Well, its still all about the Bluefish! For those who enjoy fighting this ocean warrior, this is your time. The smaller 5-8 pound fish continue to hit small trolled or casted lures. Birds have been marking the schools where the fish are hitting small baitfish. Much bigger fish are caught deeper in the water column with pogies. Richard D. and his group had some real gorillas yesterday. The surprising catch was a nice batch of good sized sea bass. They don’t give the fight of the bluefish but are a fun to catch bottom fish and just wonderful cooked in butter in the fry pan!
The commercial striper season is finally ending. This is the latest closing in years and many say it points to a decline in the larger striper population. I’ve been told that most of the fish closing the MA market came from the Glouster area.
September 3 , 2008
MarineFisheries Advisory
COMMERCIAL STRIPED BASS FISHERY TO CLOSE
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2008
Landings permitted until midnight on Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Current landing and dealer reporting information indicates that the Commonwealth’s annual striped bass commercial quota (1,107,828 lbs) for 2008 will be reached by Tuesday, September 9. Therefore, effective Wednesday, September 10, at 12:01AM, fishermen are prohibited from landing or possessing striped bass for commercial purposes, for the remainder of this year.
Dealers are reminded that it is unlawful to purchase striped bass from Massachusetts commercial fishermen when the fishery is closed. Regulations can be viewed at the MarineFisheries web site: www.mass.gov/marinefisheries.
The captain's (b)log 