Summertime Blues

[Skolmann]

Hopped on a NS yesterday to partake in the strong summer bluefishing that we’ve haven’t had in several years. Acres of bunker pods once we broke the inlet. Steamed north to just past the next inlet and had the spot to ourselves which resulted in a nice 15-20 minute bite with blues to #8. Other boats soon joined & the bite died. Started working back south stopping on readings catching fish at each stop. Worked our way back to our home inlet then turned north again. Once again catching at most stops until the south wind knocked in around noon then it died off to a slow pick. Never fished more than 1/2 off the beach and at times only a hundred yards or so outside the outer bar. Fished in water from 20-35’. I ended the day with 25+ ranging from #2-6. Caught everything on either a plain A17 or a 1.25 ounce epoxy jig.

Side notes;
-Seems as if the bigger fish were to the north. As we worked our way south the size decreased on each drop. The fish by the southern inlet were in the #2 class, when we worked our way back north they got bigger again.
-Haven’t not seen some many pods of dolphins in a very long time with a good amount of juveniles in the mix.

[Squanfisher]

Great news! Good to get a bit of good info. Gonna get out this week , maybe they will be still around there. Thanks

[Duffman]

Nice report Doc. Any fish on top or just working the readings?

[Skolmann]

Originally Posted by Duffman

Nice report Doc. Any fish on top or just working the readings?

Working reading (but I did notice if there were 1 or 2 terns working and casted under them you’d hook up). Almost every hooked fish had 1-6+ plus follow them up-so I’m sure if you threw a topwater or even a subsurface plug you would have caught.

Did have them boiling on either bunker or another bait at one point—that is until another party boat (who will remain nameless since they are a sponsor) ran right over them.

But did hear they were on top yesterday.

[Duffman]

Originally Posted by Skolmann

that is until another party boat (who will remain nameless since they are a sponsor) ran right over .

Lmao. Who???!!!

[Togfather2530]

So glad to see the bluefish regs at 3. When I was a kid they hauled tubs and burlap sacks full of bluefish off the boat. Barnaget. Doris may was the boat. They didn’t mess around with 2-6# blues back then. It was a one stop shop for big gaffer blues lol.

[Skolmann]

Originally Posted by Togfather2530

So glad to see the bluefish regs at 3.

3 for private boats & land based anglers

5 on for hire boats (charter & party boats)