Scales and Tales

Striper fishing has been tough on the western South Shore of late, but some fresh school bass have now taken up around the Wantagh and Meadowbrook bridges. The stripers, most in the 18 to 24-inch class, are smashing soft plastic shads and Hopkins Shorty tins. There are also a few bass now to be clam-chummed in the deeper pockets along the edge of the Black Banks. If you have a little free time after dark this week, you might be able to pop a few of these fish by working surface lures.