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I’ve been reluctant to post on this topic but figured I can put my 2 cents in.
I remember catching 100+ bluefish over a two week period on the Cape when I was a kid and then the next season 5 bluefish. Was it because the population was suffering? Truthfully, I have no clue what it was, but it was not due to a decline in the fish.
Last year on this site I remember guys posting about all this fish they were getting in So Co. I was fishing hard and getting skunked. I abandoned my spots and began exploring new areas, soon I was into fish.
This year, the areas I abondoned last year have been producing a lot of fish. I have seen more bass blitzes this year than ever. Not huge fish, but consistent fish. I have not been skunked once since August and I fish 1-2 nights a week, that’s not a bad record. My Dad fished RI from 87-94 and I speak with him each week after fishing and my experiences are similar to his, except he put in many more hours than I do and he has a few 50+, I don’t have anything close. Just look at the number of bass caught this weekend for ten MDA tourney? Imagine how many were caught and not weighed in?
I think the factors affecting the fish are too numerous to mention. Weather, wind, currents, bait… Frank Daignult writing’s seem to downplay the existence of menhaden and states that the bass were doing well before the menhaden even arrived.
From this site, it appears some people have done very well this year, I just think its premature to think that you’re having a bad season thus the fish are in decline. I think the fish are there, you just may have to alter your strategy.
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