Dark I didn't see one so figured would start it off for the year.
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Dark I didn't see one so figured would start it off for the year.
Fished ocean side from 5:30 to 10:00 this morning.
Didn't catch anything but it was great getting out there.
Threw some new plugs to see how they swam and checked out some new water (to me).
Great time, thrilled the season has finally started (need some warmer water now).
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I am going to miss seeing you on they Jersey side :HappyWave:
Does this mean you are abandoning nj? Care to share your secret njspots if that's true? Just kidding, liked the report and awseome sunrise pic,:HappyWave:
"White Water Monty 2.00 (WWM)"
Last week you were 1.90 now you are 2.0. Is this the final version or will there be add ons? Just busting, glad to hear of you fishing again.
Its the final version, 2.0,. Have some sourness after 3+ hours of casting, but think I came out of it OK :)Quote:
Originally Posted by storminsteve
Hopefully just a couple trips in Jersey this year, will see how things go (when need to load up on the dead stuff).Quote:
Originally Posted by storminsteve
Going to keep the secret spots to find dead stuff to myself.:HappyWave:
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Originally Posted by J Barbosa
A few visits hopefully.
Will start throwing your teasers soon when the water starts warming and the fish start eating.
Nice- thanks for the report. Don't know exactly where you were but if you are ever close to jbay the flats in the back will give up some fish before the ocean does. Every year I catch em before 4-15 (catch and release before the season opens). Small bucktails or teasers can get it done.
Fished this morning 4:30-9:30.
Ocean side for most of it, bay side for an hour. Skunkaroo Threw lots of rubber and some plastic. Water was murky. Great morning to be out, checking out areas for the first time, lots of walking today. Looking forward to warmer water.
A pic of the sunrise...The ones in Jersey are nicer with the water in them....
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whats that like the 6 million dollar man? haha good luck to everybody this spring! Monty you should fish Jamaica bay the cows should be in there soon. I am prob going to Montauk this weekend. There may not be any fish there but its good to get out on the rocks again and check it out. good luck to everyone today finally opening day!Quote:
Originally Posted by Monty
Last 2 Sundays just getting familiar with a few beaches, getting some casting in, trying to rehab the shoulder, its like a 3.5 on a scale of 0-10 now...lots of room for improvement, but at least I'm getting out there.Quote:
Originally Posted by rockhopper
It has been fun walking the beach, making some casts.
Fished the jbay area last night, outgoing tide, bucktail and pork. Three rats halfway through the out. monty stay to the west this time of year. Always works for me.
Did a spring shakedown boat trip yesterday after work in the western sound. Was trolling an x rap around the islands off Mamaroneck. Managed one short striped bass 22". The water is still cold. I feel things will turn on soon.
I fished an inlet E of jbay last night. last hour of incoming. 1 rat on bucktail and pork. This is Capt Gene's report from Montauk sportfishing-
It’s getting closer to the start of the fishing season. I always consider the start as when the LAZYBONES starts sailing and that will be on May 9, with diamond jigging for stripers and bluefish. They will stick with that until the official start of the fluke season which is going to be May 17 with a five fish limit at 18”.
One of the local pinhookers was out earlier in the week fishing commercially for fluke and brought back around a hundred pounds. A couple of days later he tried it again and only caught one fish, but there was still a bit of a heave on and fluke don’t like that.
There have been reports of some small stripers being caught in the surf, so they are more or less on schedule. Their season is already opened and the boats should be able to start catching them by the middle of the month or so.
There also have been some vague rumors about the squid showing up at Rough Riders, but that has to be kept a little quiet because when it gets too busy there the dock will be closed.
Capt Joe McBride of the MY MATE finished last season on the disabled list when he got a hip replaced. Hips and knees are to fishermen as elbows and shoulders are to baseball players. Now he’s starting out on the DL once again to get the other one done. Capt Pete Casale will be running the boat in the meantime, and it kind of looks like he will end up buying the boat from Joe at some point.
Capt Michael Potts of the BLUEFIN IV had his engine blow up over the winter and is fighting with the insurance company over coverage. In the meantime there is no engine in the boat, so his season is kind of up in the air as well.
And last but not least, over the winter, Capt Bart Ritchie of the MISTRESS TOO took a job running a boat cleaning up the south shore bays from Sandy and might wind up sticking with that rather than running charters here in Montauk
The annual Surfmasters tournament starts May 9 and will run until the end of June. If you are good enough and want to enter it, check in at Paulies Tackle Shop in town.
Thanks for that nitestrikes can't wait till the stripers are running at montauk. Fished Jam Bay this morning 3-5am. There were some bunker flipping. I snagged a few and chunked one. No stripers only crabs eating the bunker.
Nice effort willie. I haven't caught a bass yet this year either. Out 5 times so far
Hey willie same for me too but I couldnt find bunker. I was there from 3:30-5:30 today on the incoming tide and nada. Tossed bucktail shad and metal nothing what so ever. I heard the bass and bunker finally came in and will be trying for them. Good luck to all.
