For the 2nd time in 3 months, we took advantage of the full moon. In February we fished the bars of Oyster Bay and came up with 9 keeper size reds with 2 being in the 27 inch range.
This full moon we hit the flats of Shell Point, friday and saturday night, fishing from 8pm to around 2am during the low, slack and incoming tide.
Friday night. Lots of shrimp on the flats. They are very easy to see at night with a spotlight. The trout were having a feast. You could hear fish hitting the top of the water all night. We caught 17 trout, 10 over 20" and the rest 16-19. No undersized trout were caught.
Saturday night. Much of the same. Shrimp everywhere and fish hitting all around. Ended up with 10 keepers, 2 over 20".
All the fish friday were caught on topwater and saturday all but 2 were caught on topwater.
Lot's of stingrays(3 feet in diameter) and a ton of sharks. Note to self: Will not be wading at night.
No other boats on the flats and no jet skis or riders to contend with. PERFECT!
under the moonlight
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During the summer months there is no other lure to use at night than topwater. We used chug bugs, top dogs and she dogs. We were fishing in water that averaged 3 ft. One of the reasons we fish at night is to hear the trout blast that topwater plug.
We drifted until we caught a fish and then dropped anchor and usually caught 3 or 4 more before moving again.
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We drifted until we caught a fish and then dropped anchor and usually caught 3 or 4 more before moving again.
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Make sure you know the water depths under you because of the strong full moon tides. They look funny at night but buy a couple glow in the dark topwater lures and hang on.
Walk the Dog and don't jerk until you feel the tug on the other end of the rod. They have a tendency to strike several times at night before they get it.
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Walk the Dog and don't jerk until you feel the tug on the other end of the rod. They have a tendency to strike several times at night before they get it.
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