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According to Capt. Rich Jensen on a Sunday call to the Nancy Ann out of Orient by the Sea Marina, the daytime mixed-bag fishing now is "pretty good." The boat is getting about a dozen keeper bass on many days, mostly in the 28-to-31-inch class, and dozens of bluefish to 12 pounds. The scup action is impressive, with big porgies still running from one and a half to three pounds.
Phil Loria at Captain Marty's Marina and Fishing Station in New Suffolk is seeing smaller porgies in the daily mix, but explained that most anglers don't keep the 10 1/2-inch fish; instead they fill their limits with scup as large as 15 inches. For late June, this is outstanding. There are also some sea bass around one and a half pounds in the mix, and a few northern whiting (kingfish) showed up last week. Blues are still around Jessups Neck, with trollers also picking up choppers west of Robins Island.
Bill Czech at Jamesport Bait and Tackle in Mattituck was still talking about a record-class scup weighed at the shop a couple of weeks back. The 23-inch porgy weighed over six pounds and was about four inches wide at the shoulders. Bill has never seen so many stripers lingering inside the Peconic Bay creeks. These bass are apparently still gorging on bunker trapped there. Anglers watch for bunker schools, snag live baits and hook up. At Wego Fishing in Southold, reports of keeper bass around 30 inches came off Long Island Sound beaches, along with bluefish.
The eastern Peconics still don't have the smaller choppers that should show later this summer. No summer weakfish have been reported yet.
The Prime Time III out of Orient by the Sea posted an upcoming schedule on its Internet site. The July 5 daytime open boat trip will target fluke while the July 2, July 7 and July 9 trips will feature mixed-bag fishing on stripers, blues and scup. The boat is booking spots on open night trips for striped bass on July 8, 15, 19, 22, 26 and 29. Those interested should reserve spots by calling 323-2618. Web-site postings for the Captain Bob V out of Mattituck Inlet from last Saturday showed limits of large porgies to nearly three pounds plus some sea bass mixed in.
* MARTIN GARRELL
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