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Long Island Sound West:
City Island, Little Neck, Manhasset & Western Sound:  
Jack's Bait & Tackle (718-885-2042): John DeCuffa reported no more cows like the 55 pounder weighed in at 4 p.m. on Wednesday (5/7) by Pasqual Podoto caught using bunker at high tide around 1 p.m. in the area by the Throgs Neck Bridge, but there is plenty of action now on the bass. Bass fishing is now on the rise with action at the Throgs Neck Bridge and Stepping Stones in the channels of 30 foot of water with fresh bunker the only way to go. The weather has been poor but look for this area to explode around Wednesday. There are bluefish in this area now mixed in over the last 48 hours.

Flounder fishing has been good on sandworms and chum in the back of Larchmont Harbor and the action is good with shorts along with that! Decent fishing now on the later part of the outgoing tides and late afternoon tides when waters get warmer in the sunshine. Flounder action has been good inside the back of the harbors like Little Neck and Hempstead or north to Larchmont and Mamaroneck or the better area of the entire strip of Bayville has some nice flounder fishing.

Hempstead Harbor to Glen Cove:
Baitfish abound in local bays attracting striped bass to just beyond legal size. Jose Reis used a bunker chunk on his hook just north of Morgan’s Park, quickly nailed and landed a 36 inch bass and promptly went home to a fish dinner.  Fifteen-year-old Taylor Merillo, fishing in the same general area, landed his very first keeper bass of 29 inches on a bunker chunk. Attaway, Taylor! Flounder, too are frequenting Morgan’s Beach as Mike Pascucci and Edgar Roca can attest. Using sandworms, Mike took three keepers to 2.1 pounds while Edgar had four fish to 17 inches. With a thinning out of bunker schools, it appears that bluefish may be on the doorstep.

You can now shop on line at www.jacksbaitandtackle.com. Their hours now are 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. The skiffs are ready for your flounder fishing! They do have all their skiffs in the water already and prices this year will be the same with $49.99 weekdays and 59.99 weekends. NO INCREASE in rental skiff price! See them or buy tackle on the web at www.jacksbaitandtackle.com. See John's You Tube Videos as well.

John was featured on The Fishing Line TV Show in 2005. John & RJ scored big time on the giant bass with fish over 35 pounds in a few hours, 20 or more of them were keepers and they threw back keepers as well. You can order the extended home release video which is 55 minutes of non stop giant bass action.

City Island:
Island Current Fleet (917-417-7557): Capt. Chris Cullen reported on Tuesday (5/8) they will continue with their flounder fishing at 8 a.m. and the night bassing at 6:30 for the time being NOT making the switch to fluke. They did not sail on Monday or Monday night  because of the weather. Sailing everyday at 8 AM for flounder and our 2008 brochures are printed and to receive our newsletter and promotions please sign in under the contact link on the boats website www.islandcurrent.com.

Night bass fishing has been inconsistent but with pool fish running 20 to 25 pounds and a 55 pounder weighed in at Jacks on Wednesday, we expect this should break open any night. Sailing every evening at 6:30 PM for striped bass.

The Ultimate in Party/Charter Fishing for the western Long Island Sound region. Capt. Chris Cullen's new 50-foot Island Current II (up to 49 passengers) and the original Island Current I (up to 21 passenger) offer fantastic fishing close to home. Both vessels sail daily at 8 AM and return back at 4:30 PM. Starting April 15th both vessels sail every night for Monster Striped Bass at 6:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. every night. Both boats are available for private charter for either day or night fishing. Special weekday charter rates are always in effect. The boat is located your first immediate left over the City Island Bridge, first building on your left at the Boat Livery, Inc., 663 City Island Ave. Bronx, NY 10464. Catch Capt. Chris on the web at www.islandcurrent.com

Riptide III (718-885-0236):Capt. John Jorgensen of the Riptide III reported on Tuesday (5/8) they will continue with their flounder fishing at 8 a.m. and the night bassing at 6:30 for the time being NOT making the switch to fluke. They did not sail on Monday or Monday night  because of the weather. The fishing overall had been getting better till the savage storm of Friday (5/9) stirred everything up and made water off color. They had a tough day on flounder trip Saturday and they were planning to sail Saturday night at 6:30 as they usually do seven nights per week and the bass fishing is set to explode with the shift to westerly winds on Sunday.  On the web at www.RipTide3.com

The Riptide III sails from the first left over the City Island Bridge at Jorgensen's Landing in City Island, “The Gateway to the Long Island Sound." The Riptide III fishes daily and offers sunset and moonlight charters. The Riptide III is safe and comfortable with a full kitchen and bar and a DJ on our cruises. They are currently sailing for flounder every day full day and starting this Saturday will start poking around some local wrecks and reefs for blackfish with combo flounder/tog trips based on tides. On the web at www.RipTide3.com

