Tomcod question..

[bulletbob]

Just wondering if these fish are still around this area in any numbers,, The Hudson river used to be loaded with them, but my brother fishes the Hudson a few times a year said he hasn't caught or seen one in years.. Used to be millions of them in the hudson.. You could catch them and eels by the dozen on any given day if you felt like it..
Just wondering if they are another once plentiful species thats now in the dumper.. Only thing is, we can't pin the blame on the netters as they were never targeted commercially, as far as i know.. Has anybody seen them, or caught them the past several years??. bob