| January |
Tautog, Cod |
Crab on Point rocks, offshore cod |
Tautog on the Montauk Point rockpiles; cod on offshore wrecks |
| February |
Tautog |
Green crabs on rocky structure |
Peak winter tautog; offshore cod still viable |
| March |
Striped Bass (early), Tautog |
Soft plastics in the rips, crab |
First bass of the season reported at the Point |
| April |
Striped Bass, Sea Bass |
Plugs in the rips, sea bass on structure |
Bass building at the Point; sea bass season opens |
| May |
Striped Bass, Fluke |
Live eels, fluke drift fishing |
Bass season at full stride; fluke opens — excellent at Shagwong Reef |
| June |
Striped Bass, Bluefin Tuna (school) |
Live eels/bunker, popping/jigging tuna |
First school bluefin at Race Point; bass excellent at the Point rips |
| July |
Bluefin Tuna, Mahi, Sharks |
Popping/jigging bluefin, shark chunking |
Peak offshore — all four tuna species + mako/thresher sharks |
| August |
Bluefin Tuna, False Albacore |
Offshore tuna, cast metals to albies |
Albies arrive late August; bluefin at Race Point spectacular |
| September |
False Albacore, Striped Bass |
Cast metals, topwater — fast action |
Albie peak; fall bass migration arrives — building excitement |
| October |
Striped Bass (PEAK), Bluefish |
Topwater at The Lighthouse, bunker chunks |
PEAK fall run — biggest fish of year; 40-60 lb bass possible |
| November |
Striped Bass, Giant Bluefin |
Surf and boat bass, giant tuna offshore |
Trophy stripers continue; giant bluefin at Race Point/The Fingers |
| December |
Tautog, Late Stripers |
Structure fishing, jigging |
Tautog returns; final bass of the season before closing |