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The striped bass fishery on Long Island, New York has made an incredible comeback due largely to the cleanup of the Hudson River, one of the primary spawning grounds for the striper. Tighter controls on the commercial harvest of the striped bass as well as those of recreational fishermen have also played a part in the burgeoning population of the striped bass.
Stripers are the first to show in Long Island's waters in the early spring. As the season progresses into the summer months stripers are king of their domain, as they warily stalk the flats in search of a wide variety of prey items including sand eels, spearing, grass shrimp, and crabs. It is here, at bonefish depths, where we seek out striped bass with fly and spin tackle from my skiff. Plying these shallow gin-clear waters we will have many opportunities at hooking this trophy class fish. It's exciting, action oriented fishing no matter what type of fishing tackle you prefer to fish with.
As the summer months draw to an end we shift our attention towards Montauk and the fall migration. Striped bass mingle with both bluefish and false albacore as they fatten up on the shoals of a myriad of baits including bay anchovies, menhaden, and herring. During the fall months we have countless opportunities to attain the "Northeast Grand Slam" as well as some of those 20 lb. + striped bass that are lazily feeding underneath the prominent surface blitzes.Click» for more info about NY striper fishing seasons. | "It is here, at shallow bonefish depths, where we seek out striped bass with fly and spin tackle." |
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Gunkholin' Charters on the waters off Long Island, New York | 
Yes, stripers are great for putting smiles like this on both dads and their angler kids! | Gunkholin' Charters Recommended Fishing Tackle Selection:Fly Tackle: Scott S3s 8-10 wt. fly rods matched to Danielsson Innovation 6/9 LW-9/13 HD Evotech large arbor fly reels. Fly lines range from Orvis, Scientific Angler Mastery series floating and intermediate wind taper fly lines as well as Jim Teeny fast sink fly lines from 250-450 grains. Fly leaders range in length from 5-12' with fluorocarbon tippets of 12-30 lb. test.
Recommended Flies: Crease flies in #2-3/0 long shank hooks. Deceivers in #2-3/0, Clouser Minnows in #6-2/0 and epoxy surf candies in #8-2. As far as colors are concerned use chartreuse/white, olive/white, blue/white, and tan/white.
Spin Tackle: St. Croix Premier Graphite 7' med. heavy powered, fast action spin rods matched with Shimano Sustain 4000 spin reels and 20 lb. Power Pro synthetic braided fishing line. When fishing for stripers I recommend a 2' trace of 15-30 lb. fluorocarbon tippet.
Recommended Lures: Creek Chub (slow sink) poppers in olive/white, red/white, and silver chrome. Whip-it jigs by Larry's Lures in chartreuse and white. Lunker City's Finesse plastic baits in 3" with #2/0 Owner long shank bait hooks. Lunker City's Slugos in 6" with #3-4/0 Owner offset worm hooks.
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Striper Fishing Tips: - When sight casting to striped bass in shallow water remember to lead the fish so as not to spook them.
- Let your fly or lure "settle in" towards the bottom. As the fish approaches match the retrieve to the speed of your quarry!
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