6/27/2011

The Montauk Marine Basin had their shark tournament over the weekend and some
decent results. Almost sixty boats fished it, about the same as last year. They gave out the
Concerned Citizens of Montauk circle hooks and a couple of fish weighed in even had
them in their mouths, as well as one that got hooked in the belly instead of the jaw. The
fishing was pretty good with a lot less bluesharks - maybe 5 - 10 per boat instead of 20 -
30 - and a good showing of makos and threshers.

The results are as follows;
Overall Largest - 255 lbs thresher - Instigator
1st Place Women’s - 154 lbs - Mako - We Go

1st Place Mako - 249 lbs - Canyon Lady
2nd Place Mako - 220 lbs - New Attitude
3rd Place Mako - 186 lbs - Oh Brother

1st Place Blueshark - 252 lbs - Fish N Chips
2nd Place Blueshark - 238 lbs - Southern Gale
3rd Blueshark - 235 lbs - Tiger Shark

1st Place Thresher - 255 lbs - Instigator
2nd Place Thresher - 245 lbs - Fish On
3rd Place Thresher - 236 lbs - Last Dance

There was a 450 pound mako brought in on Friday, but it was a couple of hours late.

Out in the Dip there are a fair amount of yellowfins. Most of them are dwarfs, but there
are some 30-50 pound fish as well - plus lots of bonitos. Closer to shore there are reports
of bluefins being seen and I know of a 190 pound fish taken while sharking and a 120
pound fish being taken while trolling over around the Tuna Bank, as well as rumors of a
couple others. There are also some bluefish around so you could have a busy day but no
sushi.

Inshore the striped bass fishing is pretty steady, but the diamond jigging that was so good
isn’t so good anymore. The charterboats are getting their limits, but they are fishing in a
lot more places to do it. The Slot is still one of the hot spots though and gets pretty
crowded on the weekends - and confusing with different boats doing different things
including anchoring up.

The fluke fishing is a little better than it has been, but nothing to write home about. There
are fish in the rips, mostly shorts and some better fish on the south side between Ditch
Plains and the Radar Stand. But you have to work pretty hard at it to catch dinner type
fish. Charterboats fishing all day trips usually catch their limit of stripers and then go
after the fluke, but you’re seeing more of them following up with seabass or porgies
instead. It’s a surer thing.

For more info about fishing in Montauk, check out www.montauksportfishing.com and if
you would like to receive these reports directly, drop me a line at
captaingene@montauksportfishing.com