Long Island Sound Middle: John Richey joins Rich Johnson weekly, live on The Fishing Line Radio Show Saturday afternoons at 4:30 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:
Listen to John Richy live every Thursday evening at 6:45 p.m. & Saturday afternoons 5:30 p.m
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Terminal Tackle (631-269-6005): John Richey reported on Saturday pretty much everything stands as is from the weekend. Bass fishing is the best it can be for this time of year with fish to 35 inches, most are 28 to 32 inches and depends on the batch of fish you find. The bluefish moved in and very early this season. Bluefish 6 to 10 pounds in tight to the beach which is unusual as they usual hover in the deep Sound driving anglers nuts. Lots of bait moved in here as well over the last 48 hours and things are busting wide open. Bass fishing gets better every single day. There are some catchable fish to be jigged on the deeper water structures in 20 to 50 foot area so you have to bounce around and find these different areas. Some of the fish are schoolies with some keepers mixed in to 34 inches.

In tighter there are schoolies with the rare 28 to 30 inch fish, but most are smaller and the most dependable area is the stretch from Crab Meadow to the Power Plant...all the beaches are producing from boat or beach, but you have to be very tight to the beach! Night and early morning is best! There are fish caught in the other areas to the west at Cold Spring Harbor and Caumsett. East of the Kings Park area there are a few bass in Stony Brook Harbor on bucktails and the sandworms on the troll or rubber but no real word inside the river yet. You have to work near the bottom as fish are deep no matter where you fish. Listen to John's Fall Blackfishing Tips Here. They're open on their normal schedule of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and closing at 2 p.m. on Sundays. On the web at www.terminaltackleco.com.

Capt. James Joseph (631-424-1253): Capt. James Schneider reports they are making the switch over to fluke with the start of the season this Thursday May 15. They will continue on their regular full day schedule but now for fluke sailing at 7 a.m. They will also start the afternoon trips at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday as well and yes that will sail for fluke as well.

The charter trips for bass this past week on the 35 foot James Joseph 3 started to see some bass as they picked away in CSH. They had some keepers and all nice fish to 25 pounds as the numbers of big fish are not here yet but will and should be any day now.

You really should pick up The Fishing Line DVD with Capt. James Schneider on how to learn to catch spring blackfish. Order yours here ONLY $10. Listen to Jim's Fall Blackfish Tips Here.  Don't forget this 38 foot Young's Brother charter boat with a 400 horsepower Cat engine that cruises at 20 knots! She is all rigged and ready to go round the clock chunking for stripers as soon as they show up in the western Sound in April. The Capt. James is located at the end of Rte. 110 in Huntington, 100 feet past the old Co-Co’s Club. On the web now at www.jamesjosephfishing.com.

Long Island Sound East:
Port Jefferson/Mt Sinai:
Celtic Quest (631-928-3926): Capt. Desi reported they are making the switch over to fluke with the start of the season this Thursday May 15. You can make reservations for these trips on line with their reservation system on the web site at www.celticquestfishing.com.

On their site you can also see the updated calendar and how many spots are left for each trip.  We hope this makes the reservation process a lot easier for everyone. Also remember the the newest addition last year...the Celtic Quest III, a super fast 25 foot mako center console available for private charters!  We will also run some open boat trips on the CQ III when it is not chartered. We are still working out the details on its schedule and will post more definite information very soon. Look for them on the web at www.celticquestfishing.com.

Osprey (631-331-4153): Capt. Amanda Cash reports they will be sailing with the opening of the fluke season on May 15 and their schedule will be weekdays 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4:30 till dark. On the weekends they run two half day trips at 7 a.m. and 1 p.m. along with the 4:30 p.m. trips. June 15 the afternoon trips at 4:30 will switch right over to porgies. Visit them on the web www.OspreyFishing.com.

Long Island North Fork:
Southold
We Go Fishing B&T (631-765-3918): Steve reports things are improving now as there is a ton of bluefish in the area and we mean all areas running 5 to 7 pounds. A few weakfish over in Rose’s Grove on sandworms or diamond jig and there is a ton of fluke and we mean big fluke already here. The commercial guys are scoring 8 to 12 pounders with one 13 pounder caught. Some anglers are catch and releasing fluke to 10 pounds with 50% caught now being the keeper size of 20-1/2 inches. No bass news yet. They are running a normal schedule of 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day and they are ready to go if you folks are. They now have their new site up and running at www.wegobait.com.

Greenport:
Peconic Star II (631- 289-6899): Capt. Dave Brennan reports they will be sailing with the opening of the fluke season on Thursday May 15 and their schedule will be daily at 7:30 a.m. till 3 p.m. They are working on the boat with paint and little odds and ends and gearing up for the start of the fluke season. On the web at www.peconicstar.com. During the cold winter you can watch the Peconic Star in action here on the web as The Fishing Line TV Show was aboard  Catching Giant Greenport Porgies!

Capt. Dave Brennan has been featured on The Fishing Line TV Show scoring big time on giant porgies. You can order the extended home release video which is longer than the 30 minute show version by clicking the link. After sailing on the Peconic Star II, we're sure you will agree that there is no finer fishing vessel. 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. On the web at www.peconicstar.com.

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