They could pop up along the beaches or feed among the bait schools lurking in the deeper water. Fish are on the move, seeking and devouring bait as they put on weight and build strength for the migration period ahead. It starts early and easy, with the first signs being increased feeding periods for blues and other species. September also signals the beginning of the fall migration. As of next week, the kids are back in school. Your reel should have a smooth drag and a fast rate of retrieve.īlues should be around through the end of October barring a major hurricane chasing them out of the Sound early. When I say ultra-light, I'm talking a one-handed rod under six feet in length, capable of casting lures weighing up to ¾ of an ounce and a reel packing 8 to 10-pound test line. However, catching blues of four to ten pounds on light tackle or ultra-light tackle is as challenging and exciting as fishing gets. When it comes to catching this hard-fighting species on light tackle or fly rods, the presence of small baitfish in area waters is the key.Įverybody loves the challenge of landing or boating a slammer-size bluefish of fifteen pounds or more no matter the tackle being used. Fly-rodders are also enjoying a share of the pot as there seems to be an abundance of small bait around to go with the large bunker baits. While live bunker baits and chunk baits favor the bigger fish being caught, recent reports also show better than average action on popping plugs, small swimmers and light tackle. Fish are certainly plentiful and recent reports show they're being caught by a variety of methods. With six to eight weeks remaining before the blues migrate to southern waters, it wouldn't surprise me a bit to see some fish recorded at better than 20 pounds this year. It bodes well for the remainder of this season. This year's overall catch tells us that we're seeing a nice crop of blues in Long Island Sound waters this summer. The only winner weighed in locally at Fisherman's World was a 13.76 pound bluefish weighed in on the first day of the Tournament by John Ranieri. There were another 19 Port Prizes, each worth $200 that ranged in weight from 13.18 pounds, to the smallest money-winner in the contest at 12.05 pounds. The remaining fish on the top 20 leaderboard are each worth $200 and those catches were scattered throughout Long Island Sound.
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