In other news, Allen said casters were catching school bass tight to the rock on the south side of Middle Clump and blues in the rip between the rock and the 21 can. Richard Gilman and his wife Liz caught some nice sea bass on the rocky bottom in 40 feet of water south of Wreck Island. One of the Fishers Island regulars came in to buy five dozen live eels, a sign the bass bite is good after dark on the south side. Black fish season opens in both Connecticut and New York waters on Oct. 1. You are allowed to keep four fish per person per day with a 14-inch minimum.
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The fall striper run hasn't begun, but the action looks decent enough. Casting to albies near Horseshoe Reef/GLP sounds like fun, though maddening to wait for these speedsters to arrive.