Was the Blackfishing like fluke fishing?

[BoatGuy]

I have not gone blackfish in some time. I went last year like three times. I went again this year. My issue is I must have caught 50 blackfish with no keepers. Sort of like my fluke fishing.

 

[Leprechaun]

Yes. Worse, in fact on my local South shore bottom. Tons of fish, very few Rec keepers.

 

[Chinacat]

Yes. Worse, in fact on my local South shore bottom. Tons of fish, very few Rec keepers.

Time to take a trip on a North Fork boat

 

[Leprechaun]

Yeah, maybe. I of course do have a standing invite on a certain East-end boat when its not chartered.

But, not really why I pay thousands every season to run my own boat. That other boat is fine, with a great friend running it, but I strongly prefer to find/catch my own fish. Its the "Type-A" thing, I guess.

 

[captmike28]

I have not gone blackfish in some time. I went last year like three times. I went again this year. My issue is I must have caught 50 blackfish with no keepers. Sort of like my fluke fishing.

Although there are tons of short Tog everywhere you fish, at least the amount of keepers availalble to us on the North Fork and other areas throughout the Sound make fishing there well worth the effort.

However, it never used to be that way. Lep and I have been friends for probably 40 years now. When we first met I used to feel that the south shore Tog fishing, at least the spots he took me too, were every bit as good as the north fork. It has to be extremely painful for anyone who is dedeicated to fishing this area for Blackfish to witness this dramatic decline.

Some folks believe it will improve on the south shore drops as the water temperatures start to chill and I sure hope that is true. I still enjoy the trips I make with my favoirte south shore skipper!