Chinacat
Well-Known Angler
Capt Mike-It's the same if not worse for us in the Peconics in the spring, Capt FP.. The CT boats team across the sound to wail on the Porgies and are also taking all those big. beautiful "Heartbreak" Sea Bass we have to return until our season opens over a month later. In fact, those May and early to mid-June fish are some of the biggest Sea Bass we see in the Peconics all year. Once the NY fishery opens, we have to fish the Sound to actually catch keepers. No way to manage a fishery in my mind either.
If you remember, last spring I posted a picture of my son carefully holding 1 of those heartbreak sea bass he caught on a Peconic porgy trip that got returned to the water .

IF, and I know that's a big IF, we meaning NYS, had the resources available couldn't we somehow enforce the regs on the water while they are still fishing? I mean even if they are based in CT they still need to be compliant while in NY waters correct? Its maddening enough that they are taking fish we can't keep in our own backyard but its an extra kick in the groin if they can also take 5 fish vs. our 3????