Chopper bluefish reach the East end bays in numbers, there are early reports of weakfish, and the surf bite has been good for stripers in the 20-pound class.
Long Island Fishing Report – April 29, 2021
Big weakfish being found along the south shore, north fork and east end and the full moon produced some bigger stripers.
A striper taken aboard Gypsea Charters.
Big weakfish being found along the south shore, north fork and east end. Full moon produced some bigger stripers. Schoolie bass are everywhere. 26 inch fish are the main game. Cow sea robins move in.
Long Island Fishing Report
Brooklyn, says the scene is the same as last week. Stripers are spread out all over from Red Hook to Jamaica Bay. There’s no major concentrations of them, but you can get some just about wherever you go. There’s a ton of bait around, namely bunker and herring. So much so, that it’s tough to get the fish to bite on anything artificial some days. Guys who have their boats in the water are running west to the Raritan Bay, fishing between Jersey and Staten Island. Ralph from the shop went out flounder fishing and limited out on his two keepers. Suppos