Kayaking Port Jeff ?

[pequa1]

Asking for a friend. Really !
After leaving me flat in Matzohpizza and both of us selling our stinkboats 2 and 3 years ago, he is now exploring the possibilities of kayak fishing the sound in his area around Ridge/Rocky Point and seems to feel Port Jeff might be his best option. Yes he is a tiny bit older than I, but in terrific and much better shape, bicycling and walking miles daily. Besides access (as in what is available for a put in ) he questions whether he needs a pedal yak to allow transiting the Port Jeff harbor/inlet. Anyone who has read my intro knows I am a bare bones yakker, shunning pedals and electronics, and being small and in my early 70s using only the 20% lighter (49 lb. but 12'8" Skimmer) thermomolded yaks, specifically those made by Hurricane Aquasports in NC, my advice and guidance was and is somewhat limited. Soooo:
1. where are access sites for kayak launching in the area ?
2. suggested size and attributes of a kayak for fishing there ?
TIA but be prepared for follow up questions !

"Once you yak, you don't go back !"

 

[poorrichard]

Is he a Town of Brookhaven resident?

 

[pequa1]

Yes. I did see this: Dinghy and Kayak Racks/Dock | Brookhaven, NY but wanted first hand knowledge for him.

 

[poorrichard]

There are a few places for TOB residents. Cedar Beach Mt. Sinai is the best option. Parking lot and launching ramp for residents,
You need to register your vehicle with the Town so you aren't ticketed. If he is a senior, like me, and you register before Memorial Day. The cost is $5 for parking. The ramp fee is lowered to $65 for seniors.
The Town is so good to us seniors!!

There is a ramp and parking in Stony Brook. However the hard running current in Porpoise Channel would not be good for
kayakers.

As for Port Jeff, ( which is my home port and know very well), it is a working harbor with large commercial vessels.
The ferries, tugs and barges for the LIPA plant and you never know what else. Could pose a challenge for kayak's.

Hope this was helpful

 

[fishyhands]

Due to the massive traffic and skill of the weekend warriors, I would advise avoid PJ altogether. The kids on the jet skis are another reason to pass on the area. I would suggest looking west, as in West Meadow to past Sunken Meadow. Go where the boats can't go. While I too look to avoid using sonar, it is essential for "bouldering" and looking for the structure that makes the North Shore magic. Yak it during the day, and shore line at night if you can. For a light kayaker without pedals, care is needed around the mouth of the Nissy certain tides, but again, go where it's calm and hit the eddies and rips.

 

[Roccus7]

As with Stony Brook, Head of the Harbor & the Nissy, there's plenty of good bassing in Mt. Sinai up in the cuts in the eelgrass, especially at night dragging tube-n-worms or June Bug spinners w/a worm. The latter is also deadly on weaks, even in "Non LI Sound" weakfish years.

 

[longcast]

As with Stony Brook, Head of the Harbor & the Nissy, there's plenty of good bassing in Mt. Sinai up in the cuts in the eelgrass, especially at night dragging tube-n-worms or June Bug spinners w/a worm. The latter is also deadly on weaks, even in "Non LI Sound" weakfish years.

I had the pleasure of dragging the boat up north a couple times this past summer. Amazing the amount of bass we saw "in the back". Some very "smart bass" back there. Humbling to say the least.