oct can be a fantastic time out off of montauk and block. just have to hope for nice conditions. fwiw I think this past october was kind of a dud because of the weather. you should read Gene Kelley.. he is an old captain from montauk that posts once a week about the general montauk and block fishing scene.. it used to be a webpage but now he just posts the weekly report up in a forum (its still the same great commentary).
http://www.montauksportfishing.com/forum.html
example:
Montauk Sportfishing Report 10/1/12
by captgene » October 1st, 2012, 7:39 am
It’s October, and last night was the full moon, so I guess it is official that the October bass run is on. And, the fishing is easy most of the time. And, there is a nice mix of fish, with a lot of mediums and some fish into the 30’s being caught. Most of the charterboats have been trolling, using the good old parachutes. Early in the week I found the eeling a little tough when I tried it, but apparently by the weekend it got back in shape again.. Naturally the surf casters are here in force. The parking lot looks like the one at Giants Field (I forget what it’s called now), Turtle Cove is full of anglers and even the guys with the Kmart fishing rods have been walking off with keeper bass.
It seems that most of the falsies are on the south side, which makes it nice because there are no conflicts with the main striper fishing areas. In addition there are plenty of stripers on that side as well.
