captmike28
Well-Known Angler
With the approaching Full Moon and a couple of pending charters set for this weekend it was time to check out my favorite Striper haunts in Plum Gut. Yesterday morning’s conditions were perfect with the correct wind and tide coinciding with the sunrise. So, at 5:45 a.m. I was set to drop my bucktail in the typically turbulent waters of the Gut.
Surprisingly the first hour was a bit slow with only one short to show and a bit of searching. However, around 7 am I returned to one of my most reliable drift lines and the fish turned on. From that point on for the next 90 minutes I began to nail a fish on almost every drift. Third one turned out to be fat 30” slot fish so it was back to catch and release after that. Colors didn’t seem to matter much as I took fish on all the traditional combos with white, yellow, and green jigs all producing. Towards the end of the tide, I tie into a serious fish that takes a bunch of line on several good runs before I slip the net under a really chunky 37” Bass that tips the scales at 28#. A quick photo after the weigh in and I nurse her back to health before she swims away. Landed a total of 9 Bass for what I would consider to be an excellent start to this phase of the season.
Headed back west to see if the somewhat improved Fluke bite in the bay would continue. Sadly, it seems like the switch had turned off again. Not the best drifting conditions with wind vs. tide but still good enough that I would have expected better results. Only 2 shorts landed for about 2.5 hours plus one nice plump Weakfish.
All things considered a great day on the water. I just hope the Fluke don’t put on the disappearing act this weekend or we will have to shift our sights elsewhere once the Bass tide gives out.
Some weekend dates are still available in June which is typically our best month for Striped Bass on the North Fork. Give me a call if you would like to get out and bend the rod.
Capt. Mike
516-317-5423 cell
[email protected]
Surprisingly the first hour was a bit slow with only one short to show and a bit of searching. However, around 7 am I returned to one of my most reliable drift lines and the fish turned on. From that point on for the next 90 minutes I began to nail a fish on almost every drift. Third one turned out to be fat 30” slot fish so it was back to catch and release after that. Colors didn’t seem to matter much as I took fish on all the traditional combos with white, yellow, and green jigs all producing. Towards the end of the tide, I tie into a serious fish that takes a bunch of line on several good runs before I slip the net under a really chunky 37” Bass that tips the scales at 28#. A quick photo after the weigh in and I nurse her back to health before she swims away. Landed a total of 9 Bass for what I would consider to be an excellent start to this phase of the season.
Headed back west to see if the somewhat improved Fluke bite in the bay would continue. Sadly, it seems like the switch had turned off again. Not the best drifting conditions with wind vs. tide but still good enough that I would have expected better results. Only 2 shorts landed for about 2.5 hours plus one nice plump Weakfish.
All things considered a great day on the water. I just hope the Fluke don’t put on the disappearing act this weekend or we will have to shift our sights elsewhere once the Bass tide gives out.
Some weekend dates are still available in June which is typically our best month for Striped Bass on the North Fork. Give me a call if you would like to get out and bend the rod.
Capt. Mike
516-317-5423 cell
[email protected]
,, well done sounds like a real blast you had,,,,,,,,
