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Fishing Report: Pre-Storm Angling Brought Big Catches
Fishermen found waters ripe for casting before Hurricane Irene hit the south shore.
Prior to Hurricane Irene's arrival last week, several fishermen had great days on the water, catching huge fish.
Captain Al Lorenzetti fished with Mike Lippman and his sons Sammy and Max and daughter Hannah in Babylon last week and the fishing was solid.
"We had a good half day trip with bluefish, fluke and seabass," said Captain Al. "We caught tons of short fluke and one keeper. We also had a bunch of cocktail blues and a keeper seabass. The weather was great but a little windy and we all had fun. It was another great day on the water."
Fishing in approximately 70-feet of water, just south of the Fire Island Lighthouse last Tuesday, Maximus Albanese caught an absolute sea monster; an 11.1-pound fighting bluefish.
"We can across several schools of bunker and then we jigged for big gorilla bluefish for an hour,' said Jack Albanese, Maximus's dad. "Boy do they put up a fight."
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Another awesome catch occurred not in saltwater, but in freshwater last week as Joseph Pagillo reeled in a nice largemouth bass while fishing right in his own backyard in Islip. A big thank you to Tim at www.Skimmeroutdoors.com for sharing his photos.
Now that Irene has come and gone, local anglers said they are eager to get out in the waters and see if fishing remains hot as the Labor Day weekend arrives.
