Long Island Flats Fishing

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  "name": "Long Island Flats Fishing",
  "guideName": "Captain Derek Payne",
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  "bio": "Sight fishing for striped bass on the flats of Peconic Bay and Gardiners Bay. We pole a 17-foot Maverick skiff in skinny water — this is bonefishing, Northeast style. Fly and light spin tackle. Limited bookings, April through November.",
  "yearsExperience": 12,
  "city": "Greenport",
  "stateProvince": "NY",
  "countryCode": "US",
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  "status": "active",
  "createdAt": "2026-03-23T22:16:17.655Z",
  "updatedAt": "2026-03-29T16:38:42.883Z",
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      "authorName": "Andrew Kinney",
      "rating": 5,
      "title": "Bonefishing in New York",
      "body": "Derek poles the flats like a Keys guide. Spotted a tailing striper in 18 inches of water, made one cast, strip-set — 28-inch fish. This is the most exciting fishing on the East Coast.",
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      "authorName": "Chris DeSilva",
      "rating": 5,
      "title": "Sight fishing stripers is addictive",
      "body": "Spent 6 hours on the poling skiff. Derek spotted every fish before I did. Caught 4 stripers on the flats on a crab pattern. This is the future of Northeast fly fishing.",
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    {
      "slug": "autumn",
      "name": "Autumn",
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      "name": "Catch & Release",
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      "name": "Poling Skiff / Flats Boat",
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      "question": "What is flats fishing for stripers?",
      "answer": "Flats fishing involves poling a shallow-draft skiff across sandy or grassy flats in Peconic and Gardiners Bay, sight-casting to individual striped bass in 1-3 feet of water. It's the same technique used for bonefish in the tropics — incredibly visual and exciting.",
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      "question": "When is the flats season?",
      "answer": "The flats fishing window runs from mid-May through October, with peak sight-fishing from June through September. Calm, sunny days are best — you need to see the fish. We book limited trips to keep pressure low on the flats.",
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  "destinations": [
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      "slug": "catskill-mountains",
      "name": "Catskill Mountains",
      "type": "region_colloquial"
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  "species": [
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      "slug": "brown-trout",
      "commonName": "Brown Trout",
      "category": "freshwater",
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      "notes": "Not targeted — saltwater flats"
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