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Port Jeff Bunker Blitz — Topwater Cows At First Light

North shore, off Port Jefferson May 23, 2026 · 4 days ago 1.5K views

Striper Queen Guide Service · Port Jefferson, NY

The trip

Found the bunker schools getting crushed at sunrise. Big bass under the bait blowing up on topwater — one of the best mornings of the spring.

9 nm 20 fish landed Port Jefferson, NY

Free

Striped Bass8

Bluefish12

Striped Bass8 caught

GPS (DDM): 40 58.310 N 73 03.940 W
Bite times: 5:25 am – 6:40 am
Tactics: Run-and-gun on diving birds and flipping bunker. Pull up-wind of the school, cut the engine, and walk a spook through the edges. Snag-and-drop a live bunker if they won't commit to plastic.
Bait & lures: Bone-colored pencil popper and a 7in soft-plastic on a 1.5 oz jighead. Weighted treble for snagging bunker.

Bluefish12 caught

GPS (DDM): 40 58.290 N 73 03.880 W
Bite times: throughout the blitz
Tactics: Choppers mixed in and shredded plugs — wire leader saved a lot of lures.
Bait & lures: Same poppers, single-hook swap.

Captain-uploaded chart with track line and waypoints — for captains who share a map instead of raw coordinates.

Tides

First light, top of the incoming. Bait pushed against the beach as the tide flooded.

Stay off the school — idle in, drift out. The biggest fish were on the down-current edge, not in the middle of the bait ball.

4.8(156)

Was the report detailed?5.0

Was the report useful?4.0

Overall satisfaction5.0

Captain responsiveness5.0

Would recommend to another angler5.0

Allison K.

May 24, 2026

Jenna's advice to stay off the school and fish the down-current edge completely changed my morning. Topwater eats all over the place.