A good season for bonito

Atlantic bonito are great small game fish which are usually most abundant in NY/NJ Bight at this time of year. Their abundance varies greatly from year to year, but there are no better fighters among small game fish. Best of all, they’re very good eating. Don’t be confused by the fish that southerners call bonito or bonita — which are actually little tunny.

The Golden Eagle from Belmar reported that it was bonito which got them started on Sunday’s bluefish trip before the choppers turned on later. Run-Off jigs, both plain and tubed, did the job.

A small craft advisory goes up at 6 p. m. through Tuesday morning. when the forecast is for northeast winds at 15-20 knots before diminishing to 5-10 in the afternoon.