surf reports 2006

My Fishing Reports from Long Island.

Report # 26

Date: 11-01-2006 - surf

Location: Robert Moses - Demo 4x4, 2-6 pm, (high tide @ 3:13 pm)

Conditions: SW 6 kts wind, 1-2' surf, clean water at 58F.

Catch: one short striper and one small bluefish.

Comments: bluefish chasing schools of baby (~3") bunker. Nice sunset.

Report # 25

Date: 10-28-2006 - surf

Location: Robert Moses - field # 3, 5-6 pm

Conditions: W 23-33 kts wind, 10-13' surf

Comments: went scouting to the beach for sunset, big waves and very windy, no fish.

Report # 24

Date: 10-27-2006 - surf

Location: Robert Moses - East of field # 5, 6:10am - 9:20am (high tide @ 10:57 am)

Conditions: N 10 kts wind, super flat surf

Comments: 3 miles walk for zero fish or hits. Stopped after sunset at RM3 for one 27".

Report # 23

Date: 10-26-2006 - surf

Location: Robert Moses - field # 3, 6:50am - 9:20am (high tide @ 10:08 am)

Conditions: NW 15 kts wind, flat surf, clean water at 59.5F

Catch: no fish, just one crab.

Comments: fished lures before work, nice sunrise.

Report # 22

Date: 10-24-2006 - surf

Location: Robert Moses - East of field # 5, 7:00am - 9:30am (high tide @ 8:57am)

Conditions: WNW 20 kts wind, 0-2' surf, clean water at 60.6F

Catch: 5 small bluefish on tins and one 30" chopper on storm shad 6".

Comments: a lot of birds working, but to far from beach. Stopped after work 6-7 pm at RM4, no fish.

Report # 21

Date: 10-22-2006 - surf

Location: Robert Moses - field # 3, 6:30am - 9:00am (high tide @ 7:55 am)

Conditions: NW 2 kts wind, flat surf, clean water at 61.2F

Catch: none, enjoyed nice sunrise

Comments: bunker close to surf, did see a lot of birds in front of lighthouse (bluefish blitz at 9 am).

Report # 20

Date: 10-21-2006 - surf

Location: Robert Moses - field # 4, 5:30pm - 6:30pm (high tide @ 7:33 pm)

Conditions: NW 20 kts wind, 0-2' surf, clean water at 61.7F

Catch: just sunset

Comments: a lot of guys bait fishing, blues and kipper stripers was caught early in the day.

Report # 19

Date: 10-16-2006 - surf

Location: Robert Moses - field # 3, 6:00pm - 7:30pm (high tide @ 3:57 pm)

Conditions: S 10 kts wind, 1-2' surf, clean water at 62F

Catch: 7 bluefish 3lbs, and 2 short stripers 20", 24"

Comments: cocktail bluefish blitz, fish splitting 3" anchovies. Find 7" live bunker on beach.

Report # 18

Date: 10-8-2006 - kayak

Location: LI Sound near Nissequogue River entrance, 1:00-3:00pm (high tide12:29pm)

Conditions: no wind, full sun,

Lures: storm shads

Catch: two bluefish 4-5lbs and one small striper.

Comments: bluefish in deeper water, striper in river, summer like weather.

Report # 17

Date: 10-7-2006 - surf

Location: Robert Moses - field #4, 5:45pm - 7:30pm (high tide @ 8:09 pm)

Conditions: ENE 15-20kts wind, 7-8' surf, full moon.

Lures: bucktails, metal

Catch: none

Comments: perfect white water, nice sunset, no fish.

Report # 16

Date: 9-27-2006 - kayak report

Location: LI Sound near Nissequogue River entrance, 5:30-7:30pm (high tide 2:42pm)

Conditions: light south wind, strong outgoing current

Lures: storm shads

Catch: two bluefish 4-5lbs.

Comments: Fished from kayak 0.5 mile from shore. Nice sunset and good weather condition.

Report # 15

Date: 7-12,13-2006 - boat report

Location: ocean up to 36 miles South of Fire Island Inlet

Conditions: W 15kts wind, 2-3' sea

Lures: backtails and metal

Catch: two Atlantic bonito and one big bluefish, lost another bonito and bluefish when reeling.

Comments: trolled behind sailboat, bonito close to FI Inlet, they hitting lures trolled at speed about 5kts.

Report # 14

Date: 7-29,30-2006 - boat report

Location: ocean up to 30 miles South of Fire Island Inlet

Conditions: W wind, 2-4' sea

Lures: storm shads, backtails and metal

Catch: about 12 bluefish 6-11 lbs

Comments: trolled behind sailboat in 50-120' of water, all fish on Saturday 10-30miles offshore.

Report # 13

Date: 7-25-2006

Location: Robert Moses 4x4, 6:00pm - 9:00pm (high tide @ 8:19 pm)

Conditions: S 15kts wind, 3'-4' surf, water temp 72F

Baits and Lures: clams, storm shads and metal

Catch: five small stripers 20-26" all on lures.

