot Striper so at least the wife and I got to enjoy a fresh Bass dinner tonight. Water temps never got above 51 degrees, about 6-10 degrees cooler than inside so I guess we still need a few more days of warmer weather.
Moved back inside to find pods of Weakfish all over the Jessups area, mainly smalls but a few keeper sized fish to make things interesting. Just a few drifts to put some jumbo Scup in the box for a friend before I turned my attention to Fluke. Or should I say Birds! I had decent drifting conditions but just could not seem to find even a short this afternoon.
Nevertheless, it was an insightful and fun day to be on the water. Some out-of-town business coming up this week, but I will be back at it with a charter next week. By then I am confident the bite for a number of species will be moving into high gear.
Capt. Mike