Couple of Visitors from NJ

[Captain Rich]

These puppies keep getting bigger, today they had Spanish Mackerel mixed in ! Very Tasty !!

[Broad Bill]

Originally Posted by Captain Rich

These puppies keep getting bigger, today they had Spanish Mackerel mixed in ! Very Tasty !!

Looks like a picture of summer fishing in New Jersey years ago. Honestly I think climate change has driven fish so far north they're now showing back up in southern waters.

[cletus109]

those big choppers, man that brings back some memories of years past. they were like a 24hr fish, many boats fished in the day and night for them. in jersey, they were like a the fish for a lot of pb to make money off of back in the day.......i remember when i was a young mate back in the day, i had the job of dropping them into the grinder then throwing the chum as hard as a could into the drink....the skipper used to hollar at me if i didin't sling it hard enough to break it up. certainly they way i smelled i never got lucky in a bar having some drinks after a long night at rail...........fond fond memories of blues, and cutting the cheeks out after everyone left..........

[Captain Rich]

The last charter, the guys were from Minnesota and had never eaten Bluefish. I had the marina restaurant cook up the bluefish blackened and the Spanish Mackerel breaded and fried. I think the guys preferred the Bluefish ! I gave a big bag of fillets to the restaurant for the staff and they all scarfed it down. Imagine a NJ restaurant serving Bluefish ???

[Ol Pedro]

Originally Posted by Captain Rich

The last charter, the guys were from Minnesota and had never eaten Bluefish. I had the marina restaurant cook up the bluefish blackened and the Spanish Mackerel breaded and fried. I think the guys preferred the Bluefish ! I gave a big bag of fillets to the restaurant for the staff and they all scarfed it down. Imagine a NJ restaurant serving Bluefish ???

Town and Country had it on it's menu a while back.

[dales529]

Originally Posted by Captain Rich

The last charter, the guys were from Minnesota and had never eaten Bluefish. I had the marina restaurant cook up the bluefish blackened and the Spanish Mackerel breaded and fried. I think the guys preferred the Bluefish ! I gave a big bag of fillets to the restaurant for the staff and they all scarfed it down. Imagine a NJ restaurant serving Bluefish ???

Still a menu staple at NJ Diners under seafood and advertised as Bluefish. Dont see it ordered too often except maybe at the early bird times

[Pennsy Guy]

I can't imagine bluefish on a menu unless they're cocktails, but what does a patron from a land-locked state know about SW fish.....Plus, that says something about the availability of varied seafood or cost...Caught cocktails in the back bay of Key West several years ago...I was shocked to see and catch blues down there---disappointed, too...