Montauk Sportfisdhing Report 9/26/11

[Capt_Gene_Kelly]

9/26/11

Throughout the year I’m always getting e-mails asking when the “fall run” starts. The simple answer is
NOW! Fishing is great for stripers, falsies, and even though they are not usually considered part of the run,
seabass.
Everybody is catching striped bass, and plenty of big ones. Thirty and forty pound fish are common. Live
eels are doing the trick for most of the bigger fish, but everything is working. Falsies are cooperating as well,
although at times it has been difficult to find them with occasional fog problems. Seabass are actually as big a
story as the normal fall run fish. The fishing for them is spectacular, with a lot of three and four pounders and
some even bigger. Of course you have to fish fast for them because they will be out of bounds for October
There are few complaints from the surfcasters either. The Montauk Classic was held over the weekend with
impressive results. They are as follows;
Striped Bass
1st place - John Bruno - 49.30 lbs
2nd place - Gus Tserpelis - 48.74 lbs
3rd place - Mike Coppola - 32.34 lbs
4th place - Rich Michelsen - 24.12 lbs
5th place - Mike Larson - 21.88 lbs

Bluefish
1st place - Mike Larson - 11.58 lbs
2nd place - A. Pasquale - 10.58 lbs
3rd place - Howard Lawrence - 10.10 lbs
4th place - Rich Michelsen - 9.50 lbs
5th place - Terry Marburger - 9.50lbs

The Montauk Locals tournament which is now called the Montauk Surfmasters Tournament got under way
this weekend and will last until December 1. For more information about it as well as up to date surfcasting
reports, you can check it out at http://www.montauksurfmasters.com
The offshore action is virtually done for the year with very few boats venturing off. But Montauk Marine Basin
is staging what is appropriately called the “LAST HURRAH” tournament from September 30 to October 9.
This is an eight day tournament that allows participants to fish two 20 hour day trips or one 40 hour overnight
trip. Check it out at http://www.marinebasin.com.
If you are interested in catching a lot of sailfish this winter, I’ll be escorting some groups to Guatemala in
March. Check it out at www.tropicalfishing.com/guaescort.html
If you are interested in fishing in Panama, I can help you out there as well. Check out
www.tropicalfishing/panama.htm for information about the many fishing lodges there or
www.tropicalfishing.com/panamareports11.htm.
The boat that I have been running for the past ten years is for sale. It’s a 33’ L & H center console with
tower and twin 3116 Cats. You can check it out at http://www.montauksportfishing.com/piper.html
For more info about fishing in Montauk, check out www.montauksportfishing.com and if you would like to
receive these reports directly, drop me a line at captaingene@montauksportfishing.com

[Kevinpagan]

Good report mate




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