Long Island Fishing Charters
Capt. Joby Vinarski – (516) 502-8837
Capt. Andy LoCascio – (516) 978-1634
After a long, cold winter our fishing season is finally upon us! Our local spring bass run has been nothing short of spectacular. As always, live-lining bunker has been the ticket to some amazing action, with most bass being in the 35 to 40 inch range. We can expect the bite to only get better and better as we approach June, the typical height of the spring bass season. ...
Although the summer is over and the temps are cooling down, the fall bass bite has been RED HOT! Massive schools of peanut bunker are on the move, and the bass are taking every opportunity to fatten up for the impending winter. While live bait has been the key to success for the larger fish, slow trolling soft plastics has proven irresistible to quality fall stripers. The trolling action is non-stop and perfect for family fishing. Nearly every trip has multiple keeper slot fish (28-31 inches). We expect this bite...
Typically, the striped bass bite would have ended many weeks ago. However, because of the incredible amount of bait in the local harbors, our striped bass run just keeps going! At the end of July we expected a few more weeks of solid action, but the bite still has not stopped. We are still catching many stripers in the slot limit along with porgies and a few big bluefish. It is great fishing for pros, beginners, and families. The morning bite has been good, but the sunset bite (leave the...
With the abundance of bait in the local harbors, our spring bass run continues to be absolutely amazing! We can expect solid action over the next few weeks and as usual live bait is the key to success. We have never seen so many big fish caught and released. We believe the bite will extend well into July. While the local light tackle fluke bite continues to heat up, don't hesitate to get in on the best bass run that has been seen in thirty years! ...
The annual Manhattan Cup event was held on Friday, June 6 with a departure point of Liberty Landing, NJ. This is the most prestigious fishing charity event supporting veterans. It is an all-release tournament. Captain Joby has been dialed into the Western Long Island Sound bite and made the call to bring the team back to our home waters. The extra drive time limited them to only 4 hours of fishing, but it was worth the risk as the results were better than expected! Joanne Session had the largest fish (39.5...
Our Spring bass run is in full swing! The troll bite has been as solid as ever, but live bait has been the key to consistently catching double digit numbers of monster striped bass. As we get into the month of June we will be sure to see the hottest striper action of the year. There is plenty of bait around and loads of fish. Both the morning and late afternoon (sunset) bites have been great. ...
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! ...