Shark/striped bass fishing - Montauk Point, Long Island, New York, USA

Un-escorted shark and striped bass fishing
July / August 2008 - as seen on tv

ITINERARY:

Day 1: Heathrow/JFK - direct flight. You will be met at the airport and transferred by mini bus (a journey of approximately 3 hours) to Montauk. Overnight room only accommodation (with en-suite facilities) close to the marina

Day 2: Full day guided striped bass/fluke/flounder fishing (4 per boat) - top quality boats. Overnight room only accommodation

Day 3: Full day off-shore (shark) fishing Overnight room only accommodation

Day 4: Full day guided in-shore fishing. Overnight room only accommodation

Day 5: Full day off-shore (shark) fishing Overnight room only accommodation

Day 6: Full day in-shore fishing Overnight room only accommodation

Day 7: Full day off-shore (shark) fishing Overnight room only accommodation

Day 8: Approx. mid-day transfer by minibus to the airport JFL/Heathrow - direct flight

Day 9: Arrive UK early a.m.

Cost - subject to availability - £2,300 plus tax per person (based on 4 anglers)

Cost includes: Flights, return airport transfers, twin room accommodation, 6 full days charter (fishing 4 per boat).
Cost excludes: Any increases in air fares, airport taxes, and travel insurance (mandatory), meals. All tackle and bait provided. Add-ons and single room supplements available on request.

Fishing seasons
Sharks (mako, blue, thresher): June - October
Tuna: mid July - October
Marlin: July - September
Dolphin: August - September
Cod: February - September
Fluke: end June - September
Flounder: end April - June
Striped Bass: end May - November
Blue Fish: June - October

Salt water fishing
In-shore: flounder, summer fluke, 'porgies', bluefish, striped bass, and blackfish.
Off-shore: cod, pollack, shark, and tuna. Tuna species are albacore, yellow fin, and blue fin.

‘Gone Fishing ’ with John Wilson - Sunday Express (July 2004)

Bass fishing techniques
Between May and November striped bass, which reach weights in excess of 70lb., but are common in the 15-25lb. range, can be taken on live baits using light tackle. In June, apart from fly fishing the shallow water of the many inlets around Montauk, the deep, turbulent rips off Montauk Lighthouse demand a stainless steel wire trolling line to get the lure down close to the sea bed where the larger bass congregate in depths of between 30 and 45 feet.

Two trolling techniques are practised in these coloured seas - 'jigging', and fishing the 'umbrella rig'. We started with 'jigging' which revolves around trolling at around two knots, a green 7/0 bucktail 'parachute' lure, to imitate the swimming action of the squid, by letting out somewhere between 80-150 yards of wire line behind the boat. Red, white and blue markers on the line at 50 foot intervals helped in depth selection, and once the skipper was happy the lures were fishing close to the rocky, kelp-covered bottom, we commenced 'jigging', which proved to be quite the most tiring and strength-sapping technique I have ever experienced. You simply hold the 7 foot boat rod pointed at the lure with the 6/0 metalspooled (and heavy) reel beneath the rod, and 'jig' the tip smartly downwards towards the boats stern every three or four seconds until a bass grabs hold. The strain on wrists and forearms literally becomes intolerable after an hour or so, but it's a method that really 'produces'.

Montauk
Montauk provides anglers with top quality sport in some of the most productive fishing grounds in the world.