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Bass Blitzes Churning, Bigger Fish On The Move

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Lou Gisone found some schoolie stripers in the local surf at night. Stephen Lobosco

Lou Gisone found some schoolie stripers in the local surf at night. Stephen Lobosco Stephen Lobosco

Brayden Fromm got in on the light tackle fishing action with false albacore off Montauk this month.

Brayden Fromm got in on the light tackle fishing action with false albacore off Montauk this month.

Michael and Mikey Dean picked a few keeper-sized striped bass out of the surf in Quogue this weekend.

Michael and Mikey Dean picked a few keeper-sized striped bass out of the surf in Quogue this weekend.

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In the Field

  • Publication: East Hampton Press
  • Published on: Oct 7, 2019
  • Columnist: Michael Wright
The fishing has been excellent of late, though perhaps not quite what most fishermen would like it to be.There are lots of striped bass spread out all over the South... more

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