Subject: Steeplechase Pier, New York

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• Fished on 9/14/2006

  Water Temperature: Warm
  Water Clarity: Dark
  Seas: 1 to 2 foot
  Weather: RAIN, Rain rain.
  Fishing_for: Fluke, Blue & Porgy
  Boat: Shore Fishing
  captain: .
  

  Report:
  Steeplechase Pier, Coney Island - Brooklyn NY. I went to Steeplechase pier on September 14th. About 12:00 Noon It was raining with 10 to 20 mph winds blowing from the East. The tide was almost high and coming in more. I tried fluking with spearing and squid strips for about an hour, at the point where I saw people taking fluke before. But I had no luck. I had crab activity and some small bites. It was raining constantly. Then I tried for some baby blues. (sea birds showed up) I used a surface popper with a trailing hook rig that did me fine before. I added a spearing to the surgical tube covered hook…nothing. Sometimes the rain would take a break. And the wind would slow down. The pier was almost empty. Some were getting 3 inch long snappers about ˝ way out. If the pier is shaped like a letter “t” I would say the middle is the cross in the “t”. I was looking at the end and thought I saw some catching so I went out to the end. I tied on a Porgy rig and used some frozen clam. Right away I got bites from porgies. They were shorts, but I found I could just drop straight down and get all the bites I wanted. I kept pulling up short porgies until the clam ran out. Small bait is good, so they take it in one bite. Just cover the hook. Going from the end, to 50 feet in, on the west side of the pier. I just walked the line to different spots along the rail. You can’t do that on a busy day. I got a 6 inch sea bass too. When the clam was gone so were the porgies. The squid that I had for fluke bait was no use with the porgies. I was cold so I was done. On the way back towards the parachute I saw the snapper blues were being caught on what I think is a shad rig. A 4 foot leader with small hooks standing 3 inches off the main line every 10 inches. The hooks are dressed with a bit of tinsel. There is a loop at the bottom for a small sinker.

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