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Originally Posted by rhodyflyguy
It would be cool if what we saw off RI last year was the BFT runs going back to what they used to be. I mean, they fished the snug harbor tourney off Nebraska Shoals, so it would made sense for there to have been school tuna in there too. Also, i and several other people spotted giants finning around the smaller fish when they were mixing with bluefish. also, look at the white marlin that were hooked inside the block, when a historic location for them was the mud hole. who knows, maybe management is working. or maybe it was just a freak thing.
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You wouldn't believe how close white marlin used to get to Sakonnet Point. Even just a decade ago.
Without question last year was the first time in 20 years anything like that happened off RI, inshore anyways. In the past 6 years sBFT have showed in 3 of those years, but 1 time was only a brief 1/2 day visit and another was about a week. Very encouraging overall I'd say.
Lobsterman and trap boat operators are THE ULTIMATE indicator of what's in the area. They're always the first to know. Both will also tell you that these fish come by every year. Whether the quantity of fish is enough so that even someone who's out there every day will see one and then catch one is a whole different story. 150+ pound bluefin are regulars in the fish traps off RI. They're good for a few over 300 too. Then again they catch a tarpon or 2 almost every year also...