Sports

Fishing Report: Fluke, Fluke and More Fluke

Did we mention the porgies?

Fluke seem to be hot and getting hotter on the Sound with many anglers reporting that they are coming up with more and more keepers.

Captain Amanda from the Osprey V said that she worked the deck on a porgy trip on Wednesday night with Captain James.

“Slow start to the night with a pic of fish,” she reported. “Some people were able to get their limits.”

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Other weren’t as lucky but she said that they did not give up and were rewarded.

“By the end of the night it was slammer fishing,” she said. “Double headers, 2 to 3 lb. porgies flooded the buckets. Captain James was nice enough to put in the overtime that was needed to ensure everyone went home with more than enough scup.”

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On Wednesday Candy from said that there was another great day on the Sound for fluke.

“Well, I'm starting to get the feeling that summer is finally here,” she said. “Fluke fishing is definitely picking up. Seeing more keepers and this is the best yet: my friend's granddaughter caught a 19 inch fluke right off my dock.”

She also reported that the “fluke fishing is good in 30 to 60 feet of water right outside the inlet” and “porgies are all over the place by Buoy 11 and inside the harbor and Old Field Point.”

Mike Welsh went out on the Celtic Quest and sent us a report on a great trip he took. Onboard he met with someone who was tying up a rig he’d seen before but never used.

“It was a ball weight on the bottom with two dropper loops, one about 3 inches from the ball and the other about 6 inches above that, this was then tied to his line,” he said. “It was the same basic principal as the traditional buck tail teaser.”

During the trip he decided to switch from his regular rig to this new configuration.

“It outfished my rig and I was happy I made the change,” he said. “I can tell you this will not be the last time I use this style rig.”

Welsh later learned that the Celtic Quest was playing host to the New York State Department of Conservation the trip.

“The NYS DEC was onboard to measure our fish for research,” he said. “In my mind it’s always a good idea. The more data we have to determine the stock of a fishery the better.”

By the end of the day, Welsh landed about 65 fluke with two keepers.

“If the drifting conditions were better I know I would have had my limit with out issue but needless to say I was extremely happy with the results,” he said.


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