Quote:
Originally Posted by Duke41
Have not kept a striper since 2006 I am proud to say. Treat them like the valuable gamefish they are. Fishing was not that great in Newport for me. Fished Mackerel and the reef. Have not seen a acres large bluefish blitz since the early 2000's. Last fall on a certain day I encountered schoolie blitz's all the way from Newport Harbor to the Navy Pier off of Prudence. Gave me hope for the future. Hopefully a couple made it back for this year.
Don't know why the stocks are crashing could be a many things commercial, recreational, lack of bait, ocean warming, seals, not real sure, but I think we can all agree unless we take action our grandkids will be fishing for seabass or worse.
|
Duke, it's actually not that complicated. There are too many fishermen killing too many large fish. Anything over 28" is killed by the current group of newbies so the bio-mass doesn't have a chance to breed for the most part.
That coupled with the wholesale slaughter that has taken place in the Canal, the SW Ledge off the Block, Maryland, VA, and NC in the winter and you can see why the stocks are dwindling quickly. Our grandkids will have nothing to fish for with stripes.
Threaded Mode