9/7/10

Old Earl changed his mind about visiting us here in Montauk. My windometer topped out
at 22 mph. On Saturday the clearing wind made it to 30 mph. But we sure got a lot of
publicity. Every news show on TV had a reporter here watching the waves and the people
watching the waves.

Sunday it was still a little snotty but some boats made it out and caught bass. Monday was
real nice and the bass continued to cooperate as did the bluefish. Everything worked,
tubes, chutes, diamond jigs, live bait. Maybe it’s the “Fall Run”?

The bottom fishing got back in shape as well on Monday with the porgies & seabass at
least. I didn’t hear much about the fluke, but who cares? They are done for the season,
except for any boats with the set aside permits, and I don’t believe many boats have them
this year. There was a pile of boats fishing Frisbees and the seabiscuits were biting, but I
think that place has been fished to death. Most of the fish that are there have probably
been caught and thrown back a half dozen times. If you want decent sized fish you have
to look elsewhere, with Block Island being the best idea.

Offshore, the giants at the Mudhole were snapping a bit before Earl, but I don’t believe
anyone from Montauk has been anywhere offshore since. I did here that a Rhode Island
boat may have hooked up on Monday. But you know how rumors are.

Montauk has finally joined the rest of the civilized world. The Seven Eleven across the
street from the IGA finally opened up. Most of the locals hope it fails. It probably had it’s
best weekend until Memorial Day.

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