Singing The Blues

[coltsfan61]

I remember going on the palace outta Hoboken for blues day was mostly jigging and at night we fished bait. Got 20 pounders too. Ive notice even in the hudson river we had big blues but no more just cocktails in the bay.
Even with a 10 fish limit. Maybe its because of all of the snappers being caught thats killing it

[coltsfan61]

Remember the days fishing on the palace outta Hoboken day or night jigs or bait killing them. Blues use to come in the river but only cocktails in the bay. Maybe its because of all them snappers being caught. That's killing it

[shrimpman steve]

I guess they have decided to vacation in New England waters.

They better keep a yellow eye open for the great whites

[reelfitter]

Ill give my two cents. Back in the 80's while Drum fishing down at the mouth of the Chesapeake, the blues were pests. Trying to keep a bait down long enough for a Drum to suck it in was impossible! Then along came OMEGA PROTEIN and their reduction boats. Year after year you would see less and less Blues. But, Hey, they were only netting menhaden,right! Wrong, those reduction boats sucked up whatever was in the net. Those nets don't know the difference between a blue or a bunker. Stripers also! Omega Protein has just about wiped out everything in the Chesapeake. Those same fish are the ones that migrate North in the spring of the year. Their gone!

[Brewlugger]

My Grandfather told me in the 40s and 50s Bluefish were very scarce and they were a rare catch in those days.

[coltsfan61]

Fished the palace outta Hoboken day or night for blues.

[Capt Joe]

Originally Posted by Brewlugger

My Grandfather told me in the 40s and 50s Bluefish were very scarce and they were a rare catch in those days.

There were some very lean years in the 60’s and 70’s also.