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Important Radio Program Saturday!!
Spring Blackfish with DEC's Jim Gilmore!

Long Island Sound West:
City Island, Little Neck, Manhasset & Western Sound:
Jack's Bait & Tackle (718-885-2042): John DeCuffa reported now that we are in the middle of May all species of fish seems to have turned on! Starting with the striped bass there are fish being caught to 45 pounds in the local areas from the Throgs Neck Bridge to the Stepping Stone Lighthouse to Execution Lighthouse, Hempstead Harbor, Manhasset Bay and on the Connecticut shorelines off of Rye, Mamaroneck, Larchmont and Greenwich. These fish are being caught in 20-40ft of water using Jack's Fresh Bunker, Jack's Jumbo Sandworms and Bloodworms and Jack's Special Chum. Remember chumming is a must! The bunker has invaded the Western Long Island Sound and the Bluefish are also mixed with with these striped bass. Bluefish 6-10 pounds are being caught anchored up in the middle of the sound behind Execution Lighthouse on chunks of bunker.

For the fluke enthusiasts they have also come into the western long island sound with fish to 5 pounds being caught off Sands Point, Prospect Point, Bayville, Hewlett Point and by the barges and bridges. Best Bait spearing, squid and fresh bunker filets. Best depth of water 10-20 feet. Believe it or not the flounder are still in the back of Eastchester Bay and Orchard Beach Lagoon with some fishermen catching the limits with no problem. Best bait Jack's Jumbo Sands and Jack's Jumbo Bloodworms and chumming is a must of course.

On the porgy front the porgies have moved in off all the points, Sands Point, Prospect Point, Mattinecock Point, and Rye and also behind Execution Lighthouse. These porgies are of the large variety with the limits now 20 fish per person make for a fun day. Best bait Jack's Jumbo Sands and Jumbo Bloodworms, fresh clams and of course chumming is a must to keep the fish around the boat. The water temperatures are perfect or fishing and the weather this week will also be perfect for fishing so make sure and go fishing! You cannot catch fish sitting on a couch! On the web at www.Jacksbaitandtackle.com.

Long Island Sound Middle: John Richy joins Rich Johnson weekly, live on The Fishing Line Radio Show Saturday afternoons at 4:35 p.m. to give current and live updated reports for the Huntington to Kings Park & Stony Brook areas.

Cold Spring / Huntington / Northport / Smithtown / Kings Park / Stony Brook:
Terminal Tackle (631-269-6005): John Richey reported the best news is the weather is nice now and the fish are cooperating. Smithtown Bay is paved with fluke in all depths and it is not hard to get a limit at times. The magic number seems to be about 22 inches for most keepers and you have good numbers of shorts too. Bass action on the troll is excellent as they are feasting on the sand eels now with most fish teen size and some into the 20 pound class...not to many shorts at all and a few scattered blues in the mix too. Still some big flounder around and now the porgies have come into the area with giant porgies in most areas. The Terminal Tackle catalogue is out and available free through their web site or in person at the shop or order it by phone. On the web at www.terminaltackleco.com. Remember to listen to John Richy on our radio show every Saturday at 4:15 p.m. on WGBB 1240AM radio or on our site of our home page. Listen to John's Blackfishing Tips Here.

James Joseph II (631-651-8235) : Capt. James Schneider reports Friday they had 14 anglers and 35 keepers with good fishing in the morning and a good day with plenty of shorts too. Friday afternoon they had six anglers and seven keeper fluke and some shorts as they stayed local. Saturday’s fishing was slow in the morning but picked up as the day progressed. They had two keepers by 10 a.m. then around noon they had wild fishing for two hours. They had 23 keepers in those two hours then finished up with about 35 keepers for 33 anglers. They had tons of shorts under the light too. Mother's Day they had 15 anglers and the fishing was very good inside the bay with a ton of shorts and about five fish to 5 pounds and five weakfish and 31 keeper fluke. Sunday afternoon inside the bay they had 11 anglers and 17 keepers and four weakfish all 6 to 7 pounds. Monday they had 13 angers and 29 keep fluke and pool winner Bruce with 4-1/2 pounds. They are fluking full days 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. and again in the afternoon 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. On the web at www.jamesjosephfishing.com.

Long Island North Fork:
Greenport:
Peconic Star (631-875-2631): Capt. Dave Brennan reports Saturday’s action was awesome as they anchored up and hammered huge porgies for 2 hours. They had porgies 2 to 3 pounds and doubleheaders. The fluking was picky on this trip but they caught some keepers and largest just under 7 pounds. Sunday (5/13) we had a light crowd due to the holiday; everyone wanted to do a little scup fishing before fluking so off we went to the porgy grounds. In about 1 hour we had our limits and went fluking! Fluking produced some really nice keepers for the tables, everyone went home very happy! Great day out…14yr old Aleks Cusumano of Eastport, NY took the pool today by an ounce or so, regular angler Ralph was a close second! Tuesday (5/15) Cloudy in the AM and some lite rain in the afternoon. Awesome Porgy fishing for one hour in the morning filled the buckets and made for a lot of jumbo boneless fillets for the fares. Christine Hansen of Southold landed a 3-1/2 pound giant porgy. Fluke were picky until the end of the day when a bit of a bite started. Dennis Tinnin of Kings Park landed a 8.55lb Fluke. Several other nice fluke were also landed at the end of the tide this afternoon. On the web at www.peconicstarfleet.com .

Should they ever get around to giving awards for the friendliest and most helpful crew aboard a party boat, the crew on the Peconic Star II will get the blue ribbon for sure. Forever preoccupied with making every trip a pleasant and personal adventure, one not soon forgotten; the crew leaves nothing to chance, from instructions for the novice and the rigging up, to cleaning your catch ready for the skillet. The crew insures that not only the fishermen enjoy their trip, but the families as well' so bring the kids and Mom along' it's always fun and a big thrill for them. Don't forget the camera, and if you don't fish, come along for a delightful ride and enjoy the scenic delights of Long Island's last outpost of natural beauty.