FISHERMEN/Fridays Fishing Report.

[bulletbob]

"I'd like to punch the guy in the face who ever started this Sea Bass opener shit in the Fall"...


The "" fisheries experts"" in government are very well aware of where fish go offshore, and when they go... By this time every year, the sea bass are well on their way to their offshore grounds, leaving a lot of smaller ones behind, with enough keepers around to keep anglers quiet for a few weeks until blackfish start up. Even warm water doesn't keep them around. The fish go when they want, not when fishermen want..
The "experts" know that. They don't want too many caught-thats fairly evident.

Years ago, before bag and size limits and closed seasons, Sept was the best month for sea bass, shortly before the big ones moved off.. In those days, every bottom fishing boat advertised Blackfish/Sea Bass/Porgies with sea bass making up the bulk of the catch until Oct when the water started to cool and the blackfishing turned on... Not near as many Porgies around in those days, but a LOT more blackfish, and it made for some bottom fishing trips that are hard to come by these days.. All these regulations make it a lot tougher on party boat owners.. bob