dennisl Posted August 8, 2022 Report Share Posted August 8, 2022 Any chance catching these on the fly from shore on western LI this time of year? If so, any locations you'd recommend (not specific spots, just general areas, unless of course you'd like to share a specific spot in a DM)? I've gotten skunked in Jamaica Bay the last couple of outings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bergallmaster Posted August 8, 2022 Report Share Posted August 8, 2022 There are definitely small blues ( less than 2lbs) that can be shore caught. The bigger fish tend to stay deeper. Search the back areas near the canals and youll see the bunker splashes very close to shore. the human race has proved darwins theory of evolution wrong. we let the dumb survive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyBean Posted August 9, 2022 Report Share Posted August 9, 2022 This time of year you shouldn’t have a problem finding small blues to ravage anything you throw. Think calm hot sunny flats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C W Anderson Posted August 12, 2022 Report Share Posted August 12, 2022 (edited) had a few stripers hit topwater in west back bay *. daytime hi tide ( crazy ) i was shocked ! oh new to SOL.com great forum tight lines Edited August 12, 2022 by TimS Welcome...I hate to edit your first post, but please be less specific in your locations :-) Surfratiam and dennisl 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennisl Posted August 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2022 19 hours ago, C W Anderson said: had a few stripers hit topwater in west back bay *. daytime hi tide ( crazy ) i was shocked ! oh new to SOL.com great forum tight lines That’s great! I was out yesterday, caught a couple small blues and a Spanish mackerel. A first for me. Big blues and stripers were blitzing at the end of the jetty I was at but I couldn’t make it out there without cleats. Must’ve gone on for a solid 30 min. A couple blues went fully airborne! RL Bucktails 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepBlue Posted August 17, 2022 Report Share Posted August 17, 2022 (edited) Expectations are funny, they get us to the water, but that's where the benefit ends. Put in time in areas you can walk an cast, covering water and observing the environment slowly. Slowing down and fishing methodically is the biggest advantage to a flyrod, you'd be suprised how much more you see when you allow your mind to slow down. A fly rod forces the angler to sharpen their senses and their ability in a way regular tackle can't. If you dont see an acre of fish in a froth, it dosnt mean there aren't fish present, go explore....the back bays are prime with a fly. Edited August 17, 2022 by DeepBlue85 i_like_poppers, dennisl, GarbageFish and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarbageFish Posted August 18, 2022 Report Share Posted August 18, 2022 throwing $4 snakes in the middle of night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No One Here Posted August 18, 2022 Report Share Posted August 18, 2022 they typically do not feed heavily again until october Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowEnd Posted August 18, 2022 Report Share Posted August 18, 2022 Ran into some nice blues earlier this week. Got lucky, they were crushing a school of bait. Sorry though, Spinning rod and pencil popper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennisl Posted August 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2022 Bringing my studded Korkers tomorrow, gonna give that jetty a shot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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