Blues turn fussy

After a good day of bluefish jigging, anglers aboard the Golden Eagle from Belmar had a hard time getting hits from the same mostly 3-5-pounders. The boat report notes:”We had a light crowd on board today and ended up with a variety of fish.

The BLUES were up on the surface feeding this morning but they were extremely hard to catch. We did manage to land a few along with a nice KEEPER STRIPER.” A move offshore produced ling and sea bass plus even a couple of keeper fluke. Hopefully.the blues will turn on again tomorrow.

The Fishermen from Atlantic Highlands only picked away at fluke on Sunday though there were some limits up to 4 pounds in poor drifting conditions. That boat is chartered on Wednesday.

The weather forecast in NY/NJ Bight is for southwest winds at just 5-10 knots. There’s a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.