Striper World

May 10, 2008

Anglers Blitz Bluefish on the Brooklyn VI

We didn't find a single striped bass during a trip on the Brooklyn VI party boat out of Sheepshead Bay, N.Y. But there was non-stop bluefish action on diamond jigs. We started off the morning in Jamaic Bay, only a few minutes from the dock, where the biggest fish -- some 8 to 10-pounders, were nailed. The boat then headed south, and spent much of the morning and early afternoon jigging for bluefish off of New Jersey's Sandy Hook.

May 30, 2008

City Island’s Riptide III Lands Big Stripers, Bluefish

Great night of fishing Thursday aboard the Riptide III, based in City Island, N.Y. Fishing the Long Island Sound from 6:30 p.m. to midnight, anglers began nailing big stripers up to 30 pounds at about 9 p.m. The Riptide’s Capt. John Jorgensen landed the biggest fish of the night, while the pool fish – caught seconds before the boat headed back to dock – weighed in at 17 pounds. See the video from Thursday.