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Thinking about heading out for some macks on the pier. Are they biting right now? I've heard the bite gets better into late spring when the water gets warmer.

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Went out to the Shelter Island pier today. Only spent about an hour there and it was really slow. Caught three macks though.

fishingisfun wrote: ↑Mon Apr 10, 2023 7:22 am are the fish from shelter island safe to eat?

I hear there are some unhealthy levels of mercury in the bays so I personally would not. Nevertheless I see many people keeping the macks so I'm assuming they gonna eat it.

I went to the Shelter island pier last week but it was dead. Out of couple dozens of poles only a few macks and some smelt in 3 hours. I don't know if it's the water temp or something else that is affecting the bite. Gonna try again when the water temp gets above 65.

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Went for a short evening sesh and the bite was quite good. Seven fish in under an hour.
Gulp sandworms and long casts.

Overpopulation can also be a problem, especially when the food sources are scarce. I'd rather see fewer healthy large sized bass than tons of skinny dinks.