We had quite a surprise about a week ago fishing one day off Montauk point. We has set out to catch large striped bass and blue fish which frequent the waters south of the lighthouse. However, after several hours of trying all sorts of live bait including eels and live porgies with no success we switched over to fluke rigs with squid.
Much to our surprise, we pulled up a Black Sea Bass pictured here, which is a member of the Grouper family. These fish are found off the coast of Georgia and South Carolina, in the Chesapeake Bay and off New York. However, in 15+ years of fishing the waters off both the north and south fork, we have rarely come across them due to recreational and commercial fishing pressures. This catch was a real delight for this young angler!
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