Montauk Fishing Report — Week of May 28, 2026: Stripers Hit the Rips, Fluke Open
Stripers Hit the Rips, Fluke Open
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Stripers Hit the Rips, Fluke Open
Ocean City's late-spring run is peaking. Stripers are in the surf and the back bays, black sea bass season is open and the bite is excellent on the...
Cape Cod's striped bass season is at full strength. The Canal is producing on every tide, the Brewster flats are holding stripers, and bluefish are...
New Jersey's spring striper run is at full strength along the entire coast. Bluefish have arrived in numbers from Sandy Hook to Cape May, black sea bass...
Montauk's spring fishery is at full pace. Striped bass are stacked at the Point and along the south side beaches, black sea bass season is open and the...
Striped bass at full stride at the Cape Cod Canal and along the outer beaches, fluke season open with fish in Buzzards Bay, and mackerel arriving on the bay side.
Spring striper run at full peak in Raritan Bay and along the surf, bluefish arriving, and fluke and sea bass seasons in full effect.
Stripers at full strength on the south side, sea bass season open with stacked fish on the wrecks, and early bluefin tuna sightings 20-30 miles out.
Stripers in the bay and surf, flounder season open with quality fish in the inlet channels, and the offshore canyon fleet starting to find tuna.
Ocean City MD fishing report May 2026 — stripers in the bay and surf, flounder season opening, offshore mahi building. Updated weekly every Thursday.