Are there tuna in long island sound

That change produced a dozen bass to 29 inches during the incoming tide. Drew reported a tough pick with a lot of sea robins but was able to catch a seven pound fluke while jigging. Bob Carniello and crew fished the Atlantic Beach Reef on the same day. They were able to take home four keeper fluke, up to 22 inches. Rich Pepa stopped by on Saturday with Gianni to weigh in a quality 4. Most of the bigger fish have been jumping on diamond jigs or fresh clams.

Joe from Tennessee and his crew have been catching fluke consistently on hi-Lo rigs with soft plastics and XL local spearing. Snappers are starting to appear at the local docks and crabbing is taking off with most scoring crabs per trip. Anglers are catching lots of shorts, but most are coming home with their limit of keepers. Bucktails and jigs tipped with gulp has been doing the trick for the bigger ones.

The fluke are also in the ocean, on the reefs and wrecks, amidst the sea bass. Sea bass are plentiful, and big in size, taking clams and jigs.

A few people have even found some cobra and bonito out there. There are still some bluefish around eating poppers and diamond jigs. Most are small, from pounds. Occasionally a fish between pounds will come up. Snappers have come around to the town docks. Kingfish and blowfish are also there. Porgies and big bass are a distant memory at this point. There are still some schoolies lingering with the bluefish, but nothing big to speak of.

The trout bite is still going strong. Bill fished the Carmans River this morning, and hooked a few browns and brook trout using terrestrial dry flies such as beetles and ants. These Carmans River fish are wild, with incredible patterns and colors. They are all over the place. Clam chumming is the way to go. Seabass are still around, and the bigger ones are closer to shore, in feet of water.

The fluke scene has been sparse, not many anglers have been taking home keepers. There are still sandeels around, but it sounds like there are less than in the prior weeks. Try deeper water for those bigger fluke. Bluefish have moved in, mostly pounders. They should be gradually increasing in size as the season goes on. People are getting them on bunker chunks, but Phil recommends you try out a diamond jig if these blues are your intended target.

Also, snappers have moved into the area. Snapper fishing is great for the kids, and a popular summer fishery. People have been trying bunker chunks for stripers, but are being pestered by those small blues. The striped bass fishing has been slower overall, as the water warms. There is a ton of bunker, in the harbors, bays, and out in the LI Sound. Your best bet for a big striper would be hunting these schools. June is usually the best month for big bass; come July, most have migrated east.

North Fork surfcasters have been consistently producing some quality stripers. The local porgy and sea bass fisheries are still very productive. Weakfish have been the hot ticket as of late. Hi-lo rigs and half-ounce pink bucktails tipped with a whole baby squid have been great lures for these weakfish.

The bluefish bite has picked up in Gardiners, Jessups, and on the beach on the sound side. Kenny at Tight Lines Tackle in Sag Harbor chatted with me about the whale stuck in the gill net in Southampton the other day. Luckily, with new technology, we can begin to hold them accountable. To make the conversation more upbeat, Kenny mentioned his family excursion to Bullhead Bay in Southampton the other day. Brown tide has decimated the eelgrass over the years, but it seems to be making a comeback.

This is great news for the local ecosystem, as eelgrass is basically a safe haven for baby fish, crustaceans, etc. Kenny took home 5 nice size blue claw crabs for dinner, and saw some large porgies hanging in very shallow water. On the fishing front, Montauk has been spectacula.

Fluke from pounds are being caught near Frisbees and Cartwright. More than a few personal bests were achieved this past week. Deeper water is holding larger sea bass. Those anglers who are jigging are catching the big ones, compared to the bait guys who are catching large numbers of smaller seabass.

Striped bass fishing has been phenomenal out in Montauk as well. One commercial boat reeled in a Big blues are sometimes messing with the guys dropping eels into the rips for bass. In fact, it seems like small bluefish have invaded most of the east end. From Orient to Greenport, around Shelter Island, and from Jessups to Gardiners, there is an extreme abundance of blues pounds.

There are still a good number of porgy reports coming in regularly. Snappers are biting at national, putting on a show, frothing up the water as they chase down tiny baitfish in huge numbers. Kenny recommends heading to the east of Gardiners Island, where the water is a bit colder, if you have a bigger boat.

The fish will be biting a bit more actively in that cooler water. Rick from Harbor Marina of East Hampton reports the summer pattern of hot days and hotter nights has seemed to set in a little early this year. The day time bass bite in Montauk has cooled off, with some quality fish being taken on the troll. Some of the local light tackle guys are playing the Fishers Island chain for schoolie stripers, with the occasional keeper in the mix.

Dawn and dusk are the best times. Acres of bunker can be found along the ocean beaches. There are some nice fish on these pods, but there is so much bait, it is not a sure thing. There are also a lot of smaller Makos and Threshers on these bunker pods. Bring plenty of bait as you will have to cull through a lot of shorts to get to the keeper sized fish. Porgy fishing remains strong with good size and numbers.

Over the years Rick has always enjoyed planning out a special trip off shore or over to Block Island at this time of the year. David at Westlake Marina in Montauk saw some awesome fish come in this week. Next was an Of course, the obvious exception is the At The rest of the state is picking away along South County beaches and in shallow water around Block Island.

Sage counsel to a guy who earns at least a partial living with words and should know better. Most people are switching to black sea bass or stripers. Black sea bass are as prolific as ever. Both summer and winter temperatures have been on the rise since Stripers came on strong at the beginning of the season, went north to the Bay and her tributaries with the squid and remain in large numbers there. Block Island has seen some big fish taken from below the Southeast Light and on the ledge but not dramatic numbers to which we were accustomed.

Southern salt ponds will hold bass right up until about now, when waters get bathing suit warm but Point Judith Pond has deeper stretches and will keep bass all year round and the bite is right at night.

Some decent bass are feeding at the mouth of the Sakonnet River, falling for tube and worm setups. The kayak crew is still finding bass around Brenton Reef and in the upper Bay while Narragansett and South Kingstown action is pretty, darned, slow. He was quick to give thanks to Capt. A tip of the camo hat to a true outdoorsman. Finally this week, the tuna bite is almost epic.

That said, the Gully, Tuna Ridge and points south are packed with Bluefin tuna and boats. There have been several reports of people landing tuna on their first attempts with spreader bars.

And there are giants. Giants feeding below all those footballs, looking for fatty meals like live bluefish. You can read more New England fishing reports and stories at www.