Blue fish color

[lennyr]

I had a chance last nite to fish from a boat at Barrington beach in R.I. I mostly fish Fairhaven Ma. waters from the surf. I caught a blue fish that was very black colored on its back near the dorsal fin. Can blues be a different color in different locations? Most i get around home are green colored and only one caught at barrington was this color. Just somthing I have not seen before and wondering if anyone else has experienced this.

[redlite]

That's one of those bluefish that swam through Buzzards Bay area after the oil spill. It didn't happen to have a custom Yellow needle fish in its mouth did it?

[lennyr]

It didn't, but it would have been a nice bonus! I know that a fish can flex its scales to give it a darker look. What do you R.I. fishermen feed your fish?

[Blitzseeker]

I've caught them with the dark, nearly black backs on the outer beaches a number of times.

I always guessed that maybe those were fresh in from offshore, but that's just guessing.