Long Island Fishing Charters

Capt. Joby Vinarski – (516) 502-8837

Capt. Andy LoCascio – (516) 978-1634

 

Recent Long Island Fishing Reports

09 Nov

Posted at 10:19h in Reports

We are experiencing one of the best blackfish bites in the last 20 years. The NYS DEC regulations have worked as expected and there are plenty of fish to be caught. The bite is frantic and a decent amount of keepers are mixed in. The striped bass bite continues to improve and we can split the trip to target them as well. We have been able to catch slot fish (keepers) on almost every trip.  This is just the beginning of what should be our best fall ever. We plan on fishing...

22 Jun

Posted at 17:57h in Reports

We are well into June and the bass bite is as hot as ever! Live-lining bunker is still the ticket, both on the surface and on deep drop rigs. While we are seeing many slot fish, the majority of the bass have been in the 35-45 inch range. We went through quite a windy stretch of days and still managed to get on the fish! With the huge numbers of bunker schools in the Sound and harbors, we certainly expect this great bite to continue for weeks to come....

08 Jun

Posted at 15:07h in Reports

As predicted, the June bite has been absolutely incredible. While live lining bunker has been the most effective method, we have seen quite a few quality fish taken on top water artificial baits. With the water temps being a bit low for this time of year, there is a good chance that the stripers will be around well into the summer months.  You never need to worry about spending your valuable fishing time helping us get bait (unless you really want to)! We catch our bait the day before and having...

20 May

Posted at 06:04h in Reports

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. ...

30 Oct

Posted at 11:17h in Reports

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...

01 Aug

Posted at 07:17h in Reports

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...

01 Jul

Posted at 06:27h in Reports

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! ...

09 Jun

Posted at 14:38h in Uncategorized

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...

02 Jun

Posted at 08:08h in Reports

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. ...