Whether the situation is exaggerated by the presence of pogies or not.
I look at charts like these as scary.
1fish
36"
Couple that with certain recent year classes hit hard with Mycobacteriosis, and I am worried... FWIW, the 1996 year class would be ~38-39" now, and the 2001 year class is ~28-30"...
1fish
36"
There was no rec data available from before 1982; I dont think it is nearly as high as today....
1fish
36"
I didn't live through the before years, but I remember the mid-late 80's as a kid well. Bluefish were the main game in town....
1fish
36"
I can live with a few slow seasons in local surf due to a shift in bait patterns. I am worried about 5 years from now....
1fish
36"
Dont forget to add the ~8% release mortality to the the landings.....
Last edited by RIROCKHOUND; 07-10-2008 at 05:28 PM..
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