Montauk Fishing Report (August 19, 2009) - inshore/offshore

This report comes from Gene Kelly from MontaukSportfishing.com If you are looking for a charter, give him a buzz:

I’m a little out of touch this week since I spent most of it working on a boat problem The port engine didn’t suck. I had to install a new suction tube in the fuel tank, and with only one welder in town it got to be a pretty big deal. But it’s working now.

The fluke fishing is still holding up remarkably well, and you don’t have to travel a dozen miles west any more. The fish have moved closer to the point and even the half day boats are doing well with good size fish.

Striped bass fishing is also very good. For the last couple of years we had somewhat of a lull in the bass fishing in mid summer, but it hasn’t happened yet, and if it hasn’t happened by now it probably won’t. The average size of the fish being caught is still up there too.

Offshore the tuna fishing is a little disappointing. Apparently there are still some bluefins over by the Fairway Buoy, but not many and it is easier to not catch one than to be successful. Offshore what yellowfins there are are on the small side, and no sign of any longfins at all. The most yellowfins are around the 400 line, but the better size fish, along with bigeyes are south of the edge. There are a surprising amount of white marlin out there.

Shark fishing is still on the slow side, since there are few blue sharks around. But there are makos and threshers, so if you catch a shark, it’s probably going to be the right type.