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5/31/05
Imagine this: Crappy weather all week followed by great weather for a three day weekend. It's hard to believe that I'm talking about Montauk. Usually it's the other way around. This time of the year when I drive down the hill into the village from the west I get a kick about seeing all the boats fluking on the south side. On Saturday it looked like very boat in the harbor was out there, and all spread out as far as Frisbies. The striped bass fishing picked up right where it left off before the little northeaster. Unfortunately I can't say the same about the fluke. It was slow the first day that everybody got out, but that was to be expected. The consensus was that it would take a couple of days for the great fishing that we enjoyed before the blow to resume. Wrong! It's still pretty picky, and it may be that the best of the doormat, spring fishing is over, and now the normal summer fishing will take over. Another sign that that is what is happening is that there are fish in the rips now, not just on the southside. I haven't heard much about seabass, but, and I'm hesitant to mention this, I also haven't heard about any doggie problems, unlike the past couple of years. Maybe we'll luck out this year. There's another Yankee rivalry taking place this month, and it ain't with Boston, but rather with England. It's the Steve Sloan Memorial "Brits vs Yanks" shark tournament. It's taken place each June over the past couple of years, and is set up with two anglers per boat, one Brit and one Yank, with as many as 8-10 boats. Points are awarded for each shark caught, all on thirty pound tackle, and at the end of the three days fishing one team wins and one loses. Steve Sloan was the Yank team captain, and the man behind the whole thing. Unfortunately Steve passed away this past winter, and without him to put together a Yankee team, there are now too many bad guys and not enough good guys. The cost is $2500/angler, and that includes three days fishing, two anglers to a boat (one Brit & one Yank), four nights in the Montauk Yacht Club, a captains dinner the night before the tournament starts, an awards dinner the last evening of the tournament, breakfast and lunches on the boat. Unlike most shark tournaments, this one is an all release format, with no big money prizes. If you are interested, contact Captain Joe McBride at 631 329 0973. If you would like to have these reports sent to you directly, just drop me a note at . And for more information about fishing in Montauk, you can give me a call at 800 280 5565 or check out http.//www.montauksportfishing.com. -- Capt Gene Kelly Montauk Sportfishing - 800 377 1197 Tropical Fishing Adventures - 800 280 5565 631 668 2019 FAX 631 668 2040 |
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