"We are just slamming the fish!" said an excited Captain BoB Ceglowski of the Mattituck open boat, Captain Bob V (www.captbobfishingfleet.com) on Saturday morning. "We've got monster blues running 8 to 12 pounds, stripers up to 20 pounds, plus tons of porgies and sea bass. Yesterday, our boat came in early because everyone was exhausted - but our mates had to keep filleting until after 5:00 p.m.!"
According to Ceglowski, the bass and blues are smashing diamond jigs west of Southold and at Horton's Point. The skipper noted this is the earliest in the season he has ever seen this kind of bluefish and bass action, and added that the porgy and sea bass help make sure everyone goes home with a load of fillets - even those anglers who don't like bluefish. "The action is so crazy," related Ceglowski, "that we had a 5-pound sea bass on a diamond jig.)
Ceglowski, is planning to add night eeling trips for stripers to his schedule come October. These trips will run from 4:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. and reservations will be required.