State Of Fishing Affairs

[Meat Hunter]

It's not just the price of gas alone that's killin' the economy right now, electric rates are up over 100% where I live, they're pushing natural gas up again, and the prices on the shelves are sky high. It's not just the pump that's killin' it.

Party boats look light so far this weekend. Not good.

Meat Hunter.

[bulletbob]

Originally Posted by Meat Hunter

It's not just the price of gas alone that's killin' the economy right now, electric rates are up over 100% where I live, they're pushing natural gas up again, and the prices on the shelves are sky high. It's not just the pump that's killin' it.

Party boats look light so far this weekend. Not good.

Meat Hunter.

Party boats are often light on MD weekend. lots of other family stuff going on.. If they are light as fluke season gets ramped up, then I would think there is a problem.. I bet the party boats will be ok. Perhaps not their best year, but hopefully enough to weather it until/if things improve... If the fishing is good , I think enough people will come down to keep them going..

[Meat Hunter]

Originally Posted by bulletbob

Party boats are often light on MD weekend. lots of other family stuff going on.. If they are light as fluke season gets ramped up, then I would think there is a problem.. I bet the party boats will be ok. Perhaps not their best year, but hopefully enough to weather it until/if things improve... If the fishing is good , I think enough people will come down to keep them going..

I've never fished on a holiday weekend that the boats weren't packed. The bite is on fire right now! Check out the Voyager, Jamaica, Paramount, and Explorer.

Boats are empty except specialty trips like tilefish, ect.


Meat Hunter

[bulletbob]

I dunno, I have been hearing that party boats were failing for years, yet every time I go even during the week during the school year, there's 25 guys minimum right alongside me... Could be I'm just picking the wrong boats... bob

[Duffman]

1/2 day AHMH morning trips were nuts to butts this morning.

[bunker dunker]

wow,never thought i would ever see a thread like this here at njfishing.as things get tight you find out what are the important things in your life and what is not.you make your corrections and carry on.this in not the first bad eco times we have been in and it will not be our last{i wish it was}.i am 61 and have seen
the best and worst and still managed to fish.no matter how bad things get peeps always figure out how to get to there happy place.almost 40 years in the electrical supply business and have seen it all and i am quite sure we will live thru this.live and enjoy your life,dead is a real long time.

[Gerry Zagorski]

Originally Posted by bunker dunker

wow,never thought i would ever see a thread like this here at njfishing.as things get tight you find out what are the important things in your life and what is not.you make your corrections and carry on.this in not the first bad eco times we have been in and it will not be our last{i wish it was}.i am 61 and have seen
the best and worst and still managed to fish.no matter how bad things get peeps always figure out how to get to there happy place.almost 40 years in the electrical supply business and have seen it all and i am quite sure we will live thru this.live and enjoy your life,dead is a real long time.

You got that right!

[june181901]

Have lived on the Shrewsbury a little south of the confluence with the Navesink for over 40 years. Despite the soaring fuel costs it is my observation and that of a neighbor that boat traffic was down slightly, say 10%, this past weekend compared to the past decade's Memorial Day weekends.
IMO both boating and fishing will continue but perhaps at slightly reduced rate of participation.