9/30/12 Fishing Report

Shinnecock Bay/Inlet/Ocean

The best bet is to target the striped bass in the inlet on live bait for the drifters or over at the Ponquogue bridge for the clam chummers. Plenty of fish around both areas. Live eels on the night tides or any other live bait you can get a hold of during the daylight hours will work just fine. Large bluefish are in the inlet as well biting on whatever you’re throwing or drifting for bass. Cocktail size blues are in the bay following the bait. Plenty of small seabass around with very few legal size coming from the bay. However the larger Seabass are beginning to chew out on the reef and local wrecks, just in time for the blackfish season opener this weekend. Plenty of large porgies on the reef and around the sea buoy.


Peconic Bay & Points EastThe porgies and snappers continue to dominate the reports from the Robins Island and Jessups areas. Blowfish have been making another good showing mixing in. Some scattered reports of weakfish from the Roses Grove area.


Surf/Shore bound/Canal
The inlet is holding a good body of teen sized striped bass with some 20’s and 30’s mixing in. Most of the better fish have fallen for bucktails on the night tides. Live eels and clams have had their fair share of fish as well. The ocean beaches locally have seen a decent bite on swimmers, poppers and pencils during the early morning and evening tides. Most fish have been just around keeper size with some schoolies in the mix. Cocktail blues have been following the rain bait in the wash. The Ponquogue bridge is producing bass on the night tides with both bait and bucktails. The north side in the Peconics have had cocktail blues and some small porgies from the local inlets. Shinnecock canal is still holding the snapper/cocktail blues when the locks are open, small porgies and Seabass and a few blowfish. The bunker are starting to show moving through the canal, bass should find them soon.

Fall Fishing is Heating Up

The bass bite is starting to heat up on the east end and should only get better as the weather and water temps cool. We are fast becoming the place to stop to stock up for a trip to Mecca or Shinny East. Be sure to stop in and check out our extensive selection of surf fishing gear, plugs and baits. We are always adding new products and are happy to fill special request orders if possible.