Shelter Island Pier

[Ray619]

It's been a while on a pier, been fishing off the shore lately. Went late last night.

Was drop shotting a minnow lure off the edges of the Eel grass beds...caught 3 undersized Spotted Bay Bass...always a fun fight...no legal sized bass...but I always release Bass.

 

[Ray619]

While fishing for Bass...I saw a group of big silver fish swimming near the Eel grass. I had no bait and they would not touch my lures. I went over the floating dock and pulled out some mussels. A few minutes later, I hooked into a decent sized Sargo. They always put up a good fight. Took a couple pics then released it...

 

[MisterT]

That's pretty slick that you pulled mussels for bait. I hear sargo are great fighting fish for their size.

 

[Ray619]

Yes...I caught a few sargo in the past and they put up a good fight.
They usually will hit ghost shrimp too.

 

[Ray619]

Was on my morning walk and dropped buy to see what was swimming in the shallows. Just bait and no bigger fish.A
A bunch of people fishing. A slow Mackerel bite also saw a few croakers caught...

 

[BayFisher]

Awesome fishing!

 

[Ken Jones]

The silver fish could ave been shortfin corvina or even mullet.

 

[Ray619]

It's 4:30 pm and a good mack bite going on...some bigger ones mixed in