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StriperAddict
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Dang what a trip and great pics!
Long Island Sound is where my dad and I caught blues, no stripes. Watching a boil of surface bait fish would alert us to them. We'd jig for bunker (oily bait fish) and toss out cut pieces and hang on! I know stripers get caught around Montauk Point.
Fresh bluefish is a great treat. Just bleed and chill on ice and grill in 2 days or less.
Long Island Sound is where my dad and I caught blues, no stripes. Watching a boil of surface bait fish would alert us to them. We'd jig for bunker (oily bait fish) and toss out cut pieces and hang on! I know stripers get caught around Montauk Point.
Fresh bluefish is a great treat. Just bleed and chill on ice and grill in 2 days or less.
Israel
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Although I have never caught stripers on (what we called the north shore, having grown up on LI) friends used to, and my son in law does presently. Though I don't think the "run" gets as thick in the Sound as the sea side beaches they are pretty far ranging as I used to catch them (fishing with bucktails and plugs) in tributaries that feed the Hudson River some 100 miles north of NYC around Hudson, NY. Which includes a funny story about a plug burying a treble hook well past the barb as one flopped during attempted release.
Obviously they are quite adaptable as Lake Marion boasts a healthy population. And LDB has pics of some taken out of (I think) Lanier.
Walter...I also used to fish with my dad in the Sound out of Centerport, LI, renting a skiff and kicker for the day. Great memories. But I also know the Sound is accessible to several other States...even though, I think, most NY'ers (as they seem to do with almost everything) hold it as their own. From where did you and your dad launch in the making of your memories?
I'm glad Bullet shared some of his more recent with us.
StriperAddict
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Hempstead Harbor, north of Albertson, my home town. Fishing with my brother and dad in the sound were my best memories!
I don't think stripers came into the sound, at least we never caught them there. I mentioned Montauk Point since I remember stories of big stripes caught there.
Hudson river, wow, another location I didn't fish. Moved to Jersey and fishing came to a standstill, until Lanier and a local community lake many years later happened.
One more, my dad and I got up early on July 4th, 1976 to boat over and get close to NYC, because old ships, including the Artemis were stationed at anchor before the 200th celebration of Independence. I took a few B&W pics of those ships and still have the 8x10s I made in my makeshift basement darkroom. I wish I had thought to do a "selfie" with my Pentax camera of me and my dad that day!
So glad you've got sound fishing memories from up there my friend!
Israel
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LOL...did we know this? Ever discuss it...? My wife reminds me of things I have talked about but forgotten with her, and my present surprise with you might be the same. You might say "Israel...don't you remember we had this conversation...?" Albertson (of which I had never heard till about 5 minutes ago) is just north of areas I am very familiar with...having gone through HS in Mineola...though I lived and "grew up" in Bethpage. Pretty funny to me...
StriperAddict
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I graduated Mineola High school in 1976, no kidding!
Took a year of German with Dr. Mercerod, art with Riki Nemser, Social studies with Bob Storch to name a few. Got thrown in Mr. Ratto's detention after a student pushed me into another student and that got the gloves off!
Wow, your turn, only I don't wish to keep the glory of the subject away from striper fishing!
I'll see ya later over at the Campfire forum? Maybe we'll start a High school memories post?
Or DM is ok too!
I'm pausing with a loud "NY WOW", and of course, wondering what was the year of your MHS graduation
!!!bullethead
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I encourage any contributions to a thread that got those thoughts to share going. If it weren't for the initial post these things may have never been known or discussed or have made the world a little smaller and relatable. Lots of paths to take when conversing. I luv it.
bullethead
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Today we used the same Charter that we used for the Stripers last November. The fluke have been slow and spotty at best. Since four in our party were gals and one of my Son's had never fished the ocean before I was just hoping we got into something so they could have action. Despite the bottom being full of fish it took about 2 hrs for them to want to get their bite on and the Porgies got active.
They caught 30+ and 27 came home.
The day was beautiful and the fishing was fun.
They caught 30+ and 27 came home.
The day was beautiful and the fishing was fun.
bullethead
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Gotham City
oldfella1962
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that bottom picture with the cloudy skies is awesome! 
bullethead
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A few pics have sun rays beaming through of you zoom inthat bottom picture with the cloudy skies is awesome!
bullethead
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Sun rays
bullethead
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Grilled in Old Bay and butter on the flat top.
Spotlite
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Thanks for making me hungry!! Looks good!!
bullethead
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The youngest son and his fiancee "do not eat fish". 9 fillets disappeared between them. They liked those porgies.
UrbanAngler
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Blues make great Crudo right after you catch them and get them home. Grill that day or next. They get a bad rap. Day of eating is excellent.
bullethead
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Those Blues were delicious. We did eat them the next day.
Spotlite
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I may have missed it but what dock did y’all go out of?
Looks like a fun time!!! One of my favorite things to do.
Looks like a fun time!!! One of my favorite things to do.
Spotlite
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Gigging in some flats with a kayak and a full face snorkel is the bomb.
