We have a stripertalk thread,
Why not a thread for bluefish???
There are Big Fans of BLUEFISH!!!
Any bluefish around the northshore???
I tried Plum Island yesterday and came up empty, even though
the fishing reports in the local paper were reporting bluefish around.

Blue fish are only good for 1 thing, tuna bait !

I had bluefish chasing my offerings in the canal yesterday.

I have been fishing the plum island area, the mouth, joppa, etc. so far no bluefish:crying: I kinda miss them!

I like bluefish!

Bluefish are fun. Many charterfisherman have had their day saved by the bluefish. At times here on the vineyard they are in more demand than bass and the buyers have paid the same for bass and blues.

I owe a lot to bluefish.

blues have been non-existent so far this season on the north shore...

None around Cohasset. Believe it or not, Bluefish is my favorite fish to eat! I like strong fish. Even my kids eat Bluefish, baked or grilled.

sean

My dealer WILL NOT even buy bluefish <><><:agree:

Bluefish are great for business :kewl:

I don't mind bluefish.I've had the pleasure on more than one occasion of catching 20lb+ fish.Absolute insane fight.Any blue over 15 is an absolute blast.

A good single hook tin,wire leader,lip-grip and pliers and you're all set for some good non-stop action.

Btw good thread riverrat.:kewl:

When I have really gotten into them, after a while I just reel as fast as I can to watch them try and kill the lure, then slow it down, let them catch it, with any luck they self release.

Nothin' puts a hurt on my casting arm like a day of monster choppers tearing up my Rangers, Ballistic missiles, and Line stretcher Surface Tensions. I love a day I lose count and need aspirins to recover. Hurts so good!

Bloooofish talk, keep talkin bloofish talk...http://www.miconejo.net/img/forum/icon_smile.gif

I don't know if they're around or not... I haven't been fishing in weeks! BUT
I do enjoy the fight of a large one, especially if there are not multiple trebles on the plug I catch them on. Without hijacking the thread, can we share some recipes for those of us that wouldn't count them as #1 table fare but don't mind taking a few once in a while if we have company that doesn't mind the occasional "fishy" fish?

Well, I hope the bluefish will be here next week!!!
I start 2 weeks of vacation on Saturday and hope to get into some big bluefish!!!
I will report to everyone how the fishing is!!!

I'm actually taking the dogs and bringing my rod to my absolute favorite bluefish spot tonight.

My favorite bluefish game is to remove the hooks and see if you can get one to hold on till it hits the beach. Its important to keep the rod to the side so you don't get hit when they let go.:tooth:

I like catching Bluefish to..:D

I like catching Bluefish to..:D
That sig. pic. looks familiar...is that the Kennedy Carwash?

Your right on..Fish the Derby every year..Maybe see you there this year...

Bloooofish talk, keep talkin bloofish talk...http://www.miconejo.net/img/forum/icon_smile.gif

I don't know if they're around or not... I haven't been fishing in weeks! BUT
I do enjoy the fight of a large one, especially if there are not multiple trebles on the plug I catch them on. Without hijacking the thread, can we share some recipes for those of us that wouldn't count them as #1 table fare but don't mind taking a few once in a while if we have company that doesn't mind the occasional "fishy" fish?

big ones are fun to fight.. if you're gonna eat em bleed em. my girlfriends mom loves the little blues I bring home for her. she cooks them in wrapped in foil, with lemons, mayo, and bread crumbs. Our dog cowboy used to loved bloofish grilled and mixed in his alpo. I like the way my old friend smokes them, its absolutely delicious.. all ive caught is small ones this year..belly's good for flukin too

If I never caught another blufish again I would not mind.

We have a stripertalk thread,
Why not a thread for bluefish???
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Because this is Striped-BASS.com silly! Seriously, some love 'em some hate 'em (clammer?) and some dont mind 'em once in a while....me I dont mind 'em. Especially now with this year lack of fishing I would take just about any kind of fishing....

i am eagerly awaiting them this year. surprised they aren't around yet. then again they didn't really hit in droves till the end of august last year. but i'm so hard for some fish, bloooos would be amazing. hell i got all excited the other night over some dogs. (well as excited as you can get over a dog)

bring on the blooooos!

I like bluefish!

Bloofish are our friends!:D All kidding aside blues are much maligned.Pound for pound they fight very hard and don't give up ,even out of the water! Just because they are not picky or rare ,is not a reason to look down your nose at them and deem them "unworthy". They explode on a plug and jump and are great for kids to learn on,and big kids like me have fun with them too. Of COURSE I'd rather have a 74lb striper but blues can be a lot of fun too.