Comments: only crabs on clams, all fish after sunset.

Report # 12

Date: 7-15,16-2006 - boat report

Location: ocean near Fire Island Inlet

Conditions: NNE wind or no wind, flat sea.

Lures: storm shads, backtails and metal

Catch: a lot of bluefish 5-10 lbs

Comments: trolled behind sailboat in 30-70' of water.

Report # 11

Date: 7-7,8-2006 - boat report

Location: From Fire Island Inlet to Breezy Point

Conditions: SSW wind or no wind, flat sea, water temp 72F

Lures: Sparo white backtails (2 oz) with Uncle Josh No 57-S forked tail strip

Catch: two 36-38" stripers and five bluefish 5-10lbs, all fish released

Comments: trolled backtails in 30'-50' water (2-5kts) behind sailboat on trip to NYC,

daylight action around inlets, best at the Breezy Point.

Report # 10

Date: 6-25-2006

Location: Robert Moses 4x4, 6:00pm - 9:00pm (high tide @ 7:56 pm)

Conditions: SSE 12kts wind, 3' surf, water temp 68F

Baits: clams

Catch: one small striper ~23" and two skates

Comments: scouting trip to 4x4 access at RM, looks like Gilgo has more beach structures.

Report # 9

Date: 6-24-2006

Location: Gilgo 4x4, 4:00pm - 7:45pm (high tide @ 7:10 pm)

Conditions: SSW 10kts wind, 3-4' surf, water temp 66F, rain.

Lures & Baits: storm shads, metal, clams

Catch: two short stripers at 24" on clams.

Comments: rain all time, had 4 hits, landed two fish, all action on clams close to shore.

Report # 8

Date: 6-11-2006

Location: Robert Moses - field #2 & #3, 7:30pm - 9:30pm (high tide @ 7:51 pm)

Conditions: WNW 12kts wind, flat surf, brown water at temp 56.7F, Full Moon.

Lures: storm shads, poppers, metal

Catch: none

Comments: went to south shore beach for change. Walked from field 2 to field 3.

Find some baitfish in water. Watched magnificent moonrise at 9pm.

Report # 7

Date: 6-4-2006

Location: Sunken Meadow - field #3, 7:10pm - 8:10pm (high tide @ 6:29 pm)

Conditions: no wind on beach, flat surf, water temp 60.8F

Lures: storm shads, poppers

Catch: none

Comments: short fishing due to vicious attacks by the black flies (gnats).

Next time I will check wind direction, S-SW 7kts wind is bad for North Shore.

Report # 6

Date: 6-3-2006

Location: Sunken Meadow - field #3, 8:00pm - 8:45pm (high tide @ 5:39 pm)

Conditions: NE wind 15 kts, 1-2' surf, water temp 60F

Lures: storm shads, poppers, swimming plugs, metal

Catch: 3 bluefish 2 - 4 lbs.

Comments: quick stop on the beach before work, they want to chop my 6" storm shads only.

Report # 5

Date: 5-8-2006

Location: Sunken Meadow - jetty, 7:00pm - 8:30pm (high tide @ 8:54 pm)

Conditions: NNE wind 13 kts, 1-2' surf, water temp 51F

Lures: storm shads 4" and 6", and metal spoons

Catch: 11 small stripers ~15"-21".

Comments: Bigger fish on smaller lures, smaller fish on bigger lures!? Had 5 fish on 7 casts.

Report # 4

Date: 5-7-2006

Location: Sunken Meadow - field #3, 7:20pm - 8:40pm (high tide @ 8:10 pm)

Conditions: SSW wind 6 kts, flat surf, water temp 52F

Lures: storm shads, swimming plugs

Catch: one small striper

Comments: take kids fishing again, did see a lot of small baitfish in water and school of bunker

moving along the beach in East direction - signs of good fishing soon. Great sunset.

Report # 3

Date: 5-6-2006

Location: Sunken Meadow - River, 7:15pm - 8:45pm (high tide @ 7:21 pm)

Conditions: NNW wind 10-15 kts, 1-2' surf, water temp 53.8F

Lures: storm shads and metal

Catch: 4 small stripers 15-18"

Comments: fished with two boys and with my friend Bob. Fish or two for everybody.

Report # 2

Date: 5-5-2006

Location: Sunken Meadow - field #3, 7:30pm - 8:30pm (high tide @ 6:25 pm)

Conditions: SSW wind 7 kts, flat surf, water temp 51.6F

Lures: storm shads

Catch: 5 small stripers 15-20", first fish of season - kissed and released.

Comments: fish jumping around and aggressive, but very small,....... nice sunset.

Report # 1

Date: 4-18-2006

Location: Sunken Meadow - River, 7:00pm - 8:00pm (low tide @ 9:18 pm)

Conditions: NW wind 10 kts, 1' surf, water temp 47F

Lures: swimming plugs

Catch: fresh air and sunset, no baitfish or stripers.

Comments: nice sand bar and structures West of the river.