Have to be in it to win it right? Soon fellas!
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Originally Posted by storminsteve
Dark has got to be behind this. Hopefully he won't take up sleeping in Porto johns on the side of the road like DS
Finally into some fish. Fished a bay area last night, GSB. Blues have arrived. Picked off quite a few with small tins and 4" poppers. To 7lbs and a few small bass.
Nice, good to hear of some catching out that way. I am going to start fishing out that way in either 1 or 2 weeks. Looking forward to it.Quote:
Originally Posted by BassBuddah
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Originally Posted by finchaser
Not my doing....you know Monty just got so dissatisfied with the loss of access in NJ he decided to broaden his horizons....:HappyWave:
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Originally Posted by finchaser
I promise no falling asleep in porto john for me.....
New York beaches are actually closer to where I live, the big bummer is the ridiculous tolls. 25 clams per trip
Well fellas the bluefish bite is really on and its crazy. Got into a mess o aggressive blues this morning 8-13 lbs. CSS by an inlet. The surf was big and they were hitting it big time. I tryed metal bucktails and plugs. Although the plugs were hard to toss it seems they wanted them most. Small plugs like sps and small bombers. Bucktails too but would not take poppers or metal. The fish were all in close so you didn't have to cast that far. Maybe because the water got cold? Great morning of fishing all on the incoming tide. Left them biting to go to work. Get out there they are here!
Fished this morning from 1:00 to 5:00 ocean side, threw all types of artificials, 1 hit in close and with my rock type reflexes, missed it.
Bright moon most of the night.
Monty 1.7Quote:
Originally Posted by Monty
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Originally Posted by J Barbosa
Need likely 3.0 or even 4.0 to address this hook up ratio....
^ I got you some of those favorite shads you like. Still haven't had a chance to give them to you....when I do, there are "special instructions" on the package..:ROFLMAO...I took a pic and will try to post when I get a chance......
It seems every time you're out there.....you're guaranteed to come back with the story of that one fish that got away....:laugh:
(I did the same thing this weekend...one nice fish, bass or big weakfish, lost after a few secs.....:blackeye:....so don't feel so bad.....you're just Monty....a fishing trip wouldn't be the same, if you didn't have that stuff happening to ya....:HappyWave: )
Fished gsb this morning, last of the outgoing tide. 8 bluefish to 12#. Buck and pork. No bass. Monty there is plenty of action in the bays along with a few bass. I didn't get one this morning. They are around. I would wait a week or so till the fish round the corner at breezy before spending time in the surf. my .02 and good luck.
^^^^Nice! I fought so many big gators this weekend I'm sore! Awesome to fish for.
Fished this morning 1:30-9:30 ocean side. Mini-marathon.
Missed a few fish again, then FINALLY landed my first New York fish.
Piked up 3 blues 20-25 inches on long casts, had to be over the sand bar, got them on Ava 27 red tail.
Was lots of fun, of course lost the largest one after a good fight.
Beautiful night and morning.
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:clapping::clapping::HappyWave: NY......:fishing: I may sneak out early tmw. before the crap hits the fan with the beach/bbq crew.
Hope you got out.:HappyWave:Quote:
Originally Posted by surfstix1963
I fished this morning from 2:00 - 8:00 ocean side.
Picked up my first LI short bass on a 7" Loaded Red Fin at 3:00, missed another on next cast....
Then between 4:00 and 7:00 I picked up 8 blues. Would not hit metal. White metal lip and orange popper.....and one tore to shreds Hogy started the Blues fun.
Found some on Bunker, but only managed 1 in that melee.
Great time.
This had to hurt
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This one was a lot of fun
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Nice going monty! That's a fat blue demon!
Nice blue gotta love them when they get that big.
Fished yesterday morning from 1:30-10:00.
Water looked great, had a fun time out there.
Some how could only manage one blue fish the whole time.
It may be a PB for me as catching a fish on a biggest plug (Mikes 8 1/4 Commander)
Only saw one other guy fishing out there (in pick below) :HappyWave:
Water was a bit stained, cleaner 12-200 yards out.
Bunker flipping here and there every once and a while.
Had a great time, nice water, awesome weather....
Next time out for me is Sunday early AM. Can't wait.
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Nice fish...
I'm hearing that the bass and bluefish action from land has slowed down for a lot of you people fishing the area.....
Nice work to those who are still catching.....Rich good to see you got out there to wet a line.....nicer even to share the time with friends....hope Monty wasn't too much of a bother...I see he found some white water....:)..and glad to see ya's got fish....:thumbsup:
Yup so true. I have been out fishing the SS 3times in the last week and only got one blue on buck and pork. It was so much better 2 weeks ago. Even jbay sucks from the beach this year. Congrats to monty surfstix and you other dudes cause I am not doing well. We need more spearing and am hoping the spot come in early this year. that always seems to kick things up a notch.Quote:
Originally Posted by DarkSkies