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Fishing for Blue Fish

Bluefish (Potatomus salatrix) is a tenaciouslure that resembles a baitfish, including
saltwater fish that provides some of the bestmetal spoons, jigs, and tube baits. Wooden
angling thrills on light tackle. They arebaits are not popular because of the
mainly thought of as an Eastern United Statesbluefish's powerful teeth, which will quickly
fish, although they are found in mostdestroy  wooden  plugs.
temperate waters throughout the world, except
in the cooler waters of the northern Pacific.Casting into a school of fish requires the
use of moderately heavy tackle and wire
Bluefish are schooling fish built for speedleaders. It is important that black wire
and power. They are a blue green shade alongleaders and swivels are used, as the fish
the top of the body near the dorsal fins, andwill often strike shiny leaders, weakening
have silvery sides and a whitish / silverand in some cases severing them. Anglers
underbelly. They have relatively large headscasting into a frenzied school of bluefish
that feature powerful jaws and rows of verycan often catch a fish on every cast.
sharp teeth. Their tapered bodies end inTherefore, it is important to retie lures and
deeply forked tails that allow them to beleaders often, because they will undoubtedly
powerful  swimmers  and  fighters.become frayed. The best results are found by
casting along the outer edges of the school,
The average fish weighs between 4 and 10decreasing the chances of spooking any fish,
pounds, with any fish over 20 pounds beingand also preventing line breakages. Feeding
considered a real quality fish. Thebluefish have been known to even attack each
recognized IGFA record is 31 pounds, 12 ounceother; it is not uncommon for a four-pounder
fish caught off the coast of North Carolinaon the line to be cut in half by a twenty
in 1972. Unconfirmed monster fish havepound  blue.
reportedly been caught in the 40-pound range.
Bluefish can also be caught from the surf at
Population numbers of bluefish have beencertain times of the year. Shiny spoons such
documented to follow cycles lasting aboutas the Hopkins brand are consistent favorites
forty years. A recent disappearance occurredfor fishing in surf due to their visibility
during the 1920s, and anglers are stilland  enticing  action.
enjoying a high for the fish which began in
the 1970s. They are migratory fish, followingAnglers that use live or cut bait, such as
schools of baitfish such as menhaden shad andeels or fish, often catch blues from the surf
mullet, heading north from Florida in spring,or from piers simply by letting the bait sit
all the way to Maine by the end of theand waiting for a strike. This method can be
summer.useful when there are no apparent schools of
bluefish  biting.
When fishing for blues, anglers should
remember they are primarily schooling fish.Flyfishing for blues has become more and more
Schools the size of football fields have beenpopular in recent years. Many of the same
witnessed, with the fish creating a feedingtechniques and lures used for striped bass
frenzy of roiling water and leaping fish.can be applied to bluefish. Bluefish of
Many anglers often troll for the fish, ascourse require an extra-strong leader and
this is one of the most consistent methods ofmostly strikes larger flies which closely
catching bluefish. Once a fish is caught byresemble  the most popular regional baitfish.
trolling, anglers should stop the boat and
throw out casts to try to locate the school.Fly anglers often catch blues incidentally
Putting a lure at the proper depth in areaswhile fishing for stripers, but some fly and
where bluefish schools are hanging willlight tackle anglers target blues
usually result in large catches. Fish canspecifically, especially when stripers are
often be caught on any type of fast-movingabsent.



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