Long Island has fantastic fishing year around. Long Island anglers can choose from a multitude of species including weakfish, striped bass, fluke, flounder, sea bass, blackfish, porgies, mackerel, cod, pollock, hake, haddock, bluefish, sharks, and tuna
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The date was June 29, 2006 when Carl H. Heckman from Farmingdale, New York, caught this 12 pound Weakfish aboard the open boat FISHFINDER fishing out of Captree State Park. The fish was caught on light spinning tackle using white Bass Assasins. on an evening trip 5pm to 9 pm.

The weakfish can be found from Nova Scotia to northern Florida. Weakfish can grow to 3 feet in length and close to 20 pounds. Weakfish feed mostly on herring, sand lance, silversides, croaker, spot, scup, killifishes, assorted shrimp, squid, crabs, worms, and clams.

The current state record weakfish was caught by Dennis Rooney, of Seaford, NY on October 11, 1984. This incredible fish weighed 19.2 pounds. Weakfish are starting to make a come back and are being caught more often by recreational fisherman.

Carl H. Heckman from Farmingdale, New York, caught this 12 pound Weakfish aboard the open boat FISHFINDER fishing out of Captree State

Fishing At Captree State Park

Captree State Park is located at the eastern tip of Jones Beach Island. Captree State Park is a large park just under 300 acres in size. The Park offers a boat launch with parking. There is also a bait and tackle shop, and a couple of public fishing piers located here.

 Captree offers fantastic saltwater fishing with the famous Captree fishing fleet. Charter and party boats fishing out of Captree offer fast access to fishing in the Great South Bay, as well as Fire Island Inlet, and Atlantic Ocean. A fishing trip by Captree anglers may involve encounters with the following species of fish, Striped Bass, Bluefish, Fluke, Porgies, Sea Bass, Flounder, Tuna Cod weakfish and Sharks.

 Party boats range is size and scope. Some target only fluke. Some target blues and bass. Still others will mix it up and take advantage of the seasonal fish migrations and may fish for several species during the same day.

 Some of these boats take as many as one hundred passengers on fishing trips. The charge per adult passenger ranges from 20 dollars to 60 dollars. Most boats have a cheaper rate for children and seniors. Some boats offer half days trips while others only full days. Some boats have special night bass fishing trips during the summer months as well.

 Artificial Reefs help to enhance the fishing by providing more cover which will attract and hold baitfish and gamefish as well. These reefs provide more fishing by creating marine habitat where there was none before. Artificial Reefs have been constructed from rock, concrete rubble, red shale, concrete pipe, old tires, and older ships and barges.

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Fishing At Captree State Park, Captree State Park lies at the eastern tip of Jones Beach Island. Captree offers fantastic saltwater fishing with the famous Captree fishing fleet. A fishing trip by Captree anglers may involve encounters with the following species of fish, Striped Bass, Bluefish, Fluke, Porgies, Sea Bass, Flounder, Tuna, Cod, weakfish, and Sharks
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