Long Island Fishing Charters
Capt. Joby Vinarski – (516) 502-8837
Capt. Andy LoCascio – (516) 978-1634
The fall season is off to an incredible start! The LIFC team has kept anglers busy with "mixed bag" outings, targeting stripers for half of the trip and then bouncing lead for non-stop blackfish, monster porgy, and seabass action. With the long awaited arrival of large schools of striped bass this week, we can expect the fall run to only get better and continue well into the holiday season. ...
Steve Palmo and his group limited out on Blackish despite the very windy conditions. Fortunately. when it comes to blackfish, there is always somewhere to get out of the wind. The best action was in the shallow water on light tackle and jigs. The fish seem to be absolutely everywhere, there is loads of action and plenty of keepers mixed in....
With the bass bite being a bit unpredictable, we have been switching it up a bit and have been trying our luck at bottom fishing for fluke. All of our trips this week produced a fair number of shorts, but it seemed the larger fluke waited until after remnants of the hurricane passed through to show themselves. Without a doubt, the highlight of the week was little Ms. M's 25 1/2" doormat, her first fish ever! ...
After a short hiatus for some scheduled mid-season maintenance, we got right back into some incredible fishing, doing what we do best: STRIPED BASS BEATDOWN!!! Rob Hecht and his crew for the second year in a row took a city tour with Captain Joby, and decided to try their luck at one of the captain's favorite spots in the East River. From the first drift to the last, the group managed to finesse too many bass to count. With the huge amount of bait flowing up and down the river,...
While the back bays are still loaded with peanuts and mid-sized bunker, it seems that the adults have moved to deeper waters and remain elusive. Despite this, the LIFC team has been able to stay on a steady bass bite, using whatever tactics necessary to keep the customer reels screaming! Hopefully in the coming weeks we will see more bluefish making their way down the Sound, the added competition will be sure to keep the bass bite going well into the summer. The fluke numbers continue to improve and now...
The week certainly ended on a high note- the bass bite remains as strong as ever! With great weather came some great fishing, one of our groups even opting to do a little "mixed bag" trip and tried some local fluke fishing for a bit. As we have seen over the past few weeks, live bunker is the absolute key to a successful trip. With the abundance of bait in our local harbors, and the lack of large numbers of bluefish, we can certainly expect this bass bite to continue...
The McCloy crew could not have picked a better morning for their first ever striper trip- warm sun, light winds and a RED HOT BITE! Despite a slow start, once the tide started moving it was game on! Drifting live bunker on drop rigs, the group managed a few bluefish and 16 beautiful line-siders to the boat, including 3 fish in the slot. A huge congrats to Matthew, Jack and Mike, who all had their first stripers ever! ...
Holiday weekend boat traffic and unsettled weather didn't hold back the fish from giving Noel, Angelo and Forrest an absolute stellar trip! The trio managed to hook up with a handful of bluefish to 10 pounds, as well as 8 quality stripers to 21 pounds. While to bite started off a little slow, Capt Joby knew that at the top of the tide, the bass would come alive on one of his local spots. Again, live bunker were the ticket to entice the often finicky stripers. As the summer continues, it looks...
Once again, the forecast called for more smoke from up north. It didn't take into account that we'd be adding to it with some SMOKING REELS! Friday evening Ron P. and his buddies joined Capt Joby for some live-lining action and were certainly pleased with the outcome of the trip. After battling a dozen monster bluefish to 14 pounds mid-sound, we then concentrated our efforts on some shallower spots for the bass. Again, all the bass were well over the slot, the biggest of 8 a respectable 26 pounds. We...