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August 21, 2008

Long Island/NYC

The offshore action is excellent, with yellowfin tuna between 40 and 70 pounds and bigeye tuna to 250 pounds being trolled at The Dip, Fishtails and Hudson and Block canyons and from the 400-line out off Montauk Point, where there are schools of smaller yellowfin for those tossing flies. Captain Gene Kelly reports that there […]

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Western New York

Lake Erie and tributaries: Bass fishing continues to be good. Capt. Frank Campbell of Niagara Falls reports that there are plenty of smallmouth in and around Buffalo in 20 to 40 feet of water. Some fish are also being caught in shallower waters. Berkley Gulp! drop-shot rigs have been producing for him, with leeches and

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Wausau Area

Smallmouth bass have been active and will readily take a jig tipped with a 3-inch Twister tail retrieved steadily; try using a black head with orange tail or another high-contrast combination. The smallmouths have been shallow during the early morning, but the bite has been moving deeper quickly as the sun breaks the tree line.

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