Menantic Creek, New York: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Menantic Creek is a Suffolk County water, New York side. Salt water lies 0.7 miles off. At about 50 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. It is among the larger waters listed here for Suffolk County. For a base, Shelter Island sits 0.7 miles out. For a city, New Haven is 35 miles off. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Menantic Creek

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. This is tidal water: the state of the tide decides where fish sit, so plan the session around it. The mouth fishes hardest when the run is at its strongest. Oyster and old piling give the only hard structure in sight. Open biodiversity records for Suffolk County list alewife, blueback herring, pumpkinseed and bluegill. Menantic Creek responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 31°F in January and 72°F in July. Seasons here are moderate, and the fishing runs most of the year. In milder years the edges alone go, and the middle never sets. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. Menantic Creek fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. There is a launch about half a mile from the bank. Parking is close: a car park sits half a mile from the bank. A jetty or pier is mapped about half a mile from here. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. If the gate is shut, Fresh Pond at 0.3 miles is the nearest alternative. Signs at Menantic Creek carry more weight than any list.