Great South Bay, NY

Bay in Suffolk County, New York. Large protected bay between Long Island's south shore and Fire Island. Excellent fluke, flounder, and blue crab habitat.

Overall bite score

Scored 17 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes

Water tempStation reading23

Pressure trendNOAAsteady60

Tide phaseNOAA40

SolunarComputedmoon 52% lit42

Recent stockingState data50

Time of dayComputed100

WindNOAA10

Cloud coverNOAA35

PrecipitationNOAA50

Each instrument reads 0 to 100. The score is their weighted blend, tuned for tidal water. No black box: every reading names its source.

What swims here

4 tracked species in Great South Bay, with the months each fishes best.

Blue Crabcommon · best Jul-Oct

Summer Flounder (Fluke)common · best Jun-Sep

Striped Basspresent · best May-Jun, Oct-Nov

Winter Flounderpresent · best Mar-May

Water facts

TypeBay

CountySuffolk

StateNew York

WaterSaltwater, tidal

NOAA station8531680

Multiple access points along south shore. Boat launches at Heckscher State Park, Bayshore Marina.

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