[flyersnfluke]

I've noticed this when I've been on the boats out of AH, and on my buddy's boat. Long drifts along the beach at sandy hook, and not a bite, some of our usual haunts near west bank and the AC, a few fish here and there and then nothing on the return drift. One thing we're definitely noticing is the numbers of smooth doggies, we can't seem to get away from them, we'll get them all along staten island, and all the way down the beginning of the hook on the same day....are the hordes of dogfish gobbling all the baitfish?

I would think the sand replenishment isn't helping, but there's places I'm used to fishing where there's no dredging/sand pumping, and they're just devoid of fish.

thanks for the honest report Capt., that's why you have the reputation that you do.

cheers