Montauk Sportfishing Report 8/16/05

[Captain Gene Kelly]

8/16/05

I’m a day late with this because of computer problems. There was also a private boat a day late, and a dollar short when he brought a 557 LB thresher in to Star Island on Sunday. They had their Mako Mania tournament on Friday and Saturday, and had added threshers as an eligible species. The results are as follows;

1st Place Mako - AMANDA LEE - 181 lbs

2nd Place Mako - RAINBOW RUNNER - 145 lbs

3rd Place Mako - PORT OF EGYPT - 134 lbs

1st Place Thresher - REEL MAGIC - 409 lbs

2nd Place Thresher - CRICKET II - 344 lbs

3rd Place Thresher - REEL TIME - 334 lbs

The boats running out to fifty fathoms have been having a fairly steady pick of yellowfins and longfins, although it sometimes seems as if it is feast or famine, with one boat catching nine or ten and another getting only a couple. There are also some nice mahi sprinkled around with some smaller ones under the pots.

On the inshore grounds, things are the same as they have been all summer, with bass fishing difficult most of the time. Trolling is still the best way to go, but some anglers preferring to use the live porgies, in spite of the fact that there just are not enough fish around for it to be effective.

Those of you who like to fish somewhere warm in the winter will be interested to know that the famed Fins n Feathers lodge in Guatemala has gone out of business as a result of a civil action going against them. They are close to 90% booked for the upcoming season, and all deposits will be returned, but it is likely to result in a scarcity of boats there. So if you were thinking about fishing there, you best start making your plans sooner than you thought necessary.

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