White Water Blog
September's Little Secrets
September can be a surprisingly tricky month for Long Island’s freshwater fans. You would think that cooling water temperatures following the heat of July and August would have the fish all lit up, but it also has them on the move.
- Bryce Poyer
Feather-weight Diamond Jigging in the Bays
As late summer struggles to hold on in Eastern Long Island and the fall season looms just ahead the waters of Peconic and Shinnecock bays, along with the stretch of Long Island Sound east of Mattituck Inlet, enters a transition period.
- Bryce Poyer
Shinnecock Bay's Skinny Water Summertime Fluke
For local anglers pursuing summertime fluke from late July through September, conventional wisdom holds that the best catches are likely to come from deeper waters near inlet mouths or in nearshore ocean waters ranging from 40- to about 60-feet deep - and possibly deeper during significant heat waves. One exception to that rule, however, is the mid-to late-summer fluke action that for several consecutive years now has developed across Shinnecock Bay’s shallow flats.
- Bryce Poyer
Peconic Bay's Summer Mixed-Bag Action Is Perfect For Family Fun
There’s little doubt trophy hunting for cow stripers, tiderunner weakfish, gorilla blues and doormat fluke tends to take a breather on Peconic Bay during the heat of late July, August and early September.
- Bryce Poyer
Time The Tides, Slow Down for Hot Summer Scores
Looks like we’re off to another scorching summer here on Long Island’s East End. That should come as little surprise given our sea surface water temperatures have been rising incrementally for years now
- Bryce Poyer
Cracking the Inlet Code, Part II
Picking up our discussion of inlet fishing where we left off in Part 1, some inlets also feature a deep hole or two near their entrance and exits, and these often hold the biggest game fish throughout a tide.
- Bryce Poyer
