Spoke with Captain Dino Torino from Fin Chaser Charters yesterday and he told me that there were still a lot of peanut bunker around. The big news, however, is the butterfish. If you can find them, big bass are underneath. Dino put his client on fish up to 35 inches on Monday. Dino also said he heard word of 15 to 30 pounders in Montauk, who are bound to head this way.
Lets hope so.
Captain Ralph Burtis from Island Charters also checked in with a report. Unfortunately the fish were spooky and it was difficult to get within flyrod range. I suspect this spookiness will change in a day or so. Then we can get back to the great fall fishing we ve been having, that is when the wind isn t howling. Until next week.