captmike28
Well-Known Angler
The Anthony party joined me yesterday morning looking for some serious exercise and heavy-duty rod bending. So, with a southerly breeze and a flood tide the logical place to be was the Race and its resident population of Gorilla Blues. The crew’s bucktails were quickly inhaled by the super aggressive Blues as soon as the tide started moving with 10-12# fish being the average and a few real brutes in the 15-16# class mixed in. Somehow one lone 3# Sea Bass found his way to the party also and managed to get all the way to the surface without being consumed by the marauding Blues. The guys took only 6 of the largest specimens for their smoker and went home with big smiles and sore muscles!
Today I had a new “student” in the form of new boat owner David along with his son and a friend. Although David told me he has fished the Gut a little in the past his knowledge on the Peconic Bay system is a little thin. So, I gave him a tour of the more traditional spots we work for Fluke, Porgy, and Weakfish along with a tutorial on tackle, tides, baits, etc. August is not the time to catch Fluke inside the bay and our 90-minute exploration of some of the local drops only yielded a few birds and a lone Blue.
Next, we anchored on a favorite Porgy drop, west side of Shelter Island and I showed him the importance of using a chum pot to get a steady bite of Scup going. They culled a dozen of the larger fish to 2.5# out of a few dozen caught in another 90-minute window.
Finally, we hit the very reliable deep channel drops near Jessups for only 45 minutes on the flood and quickly boxed our 4 fish limit of summer Weaks to 3.5# So, hopefully today’s instruction helped build some confidence in David’s mind when it comes time to take his own rig out for a spin.
Looks like a good stretch of weather coming early next week which is good since I have 2 Montauk Fluke charter crews anxiously awaiting a shot at some of the big Flatties. Mixed in I also have a couple of half Day local Sea Bass and Porgy trips also on tap. So, it will be a long and hopefully very productive week ahead. Tight lines to all the fellow anglers who are planning on taking advantage of the upcoming fine summer weather.
Today I had a new “student” in the form of new boat owner David along with his son and a friend. Although David told me he has fished the Gut a little in the past his knowledge on the Peconic Bay system is a little thin. So, I gave him a tour of the more traditional spots we work for Fluke, Porgy, and Weakfish along with a tutorial on tackle, tides, baits, etc. August is not the time to catch Fluke inside the bay and our 90-minute exploration of some of the local drops only yielded a few birds and a lone Blue.
Next, we anchored on a favorite Porgy drop, west side of Shelter Island and I showed him the importance of using a chum pot to get a steady bite of Scup going. They culled a dozen of the larger fish to 2.5# out of a few dozen caught in another 90-minute window.
Finally, we hit the very reliable deep channel drops near Jessups for only 45 minutes on the flood and quickly boxed our 4 fish limit of summer Weaks to 3.5# So, hopefully today’s instruction helped build some confidence in David’s mind when it comes time to take his own rig out for a spin.
Looks like a good stretch of weather coming early next week which is good since I have 2 Montauk Fluke charter crews anxiously awaiting a shot at some of the big Flatties. Mixed in I also have a couple of half Day local Sea Bass and Porgy trips also on tap. So, it will be a long and hopefully very productive week ahead. Tight lines to all the fellow anglers who are planning on taking advantage of the upcoming fine summer weather.
