![]() Their aggressive and relentless feeding habit makes them fun to catch. Since these fish move to deeper waters during the long hot summer days, the best fishing occurs in the late evening and early morning. Bluefish size how to#How to catch Bluefishīluefish appear along beaches and at inlets where they are caught in the surf. The best time to fish for bluefish is August to September when the schools are preparing for the southern migration, bigger fish are the last to arrive between October and November. The schools usually move closer to shore around the end of June-early July. The first migrating fish schools appear offshore in the early summer months of May and June, these schools are migrating from the north and they wait for the inshore waters to get warmer before coming into the coastal areas. If there are enough fish in the school and they are feeding on the surface you may be lucky enough to witness a “blitz” or a feeding frenzy, when the fish attack and jump out of the water to feast on baitfish. as you venture out deeper offshore the same tactic works when spotting dolphins or whales. where their is bait, there are likely fish in that same area. seagulls often dive to try to catch baitfish such as bunker or other small bait. The easiest way to find these bluefish schools is to look at the waterline and try to spot ocean birds such as seagulls. These fish gather in schools of similar sized fish, where you catch one bluefish you are very likely to find many more. They spend a lot of their time in oceanic waters but they move inshore to coastal areas, mainly to feed on schools of mackerel, and to avoid larger predatory species (tunas, sharks and billfishes). ![]() ![]() Bluefish are a fast growing fish, they can grow to be over 20 lbs, and they live for over a decade. Their strong biting power makes them an excellent sport fish, especially for those anglers who enjoy fishing in a blitz. Local names used for bluefish include: “snapper” (10 inch fish), “blue” or “cocktail blue” (2 lb fish), and “gorilla or gator” (15-20 lb fish). ![]() Techniques: Casting artificial lures or cut bait from shore or boatīait: Cut baitfish, artificial lures Size Distribution: Coastal areas from Florida to New England ![]()
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