West Islip Fish and Surf Report: July 10

Weather: Partly sunny, chance of thunderstorms, high 81

Heat Index: 86

UV Index:  n/a

Fishing:

Season: Fluke, Bluefish, Striped Bass

Overview: Fluke fishing has been solid the past few days, loads of shorts and a dozen or so keepers. 5:30 p.m. bass trip on the "Fishfinder" from Captree State Park yielded action from both bass and blues.

Best Lures: (Bluefish only)  ML-007 Diamond Jigs, (red and green), 5" Bass Assassins (white and pink)

Catch of the Day:  5.5lb fluke, caught in the Great South Bay

Catch of the Week: 7.46lb fluke, caught in Great South Bay

Quote of the day: "The fluking is picking up, and bluefish up to 5lbs in the bay had customers busy all night long," said Walter Czekai of "Fishfinder"

Marine Forecast:

Advisories: No Advisories

Water temperature- Bay:  80                     Ocean:  72

Waves: Bay:  1-2'               Ocean:  2-4'

Wind: East 5-10 knots

Tides: (Fire Island Inlet) Low: 1:09a.m.    High:  7:09 p.m.

Sunrise:  5:29a.m.     Sunset: 8:25 p.m.

Visibility: Poor in thunderstorms

Surf Report:

Overview:  East winds will prevail today, generating a southeast wind swell in the 3' range. Showers and thunderstorms will meander off the coast most of the day, making the water choppy in the afternoon.

Swell:  Southeast        Waves: 3'   Wind: east 10 mph     Water Temp: 72

Forecast: Showers and thunderstorms into Sunday then the wind will switch to the north/northeast, possibly cleaning up the waves for some left over fun Sunday afternoon.