Blue Fish Blitz [Archive] - Pierandsurf.com

PJnc284

05-23-2005, 09:23 PM

well blitz is an understatement. Yesterday at Bogue Inlet Pier up in Atlantic Beach, 25 big blues between between 6lb 11oz and 9lb 3oz were landed. :eek: I would have loved to been in the middle of that.

sand flea

05-23-2005, 09:34 PM

You know, I'm hearing a lot this year about the return of the big blues. Fish up to 10 pounds are showing up all over the place.

Now they're not the choppers from the 80's, but is anybody else noticing an uptick in bigger blues this spring?

Anthony

05-23-2005, 09:43 PM

It does seem like there are decent sized blues all along the coast being caught from shore. Has anyone heard about them being caught in the Chesapeake Bay? I know there have been some small ones being caught in the bay right now, at least the MD side.

PJnc284

05-23-2005, 09:59 PM

yeah, blues of decent size have just appeared recently at OCP. A 7lb 6oz blue was caught on a gotch yesterday. bet that was fun. http://www.oceancrestpier.com/images/1116876228.jpg

Cdog

05-23-2005, 10:13 PM

Has anyone heard about them being caught in the Chesapeake Bay?

Talked to a guy at chicks yesterday that said they were thick in the blues last weekend with some running 9-11#.

reelrebel18

05-23-2005, 10:16 PM

my bro had a 31 inch fish at rudde inlet last week and the fish we were catching at lynhaven pier were larger than are average size fish here the averaged around 3 pounds w/ the occasional 5 or 6 that was lost near the net

fisher446

05-23-2005, 10:54 PM

we killed the blues at OCP this past weekend. We had around 15 over 6lbs -12lb. And caught hundreds in the 1-4pound range on gotchas + that one nice 7lbr on a gotcha.

NTKG

05-23-2005, 11:00 PM

Talked to a guy at chicks yesterday that said they were thick in the blues last weekend with some running 9-11#.

yeah so's the word on the street. definately been a better year from what im hearin around vabeach

sand flea

05-23-2005, 11:44 PM

I've started a thread (http://www.pierandsurf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=121370#post121370) over in the Open Forum on this subject to see what anglers from other states are hearing.

Drumdum

05-24-2005, 05:58 AM

I fished Dixie Arrow weekend before last,so many big bluefish on that wreck the bottom machine was covered with 30' layer of them! :eek: We caught a couple of seabass that were in 3lb class,but couldn't get but one of them through that mess.. The fish were long and skinny like always. In the 80's,Flea they never really had the big wieght until fall,always skinny in the spring..