NY side of LIS

1. Western Long Island Sound: Awesome fluking in the Sound as 'Popcorn' Pete brought an 11-pounder into Jack's B&T last weekend and lots of anglers are limiting out on 4-5 pounders. The fish are taking spearing, live killies and sand eels. The harbors are filled with bluefish taking chunks, and porgies are biting at the points.

2. Huntington/Northport bays: A great week of fluking as the warm water stabilized and the fish were stacked up along the drop-offs. Anthony DeMaio broke the shop record at Four Winds with a 31-inch, 14.51-pounder on a live snapper. There were a few 9-pounders and Corrine Valentine from Four Winds took a 10.15-pounder. Scup have been a little hard to pin down and cocktail blues pop up sporadically. For bass and bigger blues, try 50 feet of water south of 11B.

3. Smithtown Bay: Some very good fluke results, but anglers at Swaine's say you have to work for them. Little Haley Perez took a 6.5-pounder over the weekend and Roy Acquista limited out on fluke from 19-24 inches on the east side of Cranes Neck. Tom Schlitz caught an 18-pound bass in Stony Brook Harbor. James Barabash had four fluke to 22 inches but also nailed a 23-inch, 5.5-pound sea bass off Cranes Neck. Porgies are skittish, so chumming is the key.

4. Port Jefferson to Mattituck Inlet: Rocky Point Fishing Stop reported plenty of small blues and stripers along the local beaches in the morning and evenings with some bonita mixed in. Celtic Quest reported lots of 2-pound porgies Tuesday night. It's time to scup! Bluefish are pretty available. Fluking has slowed to a grind.

5. Orient Point to Fishers Island: Still plenty of 30-pound bass around on bucktails and eels, but you pretty much have to wait for dark so the bluefish settle down. Albacore showed up this week for the spinning rod and fly guys, who have also been catching bluefin tuna to 25 pounds.

6. The Peconics and Gardiners Bay: Capt. Mike on the Prime Time III reports ridiculous porgy fishing with easy limits for anglers. He said when the limit goes to 60 for party and charter boats Sept. 1, anglers will probably still hit that number. Clams and squid are doing the trick and drawing an occasional bluefish, striper or sea bass for variety."