Montauk + Current Major Flooding 9/14

[10pointer]

Just a warning to those heading down to the current/ montauk....it is beyond flooded. Pretty much like the big flood earlier this year. the water was over the bridge in the park and the MTFA tounry was forced to be cancelled because the park was closed. It was really scary down there, we were up top the hill at reeds and it was like a hurricane last night. The head park ranger told us licking had over 6 inches of rain over night.

I have some pics ill post up of the flooding but i just got home and got no sleep last night so a nap is in order.

Just thought id pass this report along....i dont see it being anywhere near fishable till at least next weekend!

[ekl-stl]

Thanks for the report and good to hear you got out.. Heard the Rangers were going around quite early moving people out. Kind of a crazy year with all the floods down there.. The stream needed it, but not this many times. How was fishing on Saturday?? Any big fish?

[Kayser]

Nah, the catch and release section was clear by comparison (read cloudy) and seemed to be fishing well- i saw several people hooked up, with multiple doubles. I, being a poor college student, decided to fish the bait area just below this for something I could eat, and caught two on black mohairs. Then the water was flowing from the main river to the spring branch across the "island" with about a 4ft difference in water level, effectively blowing out the stream past that first hole. It made a pretty cool waterfall, though.

But dont you just love being woken up at 5:30 am to pack up with dead trees falling around you? Adds some excitement to the trip.

Rob

[Don]

Yeah Rob

You speak just as my classmates did when they were Minors. Man, I miss St. Patty's. Let me know when you are ready to hit the Current below Montauk.

Don

[10pointer]

it was pretty crazy watching the water roll over the island and drop into the spring branch. I talked to my buddies rudy and chris who fished into the afternoon and they said they hammered the fish and stayed until the siren at the end of the day. The great thing about montauk is that as fast as the water comes up it goes back down and they said it turned out nice. Chocolate milk but nice nonetheless

As for saturday there were some big fish caught i just couldnt catch up to one. Started at the mill hole and had a 5 lb sitting 5 feet in front of me and what do ya know she flipped out a couple minutes before the siren and went over the ripple and downstream. By time i tried to find her to no avail downstream it was already an hour in and the other bigguns were either caught out or spooked. There were a few left but they sure were spooked and on the run, once the water goes down theres two monsters in the bait area at that last hole below the second wooden bridge, and they will make somebodies day! I had the one follow and close in on my jig for about 15 feet but i couldnt slow it down anymore. The guys saw her following and were like omg shes gonna take it but she surely ended up running out of water.

But i caught a ton of fish all weekend it turned out nice for the most part, just a sprinkle friday and saturday but mostly sunshine. Sure went down thinking that the weelend would be a wash.....but it held out until sunday which was awesome!

I cant wait for the holland in a few weeks it oughta be an awesome time but im taking the lady down with the rest of our family so ill have to do boyfriend stuff and family stuff for alot of it. U know gotta keep em all happy!

[ekl-stl]

Thanks for the report.. I will be down there for the Rose Holland so the stream should be in good, clean shape by then.