Montauk Inshore and Offshore fishing report (Captain Gene Kelly - July 5, 2005)
Something is wrong with Mother Nature. The old biddy gave us two real nice holiday weekends in a row. I’m getting worried that she is setting us up for something.
Inshore the bass and fluke fishing is spotty at best. Be at the right place at the right time and fish fast and you’ll do OK. Otherwise it’s a struggle. Porgy season opened up the first, but it seems like the only place there is any concentration of them is over by Gardiner’s Island. That doesn’t work out too well for anyone interested in livelining them for the bass, plus they’re pretty large porgies, so you’ll have to find some pretty large bass to eat them.
Off shore the sharking remains good for blue sharks, but less good for the exotics, although a couple of threshers and makos are being taken daily. Shark boats have also been catching some bluefins on the way to their favorite spot, and unlike past years, most of the fish are legals, averaging around twenty-five pounds or so. And the best part is that they are not far out, mostly between the 750 & 800 line. They’re not catching a lot, and they’re not always catching, but it’s a start. You have to be careful when you hear the reports about the bluefins. A captain stating that he caught his limit of bluefins might mean he caught one fish. Hopefully this will improve.
Next week the Montauk Boatman’s and Captain’s Association holds their shark tournament at Star Island. This is a charity event with the proceed going to local youths in the form of scholarships, and the fishing is on Friday and Saturday.
If you would like to have these reports sent to you directly, just drop me a note at CaptGene@MontaukSportfishing.com. And for more information about fishing in Montauk, you can give me a call at 800 377 1197 or check out Montauk Sportfishing
Capt Gene Kelly
Montauk Sportfishing
Inshore the bass and fluke fishing is spotty at best. Be at the right place at the right time and fish fast and you’ll do OK. Otherwise it’s a struggle. Porgy season opened up the first, but it seems like the only place there is any concentration of them is over by Gardiner’s Island. That doesn’t work out too well for anyone interested in livelining them for the bass, plus they’re pretty large porgies, so you’ll have to find some pretty large bass to eat them.
Off shore the sharking remains good for blue sharks, but less good for the exotics, although a couple of threshers and makos are being taken daily. Shark boats have also been catching some bluefins on the way to their favorite spot, and unlike past years, most of the fish are legals, averaging around twenty-five pounds or so. And the best part is that they are not far out, mostly between the 750 & 800 line. They’re not catching a lot, and they’re not always catching, but it’s a start. You have to be careful when you hear the reports about the bluefins. A captain stating that he caught his limit of bluefins might mean he caught one fish. Hopefully this will improve.
Next week the Montauk Boatman’s and Captain’s Association holds their shark tournament at Star Island. This is a charity event with the proceed going to local youths in the form of scholarships, and the fishing is on Friday and Saturday.
If you would like to have these reports sent to you directly, just drop me a note at CaptGene@MontaukSportfishing.com. And for more information about fishing in Montauk, you can give me a call at 800 377 1197 or check out Montauk Sportfishing
Capt Gene Kelly
Montauk Sportfishing
posted by fishingmontauk at Tuesday, July 05, 2005
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