Fluke Reports Long Island

Long island new york fishing report august 20 2020.

Fluke reports long island.

Party boat action skyrocketed the past couple days. Check out over 724 recent long island fishing reports posted by pro anglers. Cooler temps and cleaner water are driving fish crazy. There are a lot of weakfish but most are small.

Know where the fish are. With fluke season winding down inlet areas remain a good bet for collecting some fillets. In great south a solid bet would be weakfish action from west channel to kismet and on the north side of the bay near heckscher and sayville. In this week s report we have big fluke and king mackerel in massachusetts great fall togging in buzzards bay and narragansett bay albies on the feed from the canal to connecticut big bluefish in long island sound and more.

The fluke are on the move which can also make locating them mind boggling. The fishing was on and off at block island where dogfish penetrated deeper water in prime fluke territory south of the island. Weakfish to 26 inches. Big fluke in montauk.

Those same winds may prove to be a boon to surfcasters as baitfish like mullet and snappers work their way out of the bays and hopefully inspire bass and blues to go on the feed. Whales and dolphins 50 yards offshore. Long island new york fishing report september 17 2020. By tim regan august 20 2020.

Fluke also called summer flounder are a very fun fish to catch all summer long in the bays of new jersey and along the east coast. A quick crevalle jack bite occurred this week out east. Subscribers click here to reset your password for full access. Cold and clear get fall run ready with aftco summer s end weeds out the fair weather fishermen with falling water temperatures cold mornings and sudden storms.

Subscribe to our free fishing reports. Consistent sea bass fluke and porgy bites island wide. In the winter fluke spend their time in 200 to 500 feet of water on the continental shelf. Big stripers at block and montauk slot stripers up in the gut.

Shark blitzes on the beach this morning. Big blues at the gut also. There are also winter flounder that are in shallow waters in the spring winter and fall. Wondering what s biting in long island right now.

When conditions cooperate striped bass fishing remains good on southwest ledge and on many of the shoals off block island. Shore bound stingrays along the north shore. Diane vest with a nine pound fluke caught aboard the montauk viking. Fluke are moving towards the inlets of both bays.