I always say how much I hate bluefish, until its 4am and I havent caught squat! Then Im secretley praying for a bluefish to hit my plug.

haven't seen any blues at all ,,,,there are still plenty of macs off the ma./nh coast which makes me think they just are not here or at least in big numbers. i luv fishing for blues,,pound for pound a great fight

I like catching them when there are no bass around. They're also great when taking someone new to fishing out, as long as you give them the warnings about the teeth.

As for eating, they're actually not very fishy tasting if you bleed them out immediately and get them on ice. This keeps them from banging around bruising their flesh and releasing the amino acids. That's what causes the strong taste. If you want a great appetizer, cut filets into thin strips, roll them up and wrap bacon around them. Then stick toothpicks through and grill them or throw them in the oven. People will think they are eating scallops wrapped in bacon. Also, the previously mentioned putting them in foil with lemon, mayo and breadcrumbs is good. If you like smoked fish, blues are great. I'd rather see the bass live another day and take some bluefish home if I'm in the mood for seafood.

As long as they're bled properly, I actually prefer eating blues to striper (which is a bit bland in comparison unless you eat the belly strip). Blues also grow faster so they don't have as much mercury if you cut the red strips out.
When I caught my first schoolie, I remember a weird pull, rest, pull rest kind of fight. With a bluefish, it's pull pull pull until the end and then it still flops around once you land it and until you bleed it out. :-)
The striper hunt is a lot more challenging though...

I've only caught a few blues in my day, none over 3 pounds, but I remember hooking one and seeing a flash of a small fish, just thinking it would be another dink striper, and then being caught off guard when the thing just took off and put up a tussle. I can only imagine what a 15 pounder pulls like!

Here are two good recipies. One is from a family friend, his goes like this.

Take the bluefish, do all the gutting/icing, and prepare it any way you want, with whatever herbs and spices and oils, etc, that you prefer. Then carefully place the bluefish in the oven, on top of a brick. When the fish is done, take the fish off the brick, throw away the fish and eat the brick. Ha, this guy was not a fan of bluefish whatsoever, I love that recipie.

Here is the simple recipie we made for him that changed his mind.

Do all the gutting/bleeding/on ice stuff,

Scale then fillet the fish. (bluefish has to be the easiest fish next to fluke to fillet) Cut the fillets into easy-to-fry pieces. Marinate the bluefish overnight/24 hours in vinegar and crushed, minced, chopped garlic, a little salt and pepper, that is it. Then just fry the fish, simple and you won't believe it is bluefish. We had our family friend try it and he says "I can eat that."

If there were a "BluefishTalk" how would the threads go?

Q: What lures to use for bluefish?
A: (always) Any!

Q: What colors to use for bluefish?
A: (always) Any!

Q: What tide, what moon phase, where to try for them?
A: Any tide, any moon phase, fish everywhere!

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a184/thundra04struck/Bluefish.jpg

that reminds me...we went on a tuna charter last year and found nothing, so the captain brought us over to race point near provincetown MA and that was our first experience w/ bluefish. Since it was September, these things were massive (easily 1.5x the size/girth of the one in the one in the above image)...I swear a few were a good 20-25#. I wish I weighed one. We used tuna gear on them (heavy braid and conventional reels) and hauled them in w/o tiring them out and they were bouncing all over deck. Even when thrown into the cooler, they'd bounce off the top of it so hard, they'd almost get out so someone had to sit on the cooler to keep the lid on. Tap on the side and they'd slam the top of it like crazy.
How's that for bluefishtalk? :-)

I am goign to come across as a jerk, but just like bass, people WAY over estimate the size of bluefish.
The RIJIMMY Calcualtor:
They say and What it really is
10lbs - 6lbs
15lbs - 9lbs
20lbs - 12lbs
25lbs - 16lbs

Does not the saying/joke go;

There are 3 sizes of fish caught. Small, Medium, and, the one that got away.

I am goign to come across as a jerk, but just like bass, people WAY over estimate the size of bluefish.
The RIJIMMY Calcualtor:
They say and What it really is
10lbs - 6lbs
15lbs - 9lbs
20lbs - 12lbs
25lbs - 16lbs

You pretty much hit the nail on the head. I can't believe some of the pictures I see of fish that I know are not close to what the person claims they are. Years ago, I caught a blue that I swore went 25 pounds easy. That was after a hard fight on pretty light tackle. My friend said it wasn't close to 25 and we bet a 6 pack. He pulled out the scale and it barely made 18 pounds. I bought him the beer when we got back to the dock. I now weigh anything that to me is a big fish.

While we're at it, I think most people also grossly exagerate the legnth of time it took to fight and reel in a fish. When someone say's it took 20 minutes, it's usually more like 5.

lol..or maybe it's because they just look larger flopping around like that and looking angry ;-)

I went through some of the pics from the trip but didn't take a pic of that biggest one. The smaller ones were roughly the same size as the one in the above pic. And they did take maybe 5min to reel in at most because of the heavy gear.

the only blue I like is the one on my partners line:D

I love blues, they are my favorite fish to catch. The bigger and meaner they are the better I like'm. Dont get me wrong, I want to come home with a trophy bass, but I would miss blues if I didnt catch one once in a while.

