Lots of big splashes off Plum Island for the last few days. I don't think they were stripers, but tuna. The birds were diving on what some thought were stripers feeding. If you looked carefuly, you would see a group of loons that were feeding on small bait and the gulls were trying to steal their fish when they surfaced. Some real big loons returning from the lakes for the winter.
The Gannets are active and the off shore splashes were the Gannets diving on bait. The fall migration is on!
It is only - but only my opinion, is that with the last few blitzes filled with LARGE fish, the season is closing rapidly. The Gannets usually signal the seasons end as they chase bait far offshore.