We’ve been scratching away at fish – some in the low 40″ range. The mackeral – hereby declared suicidal in the face of seal, bluefish, and pilot whale (yes, less than one mile from the beach…) pressure, have been getting thicker by by the day. The nite bite has been slow, I suspect due to the easy pickins come daylight.

How many mackeral? Long rod Ace Scott hooked one on a MACKERAL pattern today in 10′ of water!

The warm waters and macks have the bluefish in tight. We must have been bitten off six times today. Ouch!

Collective wisdom is that the predators will push the mackeral out shortly, which should reinforce the nite bite. Until then, come see how nervous a mackeral gets when a striper is on its tail!

Best,

Capt. Bob