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Keeper tautog are still being caught in shallow water, albies remain abundant in the Sound, and stripers are active but on the move.

Sea bass and blackfish chew for bottom fishermen, albies pop up sporadically in the eastern Sound, and walk-the-dog topwaters dupe big bass and bluefish in shallow.

The fall tautog season starts strong while albies, stripers and bluefish blitz on peanut bunker in the Eastern Sound.

While false albacore have shown up again with a vengeance, topwater striped bass blitzes are becoming more prevalent, with bigger fish being found on the reefs.

Fluke fishing improves in 25- to 40-foot depths, cow stripers hit live bunker and large topwaters and bluefish linger in the Western Sound as porgies move shallow.