FISHING REPORT --- September 3, 2010

STRIPED BASS ---- Its been a tough week for striper chasers. Reports have been consistently slow since a few days past the last northeast storm. Long Sand Shoal and Six Mile Reef gave up a few bass but most other spots held onto their bass. What had seemed to be an early start to the Fall run fizzled. On the positive side we're starting to see some schoolies in the mouth of the River. Keep an eye out for a spike in activity after the storm pass and tides pick up next week.

BLUEFISH ---- Blues remained strong throughout the week with fewer reports of surface fish. Plum Gut seems to be the epicenter of bluefish activity with fish up to the low teens in size. Southwest Reef, Six Mile and Long Sand Shoal have been good to jiggers. Some top feeding blues have been around Cranes Reef and Southwest Reef.

SNAPPER BLUES --- Going strong, a few less but larger fish. Sizes are up to7" now. We had a few reports from anglers fishing some local beaches and not catching many snappers. Open beaches have random schools of snappers, estuaries have better concentrations of baitfish and snappers. The Causeway, most docks and piers in the lower Connecticut, Blackhall, Oyster and Lieutenant Rivers.

FLUKE ---- Closed in CT, open in NY until 9/6 and in RI until 12/31

PORGIES ---- Very good reports coming in from most local and distant reefs. On some reefs you have to contend with blues that have been stealing porgies. Hatchetts, Cranes, Bartletts and Southwest have good numbers and sizes.

BLUE CRABS ---- We still have a couple of weeks before they head for deeper water. The DEP Piers are good for traps, "scraping" pilings along most marina piers, the Causeway and Oyster River with traps, North and South Coves with lines have been some of the hot spots.

BONITO and FALSE ALBACORE ---- They've arrived ! We've had reports of Albies at the West Wall in Pt. Judith this past mid week. Unconfirmed reports have come from the RI South Shore from Charlestown to Watch Hill. Several good reports of Bonito catches have come from the West side of Block. This storm that's upon us will certainly move the bait and water temps around, but I think its early in the season to have too detrimental an effect.

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