“It’s been one heck of a bite every day,” reports Captain Greg of the Black Hawk. In addition, quite a few sea bass, although we’re not targeting them yet until the opening June 27 in New York. When possible, we’ve been trying to split the day up with some really great fluke fishing. Fish to 8 pounds were caught during the week as a bonus.
Sharon S. came up all the way from Sanford, North Carolina, and, accompanied with a bunch of her NJ friends, limited out early. Although quite a distance from Niantic, she vowed to be back a few more times this season. Great job Sharon!
We’re looking forward to the opening of the NY sea bass season this week. We will be targeting all three species; porgies, sea bass and fluke in the days and weeks to come. If you’re looking for a lot of action and great eating fish to fill your freezers, now’s the time.
On the home front, not much in the way of blues in the Race area yet. Night trips on the bass have been okay, with good action and a lot of shorts. Friday’s 4 pm to 10 pm trip was the exception. Tough fishing; calm, bright, crowded and only a few fish….the worst we’ve had this season. Until it improves, all our day time trips will be centered around the Montauk area. As always, we’ll take you where the fish are!
Heather from the office wants to remind everyone that we are now fishing every day, leaving the dock at 7:00 am Monday through Friday and at 6:00 am and 1:00 pm on Saturdays and Sundays. We are heading out on Thursdays and Fridays at 4:00 pm for our After Work Special trips. As part of the Black Hawk and the Community program, we’d like to thank everyone who participated in our “Sock Month” for June. In July, we’ll be collecting small personal care items- soap, toothbrushes, deodorant, etc. We also have our annual diaper drive and Christmas in July as part of our two fireworks cruises on July 9 and July 16. We look forward to seeing everyone soon!