It's Blue Crab Fishing Time In Local Tidal Waters And Creeks!

Surface water temperatures in Long Island Sound (LIS) continue to range from the mid 60’s to low 70’s °F. Check
out the following web sites for more detailed water temperatures and marine boating conditions:
http://www.mysound.uconn.edu/stationstat.html
http://marine.rutgers.edu/mrs/sat_data/?nothumbs=1
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/
http://www.wunderground.com/MAR/AN/330.html

STRIPED BASS fishing remains good although BLUEFISH will make it tough during daylight hours. Dusk through dawn is the best time for stripers during the “dog days” of summer. Both striper and bluefish fishing spots include the reefs off Watch Hill, Wilderness point off Fishers Island, the Race, Millstone outflow, Bartlett Reef, Black Point, Plum Gut, Pigeon Rip (area north of Plum Island), Long Sand Shoal, Southwest Reef, Sixmile Reef, Falkner Island area, the reefs off Guilford and Branford, New Haven Harbor (Sandy Point), Charles Island area to Milford Point, Buoy 20 off Stratford, Stratford Shoal/Middle Ground, Penfield Reef, and around the Norwalk Islands. It is “snapper” time in the tidal rivers and creeks. Snapper bluefish
fishing is a great way to introduce kids to saltwater fishing. Snappers are about 4 to 5 inches length.

SUMMER FLOUNDER (fluke) fishing is fair to good although there are a lot of throw backs. Fluke spots include the south side of Fishers Island (Isabella Beach and Wilderness Point), Stonington area to the mouth of
the Mystic River, north shore beaches of Long Island in NY waters from Horton Point over to Port Jefferson, lower Thames River to the Dumping Grounds, Twotree Island Channel off Waterford, Niantic Bay/ Black Point area, Hatchett Reef area, Long Sand Shoal, Duck Island Roads, deeper water off Hammonasset Beach, Falkner Island area, off the New Haven breakwaters, and Stratford Shoal/Middle Ground area and deeper water (50+ ft.) surrounding Cable and Anchor Reef.

SCUP (porgy) fishing is picking up on the major reefs and rock piles throughout LIS. TAUTOG (blackfish) can also be found on the same rocky structure as an added bonus!

It is BLUE CRABBING time in the local tidal rivers and creeks!

For regulation updates and fishing/crabbing information, please check out our website or pick up the new 2011 Angler’s Guide. The guide contains all current marine fishing regulations and more.
For finding shore fishing and crabbing locations, please refer to the Connecticut Coastal Access Guide which can be found online.
To find locations where to launch your boat, kayak or canoe, see the 2011 Connecticut Boater’s Guide.