# 55593: Subject: Coney Island, New York

Submitted by John Cooper (ip 70.23.43.127)

• Fished on 8/21/2006

• Report received: 8/23/2006

Water Temperature: .
Water Clarity: .
Seas: medium Choppy
Weather: Bright Sunny Day 15 mph breeze
Fishing_for: Fluke
Boat: Shore Fishing
captain: .

Report:
Shore Fishing from: Suicide Jetty @ 38th Street and Surf Ave From 11:00 Am to 1:00 Pm I got 2 keeper Fluke. Before today all shorts this year. In New York City, Brooklyn. There is the last (western most) jetty on 38th and Surf Ave on Coney Island. They call it "Suicide Jetty" because being the last it could be where you go to end it all. It is the best shore fishing spot I have found. I catch Blues and Fluke and sometimes Porgies on this jetty. Fisherman have to be carefull, the rocks can be slippery. There is no lifeguard around and you CAN fall and crack your head open and drown. So please be careful! Monday I caught 2 keeper fluke on frozen squid and spearing. I favor an English bend hook and use a 3 way swivel with a 3 oz pyramid sinker. Just cast out with the tide and retrieve slowly. If the tide is running toward Staten Island cast to the right, toward Rockaway cast to the left. The keepers are out there now. For porgies cast straight out towards the bouy a dual Porgies rig with clam and/or sandworm gets them in August and September. Blues and the occasional Striper are caught too. I get Blues on a Crocodile spoon. Sometimes a Blue gets my Fluke bait.(fun suprise) Coney island pier has allot of spectators and people looking for a handout. But at Suicide Jetty it is a good crowd. Nice people no tangles no fighting for space. Everybody gets along. Fishing has no guarantee but this is a good spot to try.

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