1998 Skimmer Fishing Log


Date Weather Wind Location Species Bait Tide Quantity Water Temp
4/13 fair/calm var. flat off W. Islip flounder worm/clam chum top flood 12 with 6 keepers 47
4/15 cloudy/warm calm back bay stripers jigs/bucktail/hammerhead grub tail top flood 8 bass to 6 lbs NA
4/26 rain/cloudy brz/NE inlet flounder blood worms and chum top flood eight flounder/all fat NA
5/2 pt/cldy/brzy SW inlet/backbay flounder/fluke bloodworm/clam chum

jigs with fresh spearing

flood 10 flounder

5 fluke

NA
5/3 fog/drizzle SE back bay fluke bucktail/tip with spearing ebb 2hrs solo 4fluke to 4lbsHOT! NA
5/15 fair/warm SW inlet flounder/bass bloodworm/clam chumlive bait for bass top flood& ebb 3weakfish
15 flounder to 2 3/4

bass to 27 lbs

NA
5/16 fair/warm SE inlet flounder blood&sandworms

clam chum

top flood& ebb 24 flounder to 3 lbs NA
5/21 pt/cldy/warm NW inlet/Ocean Beach bass/weakfish live bait/bucktails/worms flood 5 bass to 20lbs/15 weaks 3-6lbs NA
5/26 fair/warm W inlet flounder/bass bloodworm/live bait top flood& ebb 25 flounder

3 bass to 20lb

NA
6/7 pt/cldy/cold WNW inlet flounder/bass bloodworm/live bait top flood/ebb 20 flounder 4 bass to 30 lb. NA
6/18 fair/calm SW inlet flounder bloodworm/clam chum top flood/ebb 15 flounder to 4 lb. NA
6/20 fog/warm S inlet flounder/bass bloodworm/live bait ebb 8 flounder 30 lb. bass NA
6/23 fog/mist calm S inlet flounder/bass bloodworm/live bait flood/ebb 20 flounder

7 bass to 35 lb.

NA
6/26 hazy/hot SW inlet flounder/bass bloodworm/live bait flood/ebb 35 flounder

3 bass to 28lb.

NA`
7/3 calm/fog S inlet bass live bait ebb 2 bass to 28lb. NA
7/4 fair SW back-bay blues/fluke chum flood 6 blues to 8 lb. 1 fluke NA
7/6 fair/calm SW inlet bass/blues live bait/chum ebb/flood 4 bass to 24 lb 8 blues NA
7/7 pt cldy/calm SW inlet bass live bait ebb 1 bass 22lb. NA
7/9 fair/hot SW back bay blues chum ebb 4 blues NA
7/21 fair/hot SW inlet fluke spearing/squid flood/ebb 3 fluke 1blue 15 lb NA
7/24 fair/dry NW inlet fluke killie/squid flood/ebb 7 fluke NA
7/26 fair/dry NW inlet fluke killie/squid flood 7 fluke NA
7/27 Fair/hot SW inlet fluke killie flood 15 fluke NA
8/12 fair/cool NW ocean fluke killie flood 32 fluke NA
8/21 fair/breezy W ocean tuna/cod trolling lures/clam NA 1 small yellowfin/2 cod 5lb. and 40 lb. 72
8/24 fair/hot SW bay/inlet fluke killie flood 6 keepers lots of shorts NA
8/25 fair/hot SW bay/inlet fluke killie flood 5 keepers lots of shorts NA
8/31 fair/hot SW ocean tuna trolling/lures NA 4bluefin released/2yellowfin 40lb./2 dolphin to 23 lb./skippies 76º
9/21 fair/calm SW back-bay porgies chum/clam flood/ebb lots of porgies/snappers and blowfish NA
9/30 fair/breezy SW back-bay bass live-bait ebb/flood 1 bass NA
10/3 cldy/cool SW back-bay bass live-bait ebb 1 bass NA
10/4 cldy/cool NE back-bay bass live-bait flood 4 bass NA
10/7 ptcldy/cool SE back-bay bass live-bait flood/ebb 9 bass 15-25 lb NA
10/10 cldy/cool N ocean bass spoons ebb 1 bass 26 lb NA
10/15 fair/cool SW back-bay bass live-bait ebb 8 bass 25-35 lb NA
10/16 fair/windy SW inlet bass live-bait ebb 1 bass 17 lb NA
10/24 fair/cool/bzy NW back-bay bass live-bait flood 6 bass to 35 lb NA
10/25 fair/calm W back-bay bass live-bait flood 15 bass to 45 lb quit with fish biting NABack

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