Missing bluefish

[Capt Sal]

Originally Posted by Super

Bluefishing is never good in July because of the spawn. I’m a little surprised it hasn’t picked up, but this year has an odd weather cycle. Record warm water temperatures. Chub mackerel a mile off the beach instead of off-shore. Cownose Rays in early August. Bunker dying off all over.

And party boats have been loading up with bluefish for longer than I can remember, and it never made any difference. It’s not like last year the party boats doubled their keep.

I have a suspicion that we’re going to see good bluefishing when the water cools a bit and it may last until December.

Exactly. To say the party boats are are causing a decline in bluefish numbers is ridiculous.There are more blues every spring in Raritan Bay than any place in the world. Big ,med. and millions,so how are the numbers down???? They have changed there pattern and that is a fact When the fall comes you will be able to walk on them.