Montauk Albies

Fished with Darryl, Dave, and Bill in Montauk today. The albies were chewing well. We had consistent action all day. We ended up with 18 albies. Plastics were the hot ticket today and greatly outfished metal. Pro Tip: Albie Snaxx and sluggos rigged on worm hooks are great albie baits.

Montauk Albies

Patty, Ryan, Brady, and I headed to Montauk this weekend. Yet another blown forecast made us think twice, but we pushed on and were rewarded with near perfect conditions and happy fish. We had over a dozen albies on both fly and spin in flat calm seas. The Montauk albie blitz continues to be good and a better fighting fish for their size is hard to come by anywhere. Pro Tip: Use multiple sources for weather information and learn to interpret the forecast for your area. What they say is not always what happens. More importantly, knowing how the wind will affect the waters you fish makes a huge difference. Remember NOAA stands for Not Often Always Accurate.

Montauk Sunday

John, Luke, Dusty, and I fished again on Sunday in Montauk. The Albies were a bit more finicky on Sunday and we ended up with around eight. We caught them on both fly and spinning rods. There were tons of fish, but they were not as agreeable as on Saturday. That happens with Albies at times. Pro Tip: Sometimes albies get picky in a given area. A move to a different location can make a difference and the fish may chew more readily in a different spot.

Montauk Saturday

John, Luke, Dusty, and I fished Montauk on Saturday. Conditions were perfect and the fish chewed. We caught Albies all day and ended up with well over thirty releases. It was great. We also had a few blues. Pro Tip: My Montauk season runs from mid September through October. Typically, we catch a higher percentage of Albies early in the season and a higher percentage of stripers later in the season.

30 Plus Albies

Report to follow. Montauk is on fire.

Last Day of Fluke

Fished with Doug, Ryan, and my Dad Labor Day Monday for fluke. This was the last day of fluke season for us. Fluke season is now closed. We had great action all day. We had keeper fluke to six pounds. There was constant action all day with fluke and sea bass. Sea bass was closed so they all were released. We did not go more than a few minutes without a bite or a fish all day. Pro Tip: Fluke tend to bite best in the back bays in May and June. Then the bite makes a transition to the ocean in late July and August.

September Sharks

Fished today with Tom, John, and Mark in the ocean for sharks. We caught and released five sharks today up to about 80 pounds. We had three big spinner sharks, a dusky, and a brown shark. It has been a great shark season. Pro Tip: Summer shark season typically lasts from mid June until the beginning of September.

Back Bay

Fished with Aaron and family on Thursday in the bay. Fishing was fairly slow but we caught small sea bass and a couple of flounder. Pro Tip: Greenheads are attracted to dark colors because they absorb heat from the sun. Avoid dark colored clothing as they will zero in on you first. Also, if you bought that black Bimini top for your boat because it looked nice, you made a huge mistake

Joe Hughes