Had a chance today to catch up with John Montione at J & J Bait and Tackle in Patchogue. He said that blue claw crabs were starting to show pretty well at the docks between West Sayville and Bellport. You'll need to pick through a few to gather a meal, but enough keepers are in the mix. Even better, dock fishermen using two- to three-inch segments of sandworm have been catching tasty kingfish. Most of the kings are just big enough to provide a decent fillet.
I can confirm the at the kings are biting, having seen a few taken on Thursday at Cranbury Dock in Mastic. Snappers are also flooding the eastern portions of Great South Bay, but the tiny bluefish measure only four or five inches long at this point.
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