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Long Island  fishing
Long Island Fishing is a fisherman’s dream. There are so many places to fish from. You have the north shore, south shore from the east end to west of long island. You can fish from the beach, pier, or docks. The salt water bottom fishing party boats are a great choice. There are so many different kinds of fish on long island. Salt water bottom fishing for Blackfish, Sea Bass Fluke, and Flounder. Try it, you will enjoy long island fishing.

Party  fishing  boat
The James Joseph II is a salt water bottom fishing party fishing boat that docks in Huntington NY on the north shore of long island. Salt water bottom fishing for Blackfish, Sea Bass, Bluefish, Fluke, Flounder, and Porgy on the bay and long island sound depending on the season we are in.
Salt water bottom fishing is the easiest type of fishing to learn if you are new to fishing. Long island fishing on the Long island sound is a great place to fish.

Long Island Sound
   The long Island Sound is the perfect place to go fishing because of its calm protected waters and great fishing. Many different salt water bottom fish can be caught there like Blackfish, Sea Bass, Fluke, Flounder, Porgy and even Striped Bass and Bluefish,
  The Long Island Sound is around 110 miles long and around 21 miles wide, with New York on one side and Connecticut on the other side

Captain James Schneider has fished Huntington for his entire life. His knowledge of local waters is unsurpassed. Commercial fishing, lobstering and captaining his party fishing boats for 30 years. When it comes to innovating new  techniques and adjusting to different species, Captain James has tremendous  skills. Harvesting North Shore  Fluke since the early 70’s with his father and commercial hook & line fisherman Bob Schneider has given Captain James the instincts and experience to hunt down giant Fluke. Countless numbers of Fluke over 10 pounds and the largest 15 lb 4oz to date. When it comes to Blackfishing and anchoring skills there is no better. Never hesitate to ask the Captain for advice he is always willing to teach, especially kids.

Show #1
 Diamond Jigging Giant LI Sound Bluefish: This 2010 debut show is a beauty! Fishing aboard the James Joseph from Huntington towards the end of October 2009, we pursue giant LI Sound Blues on the diamond jigs. We shot this a day or two after a huge Nor'east came through and on the full moon as well. The bunker had left the Sound at this point and these giant gorilla blues were looking for the sand eels and we gave them the ol' switcheroo with diamond jigs instead, and boy did they gobble them up. Capt. James & Rich Johnson discuss why the fish were on the jigs, what jigs to use and more importantly what jigs not to use, why they fish here after major storms and why they prefer the full moons up here in contrast to not liking them on the south shore. Lots of great tips and captain conversations as you would expect form The Fishing Line. Order the Home Release Version. The first episode will be up shortly.

Sandworming LI Sound Stripers: In this episode we go looking for November stripers with one of the best on Long Island, Capt. James Schneider of the James Joseph in Huntington, Long Island.  We go looking for these linesiders with striper candy…a.k.a sandworms and the fact bass love this bait is no secret. In this show Capt. James gives us a ton of information on the best tidal stages to fish and this is contradictory to anything you would imagine! Rigging, bait presentation, hooking the sandworms, seasonal tips and tactics are all detailed both with footage and as always with The Fishing Line you learn a ton just by listening to the guests and the information they give us!

Bucktailing North Shore Fluke: This episode was very exciting for me as I love shallow water bucktailing anything…fluke especially. These fish fight and run hard in shallow water. This trip aboard the James Joseph 3, the 38 foot sister F/V to the James Joseph party boat (see Show #1) from Huntington shows you how to zero in like clockwork the sand eel hatch and explosion in Long Island Sound every spring about 10 days before Father's Day. Using light freshwater tackle, 10 pound test line and light bucktails…we hammer the fish and explain in detail how it is done so you can follow suit. The juvenile sand eels explode their population and all up on the beach in shallow water of 5 to 8 feet.  Even with NY’s ridiculous 21 inch size limit on summer flatties, we had no problem scoring many keeper size fluke for the table and having a blast while doing so. Each year fish over 10 pounds are consistently caught in shallow water with this light tackle technique. With no where to run, the fluke no matter their size run like bluefish across the shallow flats for exciting fluking you never knew about. We’ll explain in detail the sand eel migration, what draws fluke to shallow water, how to bucktail and create your own strike zone in shallow and flat areas. Capt. Jim Schneider & Rich Johnson discuss why the fish were on the bucktails and more importantly what not to use or do! Lots of great tips and captain conversations as you would expect form The Fishing Line. Order the Home Release Version. This episode will be up shortly.

      A Day On the Boat

 Some tips for making it an enjoyable experience.

There are a few things that people sometimes forget to take into account when they are planning a fishing trip aboard the James Joseph. Below are a list of things that we recommend bringing to make your trip more enjoyable and safe.

Cooler: Great to keep your catch cold both before and after filleting. You can use a cheap Styrofoam one, but we recommend getting a pretty good one if you plan on making more than one trip.
Sun Screen: Nothing ruins a day more than getting sun burn! Get the highest SPF rating you can and reapply through out the day since even waterproof; brands aren't really impermeable to getting wet.
Extra Layers of Clothing: Even though in the late spring and fall it may seem to be really warm on land it is often much colder once you get out on the water. If you bring an extra fleece or light sweater it could save your day and keep you from getting sick.
Your Own Rod and Reel: Though our rods are made to handle any fishing that will be done on our boat year round, some people may want to use a more specialized setup.
Mono Leader for Braided Line: We cannot guarantee that we will have line available to create leaders for braided line setups, we also ask that anyone fishing with braided line be patient while the mates set them up since it does take some time to do so and other customers may need help at the same time. To alleviate this problem the mates are more than happy to show you how to tie on the leader so you don't have a wait in the future.

Important:
If there is any thing that you require to have with you, i.e. medicine, rags, etc.... Please bring it with you because once we are out on the water we do not return until the trip is over except for extreme emergencies.

If you keep in mind these things and use common sense your trip will be a memorable and enjoyable event.