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What's Biting In Long Island Sound?

The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection's weekly fishing report for June 7, 2013

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DEEP's Marine Fishing Report (See the attached PDF for the complete report)

STRIPED BASS fishing is good to excellent at many of the reefs and rip areas throughout Long Island Sound in addition to the tidal rivers. Dawn has been prime time for “cow” bass. A striper weighing just shy of 60 lbs was caught over this past week. Striper spots include the Pawcatuck River, Watch Hill area, Ram Island Reef, Thames River, the Race, Bartlett Reef, Millstone warm water discharge, Black Point, humps south of Hatchett Reef, Connecticut River (on the flood tide), Long Sand Shoal, New Haven Harbor (Sandy Point), Charles Island/Milford area, Housatonic River, Bridgeport Harbor, Penfield Reef, around the Norwalk Islands, and the reefs off Stamford.

BLUEFISH fishing is good at the Watch Hill reefs, the Race, Sluiceway, Plum Gut, Gardiners Bay, lower Thames River, Millstone warm water discharge, lower Connecticut River, Long Sand Shoal, Sixmile Reef, New Haven Harbor, Penfield Reef, and around the Norwalk Islands.

SUMMER FLOUNDER fishing is rated good overall with reports of doormats approaching the double digit mark in pounds! Western Long Island Sound has been pretty hot lately from the Housatonic River down to the
Greenwich area. Other fluke spots include south side of Fishers Island, Stonington area in Fishers Island Sound, mouth of the Thames River, Niantic Bay including Black Point, Long Sand Shoal, Falkner Island area, and Charles Island/Milford area.

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SCUP fishing remains fair to good on the major reefs throughout Long Island Sound.

WEAKFISH have been reported in the New Haven Harbor area, Milford/Charles Island area and off the mouth of the Housatonic River

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2013 BONUS STRIPED BASS PROGRAM

  •  In 2013 DEEP is issuing free vouchers to anglers fishing Connecticut waters (both Inland and Marine) to take 4,025 striped bass in a size range (at least 22 inches in length but shorter than 28 inches) below the current recreational minimum length for stripers in CT.

  •  Each voucher allows the angler to keep one “bonus” striper and can be used anywhere on Connecticut waters. The vouchers are valid through June 30, 2013.

  •  Voucherscanbeobtainedinpersonatanumberof DEEP Offices (all that sell licenses, plus several coastal state parks and Dinosaur SP ‐ for a complete list, see link below), from DEEP Environmental Conservation (EnCon) Police Officers, and from Riverfront Recapture Rangers.

  •  Anglers can obtain one voucher per day and use a maximum of two vouchers per day to keep “bonus” fish.

  •  Use of these vouchers does not affect an angler’s ability to keep their regular daily limit of striped bass. Each angler participating in the program can also keep up to two striped bass a day, 28 inches or larger in total length.

    For more information, visit: Bonus Striper Vouchers or call: 860‐424‐3474 or 860‐434‐6043

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