Real tides. Real conditions. No fabricated fish stories.
Big Fish Boating pulls live NOAA, National Weather Service, and NDBC data for six Long Island fishing grounds, then pairs it with honest gear recommendations and local boating know-how — built by a boat owner who fishes Cedar Beach and Mount Sinai.
Six Long Island locations, live conditions
Automated tide, wind, and marine-forecast data for each spot — clearly separated from editorial fishing intel, so you always know what's a live reading and what's local knowledge.
Cedar Beach / Mount Sinai
Home water for Big Fish Boating — Cedar Beach Town Marina and Mount Sinai Harbor sit on the Long Island Sound side of the North Shore, a short run to structure, reefs, and bunker schools that draw striped bass and bluefish through the season.
View report → North Shore — Suffolk CountyPort Jefferson
Port Jefferson Harbor is a deep-water North Shore hub with public and commercial marinas, ferry traffic, and Sound access for striper, bluefish, and porgy grounds nearby.
View report → South Shore — Great South Bay / Fire Island InletCaptree
Captree State Park is the South Shore party- and charter-boat capital, sitting right on Fire Island Inlet with quick access to ocean structure for fluke, sea bass, and striper runs.
View report → South Shore — Moriches BayMoriches
Moriches Inlet connects Moriches Bay to the Atlantic, a strong bay and inlet fishery for fluke, weakfish, and striped bass with easier water than the ocean-facing inlets to the east.
View report → South Shore — Eastern Long IslandShinnecock
Shinnecock Inlet is one of the busiest offshore and inshore launch points on the East End, with direct ocean access for tuna, striper, and fluke grounds.
View report → East End — Open AtlanticMontauk
Montauk is Long Island’s premier surfcasting and offshore destination — rips, structure, and open Atlantic access make it a fall striper and tuna epicenter.
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Surf and boat setups for the run that defines the Long Island season.
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A weekly email on tides, conditions, and what's actually biting across the six spots we cover — written by people who fish this water, not a bot.