Scales and Tales

Some big stripers have fallen on the east end over the past few days. Several fish in the 40-pound class have been pulled from The Race, east of Orient Point. At least one fish topping 40 pounds was taken over the weekend from around Ponquogue Bridge in Shinnecock Bay. Over at Montauk, Mike Didyk of Westbury drilled a 51-pound, 50-inch striper at 9:30 p.m. on Saturday night. According to Jack Yee, Didyk used a darter at Ditch Plains to dupe the huge bass while casting from a rock in front of the Montauk Shores trailers.