cod from shore?

[robc22]

Well, we caught them for years in the the canal when I was a young guy........I am hoping to see them return to the ditch in my lifetime......

[chefchris401]

one older guy i know use to catch them in the ditch back in the day and still tries a few times a year, hasnt caught one in the ditch in 15 years but still gives it a college try.

[numbskull]

Originally Posted by robc22

Well, we caught them for years in the the canal when I was a young guy........I am hoping to see them return to the ditch in my lifetime......

LOL. Better join the Conservation Law Foundation and advocate for Marine Protected Areas then. You and I both know it isn't happening under current politicized fishery management system....even with current court orders mandating it.

[Mr. Sandman]

The inshore cod population is so low that it is not worth it, has been for a long time.
People tell me here that they use to commercial cod fish in the outer harbor off East Chop... but that was probably in the 50's/60's time-frame.

As depressing as that sounds...We got a couple keepers this fall while tog fishing. (on green crabs!) Next year I may put a clam on a dead stick just for the hell of it. So, maybe there is hope of a comeback someday...but unless you plan on fishing when you are 150 years old, I would bet it will not be in our lifetime.

[RIROCKHOUND]

Originally Posted by Mr. Sandman

As depressing as that sounds...We got a couple keepers this fall while tog fishing. (on green crabs!) Next year I may put a clam on a dead stick just for the hell of it.

that's been the trend the last 3 years or so for us.
except the clam tends to attract doggies. stick with the crabs...

As far as a recovery? Not likely since they get pounded locally (s of n.e.) as soon as they school up south of the Block. more and more charters/heads every year.... it adds up quick.

[Rockfish9]

Plum Island used to be real good in the fall and if you could stand it for most of the winter... plenty fo frosty nights i made several trips back and forth to the truck to lug my catch home..

In 1978 I caught a 38lb cod from the beach directly in front of surfland.. but most were in the 2-3lb range...I havent seen a codfish off that beach since the mid '80's.. there are pollock around now.. most are under 2lbs.. we used to catch them all winter into the spring from the jetty.. not little harbor pollock either... these fish were as large as 15lbs... they entered the river on the sand eels smashing and crashing just like bass...