Went out Saturday and found no BLUES yet!!!
Will try again tonite!!!
Water is definately warm enough up here now!!!
Anybody have any luck???
Will report my fishing trip to all!!!

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a184/thundra04struck/BlueLivewell.jpg

OK BASSY!!!
Can you give me a hint= Did you catch those on the NORTHSHORE???
Just a YES or NO!!!LOL'S!!!
Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!

No, Southern MA.

From 03-06 when I fished around Plum Island by boat, the southern jetty of the river, anytime around low tide, always, always had bluefish. From what I hear about this year, there may well be none at all, yet.

As for Bluefish recipes - I fillet and leave the skin on. Then in a ziploc bag I put a 50/50 mixture of lemon and olive oil. I will soak the fillets in the bag from 2 hours to overnight. Then I put them on the grill skin side down. Watch you don't burn off your eyebrows - it will flame up. While it's cooking put your favorite dry spices on - I like onion powder and black pepper. Flip after 5 minutes with a spatula. Again, watch the flame up. Then, with your fingers you should be able to pull off the skin in one swoop. It should be hard and dry and pull right off. Again add spices. Cook until the fish starts to break apart. If necessary, carefully flip one more time to brown the now-skinless side. I was told that the citrus in the lemon will draw out the oily taste that most people don't like. Bon Apetite!

Your right on..Fish the Derby every year..Maybe see you there this year...


Yes it is. My bro took that pic leaning on my truck.

You pretty much hit the nail on the head. I can't believe some of the pictures I see of fish that I know are not close to what the person claims they are. Years ago, I caught a blue that I swore went 25 pounds easy. That was after a hard fight on pretty light tackle. My friend said it wasn't close to 25 and we bet a 6 pack. He pulled out the scale and it barely made 18 pounds. I bought him the beer when we got back to the dock. I now weigh anything that to me is a big fish.

While we're at it, I think most people also grossly exagerate the legnth of time it took to fight and reel in a fish. When someone say's it took 20 minutes, it's usually more like 5.

I've actually weighed one fish at 22lbs and two at 18lbs.All three were around 10 minute battle,which when you're actually fighting the fish seems like an eternity.

I think people exaggerate unintentionally because blues fight so much harder than their actual size would indicate.

last week i was in my canoe sitting just inside the wickford walls and hooked into what i thought was a good striper. tide was going out and the fish pulled my anchor off bottom and dragged me into the channel as the tide was going out. when i finally landed the fish...probably 10 minutes later.... i was about 150 yards out of the harbor. it ended up being an 18 pound bluefish. biggest one ive ever caught. thought i finally had my 20# bass, but i wasnt that disapointed.

FISHING REPORT!!!
2 days of fishing P.I. at high tide with NO BLUES!!!
Only got a couple of stripers!!!
Will try low tide to see what there is then!!!

ive been checking out the areas where i usually see hundreds of bluefish sunning themselves on the surface at slack tide, and there has been nothing. ive been getting alot of snapper blues in my pogie net. then feeding them to the bass.

ive been checking out the areas where i usually see hundreds of bluefish sunning themselves on the surface at slack tide, and there has been nothing. ive been getting alot of snapper blues in my pogie net. then feeding them to the bass.

Down my way the blues don't seem to be in their traditional areas.Have no idea why.This time last year I was hitting one spot everyday and just slaying some real alligators,haven't seen a thing there this year.

No blues yet for me this year.Hoping they show soon.

Last year by this time, they seemed to be everywhere. LARGE blues too! This year, I have only gotten a couple and they were both small, only a step larger than snappers. On the plus side, I've caught more stripers this year. Not a bad trade off, but I still like the blues for a workout.

Down here on Long Island's north shore I've been getting between 20 and 40 small blues a night. My brother and I wade about a 1/4 of a mile off shore at low tide. I've been getting small bass and blues every low tide for over a month but the twinky blues, one to two pounds, have showed up for the last four nights. Their feeding on small sand eels and they won't leave. If I'm lucky they will head up your way.

They are fun to catch but I've got more cuts and scrapes on my hands then I can stand.

I treat blues Like Clamma...:deadhorse::cens::nailem::gorez:

$5.99/pound for bluefish fillets at Shaw's Supermarket last night. And they don't carry Striped Bass in their seafood department.

and the bluefish fillets look absolutely horrible

Not after their cooked with wine, onions, peppers, and old bay wrapped in foil on the BBQ

Oh I enjoy bluefish, but only if I caught it that morning. I've seem fillets in shaws/stop&shop that were BROWN!

anyone know what comm's are getting for blues right now?
$.75ish per pound?