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  1. KayakFisherman

    Nighttime Stripers in Shinnecock

    Been landing nice slot bass in Shinnecock. Using trolling plugs - low and slow.
  2. KayakFisherman

    Montauk Moonlight Bass

    I just got my beloved FJ Cruiser back after two months without it (another story). It has all my stickers. Without my 4x4 permits there was no ocean kayak launching, especially at the Point, until Thursday night. I drove from the mechanic's, to my house (to get my kayak), then to the Point, just...
  3. KayakFisherman

    Swimming off Montauk

    I know this is not a fishing report, but when I tried to post it in the Kayak Forum, it required "questions" and "comments," I have neither. This is a simply a cautionary tale. Last night I did most things right. Those things made a big difference. But I went against my gut. That was wrong...
  4. KayakFisherman

    Montauk Kayak Blues

    Looking for bigger bass, I ran out to the Point for some night fishing. Had calm seas and the last of an incoming tide. Got only bluefish, but steady action all night. Below is what a cable leader looks like after a night of Montauk bluefish.
  5. KayakFisherman

    Shinnecock Bay Bass

    Fished in the rain last night and had a steady pick of about a dozen stripers - only one blue - over about two hours. Got mine on swimming plugs in about 12 feet of water during outgoing.
  6. KayakFisherman

    Shinnecock Stripers

    The 25+ mph winds this afternoon kept Ponquogue Bridge traffic-free through the flood this afternoon. I siezed the day and caught 7 bass in a little over an hour through the top of the tide. Typical; 24-27 inches, with bigger ones eluding me. I was trolling silver and white swimming plugs...
  7. KayakFisherman

    Shinnecock Kayak Night Bassing

    Fished the top of the tide at Ponquogue Bridge and it did not disappoint. I had 7 bass in about 90 minutes, two of them keepers. I'm using swimming plugs and finding the bigger bass in the shallows right after the flood. I might get out for the morning flood tide as well. It's go time. Catch...
  8. KayakFisherman

    Shinnecock Kayak Bass

    I had a feeling I'd find some bass in Shinnecock, so I hit the water at 2am to get a 3:30 high tide. I had fish immediately. None were much bigger than the one pictured, about 26 inches. I worked the last 90 minutes of the incoming and first 60 of the out. Five of the seven fish I got were...
  9. KayakFisherman

    More Jamaica Bay Kayak Bass

    My buddy Junior and I fished Jamaica Bay again Thursday, after a successful outing a few days earlier. This time we launched from Canarsie, in order to better use the tides to our advantage. Though Junior caught some stripers jigging a bucktail, it was a shallow swimming plug (Crystal Minnow)...
  10. KayakFisherman

    "New York" Stripers

    First, the short report: We caught a lot of schoolies in JBay during the outgoing in the Patch, mostly on swimming lures, but also on bucktails. The fish story: Our first trip for "New York" (versus CT river) stripers. The Misfit Kayak Fishing Team was champing at the bit to get everyone...
  11. KayakFisherman

    Spring Stripers and Kayak Fishing

    Misfit Kayak Fishing was up before dawn in pursuit of some stripers this weekend. Pete got to Shelton CT first and launched just before dawn. The first ferry wouldn't have me there for another two hours, so Pete had the early bite to himself. He also had a parking ticket! - something neither of...
  12. KayakFisherman

    Spring Stripers Are Moving - Misfit Kayak is In the Mix

    Not a remarkable day particularly, fishing-wise. My purpose was to stretch out the territory a little and maybe even try for some carp. The rain that was forecast never came. It was a warm morning and there was only one other person, a boater, out there with me. That said a lot; that there was...
  13. KayakFisherman

    Housatonic Kayak Fishing - Large Scale Catches

    Twenty-seven degrees and time to catch some striped bass. The drive along the Housatonic to the launch site is always relaxing. Water and air temps were both in the low 30s most of the afternoon. 4-inch silver/white pan-tailed soft plastics on a small umbrella rig with 1/10 oz. weighted...
  14. KayakFisherman

    Misfit Kayak Fishing on the Housatonic: Learning Recipes

    The short report: We got about two dozen stripers between the two of us, none bigger than 26 inches, on 4" Silver/white pan tails. The long report: We knew the weather was going to be great, but it was even better than we could have anticipated. The Misfit crew were hitting the bass right into...
  15. KayakFisherman

    Shinnecock Stripers

    Got out In Shinnecock Bay with "Pistol" Pete Kelly in search of stripers close to home. Conditions didn't allow a launch at Montauk but we were not disappointed. Between us we had over 55 fish, 54 of them bass. The biggest was only about 32" for both me and Pete, but the action was non-stop on...
  16. KayakFisherman

    A Good-Ass Night Kayak Fishing

    So what really separates kayak fishing from other types of fishing? If you ask me, in most cases... nothing. In my opinion there are a lot of folks out there who are really just fishing from a kayak. You find out the difference when conditions become challenging. That's what made last night so...
  17. KayakFisherman

    Ponquogue Bridge

    Trolled deep-swimming (10') plugs under the bridge through the top of the tide last night. Plenty of bass between 24 snd 30 inches and some small, 20 to 24 inch blues. The bite dropped off about two hours into the outgoing.
  18. KayakFisherman

    Looking Up at Ponquogue

    Picture this, if you will: You’re kayak fishing. You hook up with a small, 24-inch bass which you easily land. As you pull it from the water to release it, you receive a standing ovation from hundreds of cheering fans. A dream maybe? Nope. This was my Monday. OK, so as usual this isn’t as much a...
  19. KayakFisherman

    And Then it Happened!

    The Longing First you imagine success. Then, if it matters enough, you learn in ways that help you achieve it. Too many times before Pete had followed me out to Montauk and either the conditions prevented our launch or he landed fish that, while entertaining, were fairly unremarkable. Pete had...
  20. KayakFisherman

    The Hook, The Point and Sadness at Sunrise

    Right now the Misfit Kayak Fishing Team is spread out in search of the behemoth bass that have pushed into our waters. Alan and Ian - The Jersey Boys - are fishing the back bays around Toms River. Pete was in Jamaica Bay Friday night/Saturday morning and I was going to try Montauk Point. Pete...

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