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Sheepshead Bay:
Ocean Eagle V (718-258-4126): Capt. Greg says the terrible weather kept them in Tuesday through Thursday. They did get out on Friday (5/11) and had no idea what to expect with after the terrible weather. They had excellent fishing! Fantastic numbers of ling, some very nice sea bass to 5 pounds and now they see porgies. They read the porgies well on Friday and caught some but just could not get them to cooperate fully. Don’t worry these porgies will put the feed bag on this weekend and you’ll see more and larger porgies every day. Remember the Ocean Eagle has the RSA permit allowing you to keep the sea bass you catch. The Ocean Eagle departs at 7 a.m., returning around 3:30 p.m. & supplies free B&T with full galley service. The Ocean Eagle gives senior citizen discounts, family & group rates and is available for limited charters.

Knapp Street/Belt Parkway
Flamingo 3 (718-763-8745): Capt. Bob reports Friday (5/11) was the first day out this week after terrible weather. They had a picky morning but then found them later in the morning and through the noontime hour. They wound up with a very good day with blues, blues and more blues. Blues 4 to 10 pounds with some mediums in there and cocktails of 2 pounds. No bass on Friday but winds will lay down and things will open up. Saturday in beautiful weather they had a decent day in picky fishing conditions and not like Friday but they caught some fish with blues 4 to 8 pounds on top swirling as well. They did not sail on Mother's Day. Monday they had a load of nine anglers but they had super bluefishing and nine keeper bass of 26 pounds! Super fishing with stripers in three different areas! Sailing every day 6:30 a.m. and Friday & Saturday nights at 7 p.m. On the web at www.Flamingo3.com

Do not be fooled by cheap imitators or “group on” boats in neighboring areas or cheap discount boats to get on…the Flamingo is the real deal in finding bass throughout the season and is the best and been doing it the longer and better than ANYONE! They are sailing sailing for striped bass on April 15 at their usual time of 6:30 a.m. Capt. Bob and the Flamingo was featured on The Fishing Line TV Show a couple of times for spring flounder fishing and jigging bass on another episode. Bob & RJ scored big time on both shows on giant bass with fish over 25 pounds. You can order the extended 55 minute home release video which is longer than the 30 minute show version by clicking the link.

Do yourselves a favor...make sure you visit them this season. They have some awesome action and the Flamingo IS the bluefish boat to hit! New York's topwater, lure & jig specialist for blues, weakfish & bass. The Flamingo III started it over 50 years ago and while others may imitate them, no one can duplicate them. The Flamingo III is a family fishermen's boat catering to all anglers and pride themselves in a keeping a clean and courteous boat with the most experienced crew. The Flamingo III is located at Knapp St. & Belt Parkway and the UA Theater with plenty of free & safe parking.
Jones Inlet
Point Lookout
Capt. Al (516-361-9275): Capt. Capt. Tommy Weiss reports Friday (5/11) in NW winds they picked at the porgies in the morning and all nice big ones too. They then went ling fishing and it continues to be super ling action with multiple buckets for all 25 anglers on this trip. They threw back blackfish to 11 pounds, sea bass to 5 pounds and some short fluke. They see a few bluefish every day and fluke too. Super-duper fantastic ling fishing. Saturday and Mother's Day super duper ling fishing and the porgies are showing little more each day. They picked at the porgies on Sunday but Monday it was tough to catch them because of all the sea bass. You have to literally fight your way through all the sea bass to get a few fish. The ling fishing remains fantastic and they see a few fluke and bluefish each day too. They bottom fish everyday 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. and striper trips Friday & Saturday nights 7 to midnight.

Also listen here to Capt. Al's Radio Interview for Tips on Sea Bass Fishing. Capt. Tom Weiss was featured on The Fishing Line TV Show in 2001. Tom & RJ scored big time on the giant sea bass with ling in the mix. You can order the extended home release video which is longer than the 30 minute show version by clicking the link
Fire Island Inlet
Captree
Island Princess (631-587-6024): Capt. Bryan of the Island Princess says rain and terrible winds that won’t let up killed the week. They sailed on Thursday and had a handful of fluke on the change of tide, but the blues saved the day as they had two dozen of them. Friday (5/11) they could have caught the blues well but the clients just wanted fluke. They picked at some fluke in tough windy conditions. Waters right now are filthy from the rain runoff but that will change with each passing tide and the first SW wind will clear it up nicely. Saturday’s fluke trip in the morning was okay as they had some shorts and keepers to 5-1/2 pounds. The afternoon trip was tough as they stayed in the bay as winds came up and they had some shorts and some bluefish. They sail every day 7 a.m. and noon for half day fluke.

Friday night both the Island Princess and the Bay Princess slaughtered the blues. All you wanted from 1 to 3 pounds and good numbers of 6 to 8 pounds and great fishing as seven people had well over 100 blues. Sailing every evening now 6 to 10 p.m. for bass, blues and weakfish. On the web at www.IslandPrincessFishing.com. Island Princess sails from the Captree State Park Marina and are just to the right of the concession stand. All bait and tackle is supplied on these trips.
: 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.
Eastern LI Sound
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 8.55 pound Fluke. Several other nice fluke were also landed at the end of the tide this afternoon. On the web at www.peconicstarfleet.com . 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.
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