Projo Fishing: HotBytes

Striped bass, just under the legal limit, were abundant and hungry on the reefs of eastern Long Island Sound last night, said Joe Rendeiro during a visit to King Cove Outfitters this morning.

At the mouth of the Connecticut River, Pat Abate of Rivers End Tackle said, "We're seeing more baitfish such as butterfish and silversides on the nearshore reefs and beaches. Bunker are still around and we're seeing more hickory shad at the river mouths. We haven't seen a big increase in bass but Long Sand Shoal has been on the upswing, Bartletts Reef has some more surface action and there are a few more schoolies along the beaches.News from the RI shore is a few schoolies along the beaches on night tides.

"Good to very good bluefish action continues at the Race, Plum Gut and Pigeon Rip with medium sized blues. Long Sand Shoal and Southwest Reef has a mixture of sizes with a few fish in the double digit range. Some smaller blues have been on the surface on the shoreline on either side of the Connecticut River.

"Reports of false albacore and bonito are still coming from the Watch Hill area and spreading east along the beaches."

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