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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.

75

Overall bite score

Scored 14 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes

Water tempModeled71
Pressure trendNOAAsteady70
Tide phaseNOAA70
SolunarComputedmoon 58% lit91
Recent stockingState data50
Time of dayComputed100
WindNOAA70
Cloud coverNOAA85
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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