1. Amazing afternoon at Montauk Lighthouse fishing the fabled blitzes! Thousands and thousands of stripers gorging on sand eels and anchovies

    4 lb. 49 in. Striped Bass

    1. Christopher Pereira 0
      good times
  2. Headed down to the beach this past Saturday, more as a ceremonial last cast to wrap up what's been an incredible striped bass season with my son. Blessed with ...more a few stragglers and memories of an epic year of fishing.

  3. Memorable catch offshore!

    125 lb. 52 in. Bluefin Tuna with a Shimano Butterfly Flat-Fall Jig

    1. Capt Morris Campbell 0
      nice one!!!
    2. Christopher Pereira 0
      yes! that is awesome!
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  4. Got into a school of jumbo blues taking topwater lures .... epic couple of hours of fishing at The Mecca!

    18 lb. 442 in. Blue Fish

    1. Anthony Legg 0
      Nice fish. I know everyone like to call the LH the "mecca". But honestly there are much better places to fish in Montauk. The LH is basically amateur ...more hour unless you're up well before sunlight, You see the couples with all new gear out there before they head our for brunch, how sweet. I never catch fish there and I am not going to tell anyone where i do catch fish, you'll have to figure that out for yourself.
    2. Jim Golden 0
      that is also a great photo. nice catch.
    3. Erich Senft 0
      nice one
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  5. caught as outgoing got going. with the full moon it was only about a 30 min window with a lot of fish all same size. once the tide got cranking they shut down

    7 lb. 26 in. Striped Bass with a bass assassin

  6. One more from our trip to the Panther wreck east of Shinnecock inlet. So proud of my boy getting to the bottom and nailing 3 fish at a time!

    1 lb. 11 in. Black Sea Bass

    1. Steve B 0
      and able to hold them up...awesome! way to go big fella!
    2. Darrell McNeal 0
      Awesome catch young fellow . Love the shorts great pic making memories 👍👍👍👍
    3. Bill Riley 0
      good job !!
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  7. Worked the Panther Wreck east of Shinnecock Inlet with triple hook rig and 6 oz sinkers Small pieces of clams were hit immediately when getting to the bottom. Well ...more over 60 fish caught but only 3 trigger fish (unregulated and abundant) and one sea bass went in the box. Probably one of the best tasting fish I’ve caught. Couldn’t resist a pic in front of our favorite tackle shop after the trip! Fresh local bait from Haskells in East Quogue never fails!

    1 lb. 11 in. Gray Triggerfish

    1. Brian Quisenberry 0
      That little boy had an awesome day!!! Nice ones mike
    2. Darrell McNeal 0
      great day looks like congratulations 👍🐟👍
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  8. 6 pound fluke caught in the skinny waters of Shinnecock Bay on board the Shinnecock Star head boat Father's Day weekend. Just getting out fishing with my little ...more guy is a treat on its own, having him hook and land the pool winner on his own is top of my fishing memories to date now. We worked the edges of the channel with a high low rig consisting of two .75 oz bucktails tipped with gulp mullett and squid. And yes that's the same kid from my profile pic, 6 yrs later!

    1. Mike Dean 0
      Thanks Chris!
    2. Christopher Pereira 0
      nice flattie!
    3. Mike Dean 0
      Thanks Jen!
    4. Jennifer Trentham 0
      Awesome catch :)
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  9. Couple of little nips at 1/2 oz bucktails with curly tails at the lip of the surf the past few weeks and finally got a few to commit this past sunday. Huge pods ...more of bunker have been making for epic striper fishing for the boat guys from Moriches Inlet to Shinnecock. The large migrating fish are right on schedule moving to Montauk point for the June Full Moon! Hit me up if anyone needs info on how or where to chase them down by beach or boat. (Ron Arra 11' Lamiglas, Van Staal 250, 30lb Power Pro with uni to uni connetion to 50lb leader and tactical angler clip. Fish pictured taken on 1.5 oz bucktail with fat cow jig strip, got another on .5 oz bucktail and white curly tail, and a 3rd on 2 oz kastmaster) All the catches still swimming to fight another day.

    1. Mike Dean 0
      Thanks bud!
    2. Robert Coleman 0
      Great picture Mike! 👍👍👍👍
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  10. Fish stacked up on west wall of a man made Island that was once a quarantine for immigrants arriving at Ellis Island. Now it's home to thousands of cormorants ...more and gulls stealing bait and living off scraps left behind by the fish. Some Migrators stop in at this year round resident fish hangout. When they're hungry from their trip they smash any hint of wounded bait.

    15 lb. 25 in. Striped Bass with a Guides Secret Bottle Pop

    1. Jimbo Harwood 0
      sweet fish!
    2. Mike Dean 0
      Cheated that fish out of four and a smidge inches! Went 29.5. Legal fish to keep here in NY but she's still swimming. I'd like another dance with her once ...more she fills out
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About

Urban Traveling Angler. Most fishing in the NY Bight, Western Sound, and Western South Shore. On the Water magazine contributor. Wish the mecca ...more wasn't so far east of Manhattan!


Fishing Favorites

  • Species Stripers, Tog
  • Waterway Montauk, NY Bight, Shinnecock
  • Lure White bucktail, pork rind

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