[dropcap]J[/dropcap]une is gonna rock! The bait fish have shown up, the rain has slowed down and the flats are heating up! All around Piney Island and Oyster Bay red fish and trout are whacking top water plugs like bone colored super spooks and sucking up all kinds of live bait under popping corks pretty much as fast as you can cast. Pinfish, mullet, greenies and LY’s will be caught on either sabiki rigs or by cast nets to load your livewells and start catching. Flounder have been eating and will continue being caught in large numbers.
TIME FOR SCHOOL–
Offshore gag grouper are open in State waters until June 30, Federal waters start outside 9 nautical miles.
Gag grouper in Federal waters opens July 1st; closure to be announced.
New Federal Regulations have changed the bag limit for red grouper as of May 4, 2014 to 3 (within the four grouper aggregate bag limit).
Red snapper opened May 24-July14 and closes July15 in State waters.
Federal red snapper season is only open for nine days this year June 1-9 closing on June 10. Daily bag limit is two per person, minimum size 16” pinched tail.
Cobia have to be 33” to the fork of the tail.
Remember triggerfish are not allowed to be harvested from June 1-July 31.
Now that we’ve tried to bring everyone up to speed on the laws, enjoy all of your time on the water and try ending up back at Panacea Rock Landing Tiki bar to relax. Take a kid fishing and good luck!
Captain Steve’s Tip of the Month – when using any kind of hook, jig or lure try using a loop knot to maximize the movement of your bait…tie a half-hitch in your line, run it thru the eye of the hardware and back thru the loop and then tie another half hitch, cinch it to the size loop you want and trim the finished line.This enhances the wobble of your lure or jig!
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