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Sunday, August 14. 2022

Not really. Before sunrise this morning we were after legal Stripers and Fluke. Legal stripers are in a narrow slot - not too big and not too small. You need a ruler.

Thing is, Bluefish can sometimes be all around. Big ones too. They are delicious on the grill, coated with some mayo, mustard, and soy sauce. Many people feel they are "too fishy" - but they are fish. Best if cooked the day you catch them.

If you get into a school of Blues, at some point you get annoyed and throw them back. A good-sized Blue is supper for six people or more .They will bite you though. Gotta be careful removing the hook.

Posted by The News Junkie in Hunting, Fishing, Dogs, Guns, etc. at 15:14 | Comments (6) | Trackbacks (0)

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When I was living in Florida, people used to pickle them. It was pretty good eating, too, if you bleed them out as soon as you get'em. I was in a rural area on the Atlantic side, and you could surf-cast for them. A school of blues would come by, you could land a few, and then drive the jeep up the beach a ways and hit the same school again.

#1 Aggie on 2022-08-14 15:20 (Reply)

I surf cast for them north of Sebastion Inlet in the 60s. I seem to remember them running in schools off the beach in February and early March.

#1.1 Pebo (Link) on 2022-08-14 17:54 (Reply)

Still have a learning scar from the first GoM bluefish I ever caught in the 1980's. Never stuck a finger in there again!

#2 slm on 2022-08-14 16:51 (Reply)

Love blues. But they do need to be eaten the day they are caught.

#3 John Fisher on 2022-08-14 18:17 (Reply)

So I grew up on the Jersey shore, fished off the jettys, from the beach, and of course, from boats. Blues are the best! Taste great grilled or smoked. They run in packs (schools) and when you go out, bring a garbage can to put all of them in. And they are tough fighters on the line. They hit the line like a locomotive...boom. Seen someone cradling their rod, a Blue hits it, and there goes the entire rig, rod, reel, all of it, into the drink.

#4 MoronfromJersey on 2022-08-14 22:57 (Reply)

I love bluefish - a little salt, pepper and paprika - then broiled or grilled .
Mayo ??? They have plenty of oil to keep them moist to bein with .

#5 Jerseygirl Angie on 2022-08-15 11:24 (Reply)

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