It was an epic week in Montauk with the striped bass. Acres of birds from gannets to Arctic terns were diving on bunker and bay anchovies. Some of those batches of birds were within reach and the surf made for some epic surf fishing. On the water, as long as you could find the birds you could find bass from under to over 30 lbs. A few bluefish have been showing up as well.
Opening day on Miss Montauk produced some nice size keepers. It’s only gonna get better from here, especially as that water starts to warm up. Incoming tide has been best on the water, and outgoing has been best for the surf.
No sign of pies yet, but there are blowfish available at the public docks, use clam and small hooks on high lows to target them.
