Skimmeroutdoors Fire Island Fishing, Hunting and diving reports

First Striped Bass of 2016 and big flounder

4/27/2016

I fished today with Captain Rich Santos and we had a good time with some big flounder and striped bass. We worked the afternoon outgoing tide and had flounder to just under 3 pounds. while fishing my rod screamed out and I fought the fish on very light flounder gear and landed a 27 inch striper. Just short of keeping but great to see the stripes on the boat again. The flounder were aggressive and a big one came to the net. It was definitely chilly out there today but fun.

Another great day on the water.

Captain Al Lorenzetti

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Indian Island Drone flight after fire

4/24/2016

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Deep Diving Plugs for Tuna

4/23/2016

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The secret is out, big deep diving plugs catch tuna fish. Keep in mind you may need to modify the hooks and split rings to accommodate bigger fish.

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http://www.tunafishtackle.com/owner-stinger-66-treble-hooks-369p/

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BIG FIRE ON INDIAN ISLAND LINDENHURST

4/20/2016

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I saw lots of smoke from a big fire west of Babylon so I took a ride on the Skimmer to check it out. Turns out it was Indian Island that was burning basically out of control. From what I heard a house to the north of the island had a shed go on fire and it jumped the canal and started the fire on the island. I also heard that several houses on the north side of the fire were also involved. All the fire boats from the surrounding areas responded and got it under control but I think the wind helped as it switched from north to south so the fire burned back over what was already burned. It was impressive and I give credit to the marine fire fighters.

Another interesting day on the water.

Captain Al Lorenzetti

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THE VOTE OF THE CENTURY

4/19/2016

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If you believe in the Second Amendment then you have an extremely important responsibility to vote in this Republican Primary ending at 9 pm tonight and even more important to vote in the general election in November. If a Democrat gets elected there will be two or more liberal gun grabbing Justices elected to the Supreme Court and then you might as well turn in all your guns and ammo. Forget about protecting your family and yourself when the thugs come after you. They use the "common sense" clause to make you want to think it will be only a minor change but the ultimate goal is total confiscation of our weapons of self defense and to charge YOU as a criminal in a time when terrorists are threatening our very existence. A vote for a Republican is our only hope.

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FIRST FISHING TRIP OF 2016 AND FLOUNDER FISHING IS ON

4/17/2016

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I fished today with Captain Rich Santos on my boat "Skimmer". The boat is all ready to go for the 2016 season with a brand new Mercury OptiMax engine and some new refinements and today was my first day of fishing. Rich and I worked the West Channel area on outgoing tide and came home with a limit of fish and even a couple of short throwbacks. It was good to see smaller fish which means the flounder are breeding and producing some youngsters. Another boat fishing near us also had a limit of 8 fish for four anglers. It is not hot fishing but good enough to be fun and worth doing. The water is clean and it was a beautiful day on the water after a cold spring. Its great to be back on the bay and doing what I love.

I am getting a lot of bookings for the spring bass run so if you want to fish I suggest getting a day set up in my book while there are still a few prime dates remaining.

There is a lot of bait in the bay and I think we will see a good run of weakfish starting in early May so if you want to give that a go then email me at [email protected] to set a date. I just got a few new Penn spinning outfits (Penn Battle II 7 foot graphite rods and 4000 series reels) that are perfect for weakfishing with both plugs and jigs. Fluke season opens on May 15 and I think this will also be a great season for Long Island's favorite fish.

Another great day on the water with an excellent crew.

Captain Al Lorenzetti

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This Saturday, April 16th is Suffolk Marine Center’s Big Boat demo day

4/13/2016

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Jose's Last Show

4/12/2016

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I had the opportunity to chat with Jose twice in my life, he is as genuine in person off camera as he was on his TVshow. The last great fishing show, none better

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