Fish On
When all else fails, there's always bluefish
RON NUZZOLO 

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Blues and more blues. With rain and winds blowing for most of the week, anglers moved around in pursuit of those big bass they have been hearing about. The weather messed things up for themost part. Rain and steady windsmuddied the bay waters up pretty good.Anglers are trying all different techniques frombait to the troll only to pick fights with big bluefish. It seemed that the blues were everywhere and to get to the bass you needed to fight the blues. This is a good problem to have.

The bluefish always gets a bad rap, but when you stop and think about it they are always a trip saver. For a beginner, the bluefishwill build your confidence andwear you down at the same time. Pound for pound they are the top contender in the bay.

I consider the bluefish a love/hate relationship. When all else fails we love them when we are fighting them and hate them when they don't showup. They can turn the worst day of fishing into the best in matter of minutes. So many of us have had our share of fighting these relentless predators that we just want something different. Weakfish and striped bass are more sought after because they are a better-tasting fish and tougher to find. If it were just as easy to catch a bass, thenwewouldwant something else to pursue. In all, this iswhatmakes the sport so great. The thought of not knowing, the possibilities of hooking into a trophy fish is what keeps us going.

Over the years as we play catch and release with these fish I can't help but think what if we did the same on all species? Would the bay be loaded with just as many bass, weakfish, flounder and fluke? This is just a thought.

I'mvery thankfulwe have a huge variety of fish all year round in our waters and thankful the bluefish stocks are healthier than ever. Fish on.