Eastern Long Island Sound and Block Island Sound
Capt. Mark Anderson
June 25, 2001
Long Island Sound - Saltwater Fishing Report
You can call this past weekend "The storms that never came". Despite weather forcasts of thunderstorms we had two great trips aboard the Kingfisher. Plenty of fish catching action and not a drop of rain. The Brochu party started out Friday the 22nd around 3p.m. at the Race where we trolled up a few blues and some nice keeper bass. The best times for wire line trolling in the race are the two hours on either side of the slack tide. When the tide gets moving try drifting eels, or diamond jigs in the middle race. The Brochu party also hooked up on some nice keeper size fluke just outside of Fisher's Island. Every one went home with a hefty bag of fillets for the grill. Here's a tip for getting the larger fluke, use a long piece of fluke belly, a big sand eel and a squid strip on one hook. Also add larger size spinners seperated by glow beeds, and work it with a long very slow pull.
On Saturday, the weatherman must of frightened all the boaters away with the thunderstorm warnings, but again it was a picture perfect fishing day. Danny Raymond and his wife Evette brought out some friends for a day of fishing they will never forget. We started in the race where the tide was just right for trolling, everyone hooked up on bass in no time. Next, we were off to Misquamicut, and again we were banging fish right from the get go. After pulling in about a dozen keeper fluke and a bunch of throw backs the sun began it's descent over the clouds so we headed in to shore where we put them on a school of hickory shad, and to top it off a 37 incher on a livelined shad and of course that monster that broke off before we could get a glimpse of it. All in all, the Raymond party couldn't thank us enough for the awesome trip.
As for the rest of the sound fishing has been very good so far this year. Reports of fish being caught are coming in from everywhere. The usual spots are producing; Watch Hill, The Race, Millstone area, Bartlett's, and the mouth of the connecticut river (especially long sand shoal). Block Island and Montaulk have been sure bets, just wet your line and your sure to get hooked up. The night bite is just around the corner, so if your looking for a trip that is sure to turn you into a night fisherman try our midnight to 7a.m. trip. There is no better rush than drifting live eels in the sluiceway at night and then to top it off you get the sunrise where you can see surface action that's out of this world.
Don't miss out on that trophy lunker bass, call and book a night trip today.
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