Old Inlet

dougnash

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I went out with my friend on his 21' Grady w/ a 225 outboard on Saturday for some fishing.
Rather than go to his typical dead spots around Heckscher park I suggested we go check out the inlet.

It took a little bit to figure it out, but there are a couple small channels running North/south, probably only couple feet deep in between all the sandbars.

On the inside just East of the inlet is pretty deep water about 8-12ft, this is were we did our drifts for fluke, nothing but some shorties.

What I will mention is the water is crystal clear, you can see right down to the bottom even where is was like 10ft deep. I have never seen the bay side so clear. My friend just got back from Key West from a family vaca, he mentioned the water made him think he was still there!

There is something really magical going on out by this inlet, I would highly suggest anyone with a small outboard boat go check it out, its beautiful, also saw a couple small I/O's make it out there










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These poor quality camera phone pics give no justice for the awesome colors from the water...
 
I have fished there at least 20 times this summer and average 6 keepers around 22 to 24 inches each time. . The keeper ratio is around 1:4.
 
Friends of ours were at hemlock cove this weekend and took a walk over to gilgo beach. Said the ocean water was "see-through Caribbean blue." Plus, multiple stingrays everywhere! Very cool. Something is happening.
 
It might be my imagination from reading posts like this, but the bay in general seems to be a bit cleaner than it normally is.
 
The bay seems cleaner in spots. The canals not so much.
In AYC water has been brown and smelly.
Also been a decent amount of weed and other garbage floating.
My guess is sewage plant may not be pumping like it should.
 
My guess is the further south you go, the more clear the water. Canals, not so much as they follow the most northerly track. Oh well. Made for an interesting summer for sure!
 
My guess is the further south you go, the more clear the water. Canals, not so much as they follow the most northerly track. Oh well. Made for an interesting summer for sure!
 
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