9/26/25 Dock Tales

Fishing Report September 26th, Dock Tales

We hear a lot of fishing tales at the bait shop, but one from this week really stood out. A customer at the Breachway witnessed a cormorant surface with a sizable juvenile fluke. As the bird attempted to swallow its catch, a striped bass attacked it so fiercely that the cormorant dropped the fluke, which the bass then promptly devoured. We're wondering if this is a new behavior! We'd love to hear your own fishing tales when you stop by the shop.


**Striped Bass**
The shore bite has been consistently good. Fish are starting to hold in the beaches, with some impressive blitzes happening in Westerly and East Beach. The Breachways are producing fish on both tides. The mullet run is still active, with plenty of rain bait and shad in the water. Please note that a significant amount of weed has been pushed in from the offshore storm. SuperStrike Little Neck Popper

**Fluke**
The fluke bite is beginning to wind down for the season. A few are still being caught, sometimes as bycatch.

**Bluefish**
Snappers are continuing to grow in the ponds and bay, corralling peanut bunker. Both boaters and shore anglers are catching some bluefish, which have been mixed in with albie and bass feeds on rain bait. Breachway Bomber

**Albies**
The bite has slowed slightly, but plenty of bones are still showing up in good numbers. The ocean is expected to calm down a bit this weekend, which should provide a good opportunity to target them.
Joe Baggs Resin Jigs

**Tautog**
The tautog bite has been solid, with reports of larger fish starting to come in. The bigger fish have been caught in 35-40 feet of water.

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