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Long Island Fishing Report – Saturday ~ November 11th

Fishing Report – November 11, 2023 Port Jefferson Some pics from Saturdays 9-2 trip in Port Jefferson! A light crowd picked at the porgies with a couple keeper seabass mixed in! That will wrap up our Port Jefferson season for 2023! Thanks to all for a fantastic year!!!! Mattituck!Windy conditions made it a bit challenging and the bite wasn’t as good as yesterday. Some nice tog and Seabass were landed but no great numbers today. Tomorrow’s weather looks much better

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Long Island Fishing Report – Friday ~ November 10th

Fishing Report – November 10, 2023 Mattituck!Despite terrible conditions we put together a very good catch today! One drop was loaded with big Seabass! And a few drops had some real nice tog! All in all real good day #blackfishing #mattituck #celticquestfishing #comeandgetem #seabass #CelticQuest #lifeisgood Port Jefferson Only grabbed a few pics on our private charter today! It was definitely not the nicest day, but the porgies were stacked and chewing hard! Sailing tomorrow at 9am, so come get

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Long Island Fishing Report – Thursday ~ November 9th

Fishing Report – November 9, 2023 Mattituck The day started with a nice bite of blackfish and scup on the first of the ebb. As the tide got going harder the fish became picking with each drop seeing some fish. Nice surprise was a cod on a green crab! Mattituck Not what we’re expecting to see, but you never know what’s going to happen! Nice Long Island Sound cod for Larry!!!

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Long Island Fishing Report – Monday ~ November 6th

Fishing Report – November 6, 2023 Mattituck!Best tog day so far! Just a few shy of a boat limit of blackfish to 7lbs! Plus all the porgies you wanted and a handful of Seabass. Nice trip. Hopefully a good few weeks of toggin are ahead 🙌🏻🐟 #blackfishing #mattituck #celticquestfishing #comeandgetem #seabass #CelticQuest #lifeisgood Port Jeff!Porgies are still biting! Here are some pics from yesterdays trip. !

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Long Island Fishing Report – Sunday ~ November 5th

Fishing Report – November 5, 2023 Mattituck Some from yesterday’s trip! Excellent porgy bite! The blackfish weren’t as aggressive as Saturday, but still saw some nice fish to 5 pounds!

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Long Island Fishing Report – Saturday, November 4th

Fishing Report – November 4, 2023 Mattituck Good fishing today! Loads of scup, some real nice blackfish up to a round 8 pounds, and a few seabass sprinkled in! Mattituck A few more from today!

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Long Island Fishing Report – Friday, November 3rd

Fishing Report – November 3, 2023 Mattituck Sailed with a light crowd in less than ideal conditions today. Picked away at the keeper and short tog! Some limits were taken, with the better fishing being before the flood tide got going against the wind. Only a couple of keeper seabass today, but there were lots of porgies around even though nobody fished for them. Back at it tomorrow!

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Long Island Fishing Report – Thursday ~ November 2nd

Fishing Report – November 2, 2023 Mattituck!Worked hard today for a pick of tog and Seabass. Some nice fish in the mix but nothing great yet. Hopefully this cold weather gets them fired up!

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Long Island Fishing Report – Sunday ~ October 29th

Fishing Report – October 29, 2023 Mattituck Battled really tough conditions today and managed to pick away at the porgies with some keeper tog caught and some nice seabass mixed in! This week the weather is forecast to cool off and the tides will start easing off! Hopefully this kicks the blackfish into gear!

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Long Island Fishing Report – Saturday ~ October 28th

Fishing Report – October 28, 2023 Port Jefferson Great trip yesterday (Saturday) on the 9-2! Beautiful weather and excellent fishing! Mattituck Had to battle raging current today, which definitely kept the blackfish numbers down, but the porgies were plentiful and cooperative! A few keeper seabass were also caught.

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Long Island Fishing Report – Friday, October 27th

Fishing Report – October 27, 2023 Port Jefferson Another excellent trip in Port Jeff today! The porgies were stacked and hungry! Not as wild as yesterday, but still plenty good! Mattituck!Pics from today. Repeat of yesterday. Some nice tog but no great numbers yet. Tons of porgies and nice showing of sea bass!! #blackfishing #mattituck #celticquestfishing #comeandgetem #seabass #CelticQuest #lifeisgood

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Long Island Fishing Report – Thursday, October 26th

Fishing Report – October 26, 2023 Port Jefferson Excellent porgy fishing on today’s 9-2 trip! Not a lot of photos…..the crew was too busy cleaning fish, and my phone died. Many had limits, some had less, some just wanted a few for dinner! Definitely sailing tomorrow 9-2! Come get them while they are still here! Mattituck Some nice tog today! Getting larger!But no great numbers yet. Plenty of porgies though and a decent showing of sea bass today. Amazing weather

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Long Island Fishing Report – Wednesday ~ October 25th

Fishing Report – October 25, 2023 Mattituck Still lots of scup around for those who want them, a good amount of very nice seabass mixing in, and the blackfish decided to chew a bit better on the easing of the tide! Snotty conditions this morning, but absolutely beautiful this afternoon! All in all, a fine day!

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Long Island Fishing Report – Tuesday, October 24th

Fishing Report – October 24, 2023 Mattituck!Great day today with Pete and his crew from Pico Pools!Seabass bonanza, (full boat limit!)as well as some real nice tog and tons of porgies !!🔥🔥Heating up nicely!! Weather looks great rest of the week! …

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Long Island Fishing Report – Saturday, October 21st

Fishing Report – October 21, 2023 Mattituck Made the best of some difficult conditions today and picked away at the porgies with a few keeper blackfish and a bunch of shorts. Ended the day with a nice shot of seabass! Mattituck Just a few from Saturday that never posted. We beat the wind for most of the day….but the ride home got a bit sporty!

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