Montauk Shark Fishing

A Typical Day for Montauk Shark Fishing

A day aboard the Susie E II on a shark fishing trip begins with a brief steam out to the Montauk Lighthouse and a few trolls of the umbrella rigs that put multiple live bluefish baits in the well. Now sit back and relax while the captain takes the Susie E II to the shark fishing “spot of the day” carefully chosen by considering factors such as records of GPS locations that have produced successful catches in the past, wind direction, speed of drift, bottom structure, time of year, water temperature breaks, color and clarity.

Upon arriving at the spot sometimes between 15 and 40 miles from the point, the crew of the Susie E II will expertly chum the waters and use other effective baiting techniques to lure the biggest sharks you’ll ever see. For a few moments, all seems quiet when all of a sudden you hear the heart-stopping sound of the line screaming off the reel and the traditional call of “fish on!”

The ferocity and duration of the ensuing battle depends on the shark species. But even the smallest of these sharks is powerful enough to put up a furious fight and stories of sharks escaping even the most expert of fishers are not unheard of.