Montauk, N.Y.
The Town Built on Striper Fishing

At the eastern end of Long Island, the Atlantic Ocean currents create a virtual highway for some of the most prolific fish migrations (tuna, striped bass, bluefish, and others) found anywhere in North America. Not surprisingly, anglers have been drawn to Montauk for hundreds of years for that very reason. Mind you, surviving the choked human highways on summer weekends is a battle, and the cost of living here is far from cheap, but the fishing action never disappoints. Of course, the signature event is the fall striper blitz, when football field-sized schools of bass crash bait on the ocean surface in a frenzy, usually in October. But the locals will tell you the big cows run on the herring in November and sightfishing is best in June. Whether you enjoy surf-casting, flyfishing, or bluewater fishing for large sharks or bluefin tuna, it seems there is a place and a season for everything in Montauk.

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