Luyen’s Reel-Time FLog

I never did manage to find the big bass this fall. Then again, between the kids, work, and windy weekends, I didn’t get much time on water. So this year, I took a few extra moments admiring each fish I caught.

The fall run hasn’t yet begun. Lots of fish in the New York Bight, but not the lunkers one might expect at this point in the season. Maybe it’s the warm fall weather this year; maybe it’s the relentless wind scattering bait. The gannetts are out, and the big gulls, but the bunker are nowhere to be seen. Still, there are bass and blues working the usual spots and Ralph and I get into them at Breezy Point, Sand Hook, and tight against the Coney Island shoreline.