SD bay fishing?
 

headed to SD bay this afternoon. plan is to drift for halibut and throw lures for bass. dont know what else the bay holds. also bringing a few nets to drop around sunset to get a few pulls in before heading home.

obviously drifting we can pick up anything, but curious if theres been lings or rockfish caught in there.

the bay is mainly flat bottom with a few wrecks scattered about. I'll be out there this PM as well fishing a "spot" thats on the seaward end of the bay. Probably holds lobster and possibly some rockfish if you would like to join.

The bay usually is a good bet for BSB and Sandies, but some legal size butts have been caught. Lots of lizard fish and Macks. (This is what I have gleened from lurking, my own experiences recently have produced only bass, lizzards, and short butts). The shoals at West end of Shelter Island are good for bass, the bridge flats good for bass and butts. I've never seen much in the way of other bottom species.

fyi

http://www.sdfish.com/forums/viewtop...?f=34&t=108227

Read this thread and watch the Bay Reports forum for more info.

Lots of sculpin on the rock piles and by the cable crossing.

Bait barge across from north island was hot a couple of weeks ago, lots of sculpin, bass and halis...caught 5 just shorts in about an hour.

we went to shelter island and fished from the bait barg and drifted back into the marina area. between the two of us, 6 short hali, one 15" sandie, 3 lizards and a smooth hound shark. fished from 3-5:30pm.

a short 16 incher

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i2...g/P1090704.jpg

Still fun fishin at SI, this month pretty packed with commitments but the Northside Navy will get down there soon...:reel:

Let me know when you bring the thugs down. :D

definately...we will get something going but it may be next month at this point...with Christmas and all, but we will see, I usually post an invite a week before...as always the more the merrier:reeling: