Moratorium Blast from the past

[piemma]

Oh, I remember it so well.
You young guys have no idea. You could fish for 3 weeks every night and never touch a striper. Bluefish were all you caught.

[Rockfish9]

Originally Posted by piemma

Oh, I remember it so well.
You young guys have no idea. You could fish for 3 weeks every night and never touch a striper. Bluefish were all you caught.

spoiled..aint we... I do remember... we were lucky on PI... we had a lot of fish ... I remember thinking that everyone was crazy with all this talk about a decline.. we were bailing big numbers of big fish every night.. and not just me.. everyone fishing the area.. I've still got the articles from the Boston globe and herald with the news of the outstanding fishing in the area in the weekly reports..in '86 ..I had 3 fish over 50..including a 61... .... then almost overnight it all 'went a stinker"... then I was too young to realize I had witnessed what could have been the last buffalo hunt... I didn't realize there were not enough small fish to replace the big ones. And not enough big ones to make little ones.... in '88 I went 21 straight nights( yes I fished EVERY night) with out a big fish...it took time to sink in... I'm hoping not to see a repeat..

[Sgt Striper]

Originally Posted by piemma

Oh, I remember it so well.
You young guys have no idea. You could fish for 3 weeks every night and never touch a striper. Bluefish were all you caught.

And "If" you caught a bass it was 18-20".

Paul, unfortunately the kids will get to see it soon!