Re: New York Times: "Fish seek cooler waters"
Dakotas assessment I totally agree with , if you were after tuna in the 60's & 70's you witnessed thousands of discards or floaters in the draggers wake , ling & whiting predominately , throughout the mud hole !
I know we used to get fresh bait with a dip net all you wanted ! Bear in mind on mackerel front we not only had a solid fall winter run but several solid weeks in spring , u could load up in site of the beach on some days . We also enjoyed open bottom cod fishing in those days , Red Square etc , I guess we fished those out as well!
It's all gone , water temp changes didn't contribute to all of this , somebody"s lack of conservation efforts did , now we as sport anglers are paying the price for something the government let happen in so many ways .
Those people making these rules now are totally ignorant of this past fishery & how fertile it was , they're simply earmarking the weakest link in the chain , that's us !
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