Re: Winter Ling Fishery
Everything about the where's and why's is theoretical. My theory can be summed up in a few words.........no sand eels! The stories of " frost fish" that were told by my family are a distant memory and most fishermen today would have to google the term "frost fish" to know what they are. The reason they were close to shore is because that's where the sand eels were. The MudHole yellowfin fishing in the 80's had everything to do with the sand eels. Recently, the bluefins at the Princess were hanging around feasting on sand eels. Do you see a pattern here?
The Long Branch Pier would thrive throughout the cold months with elbow-to- elbow fishermen catching ling and whiting. The twilight party boat fleet's lights would illuminate the sky over the Annex, Augies, the Klondike, and lots of other inshore high spots. It was great fishing. Again, my theory is .......the bait was there.
Find the food........find the fish. I'm convinced there's a connection.
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