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Originally Posted by bulletbob
The ling fishing we all remember was not the same fishery we have today.. Nowadays we more or less fish at anchor for ling on established structure, wrecks,, rock piles and deep water reefs etc.. The ling fishing we once had were huge schools of fishing moving through various areas near shore.. They congregated and stayed in many of the same places they do today, but the vast schools we remember that were mixed with Whiting are gone.. Those fish were everywhere.. from the shoreline on out several miles, and were there every year from november on, Some years they stayed shallow all winter,other years they did not, but they were there every late fall, winter into mid spring, then they were caught deeper on wrecks in summer.
Like most other species that were common and are now MIA, too many were caught and eaten by too many for too long, and too much much of their natal and developmental habitat has been destroyed by draggers.. I might be wrong, but I foresee closed seasons and bag limits in the not too distant future... bob
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Unfortunately, I think that you are right Bob. Another thing that I’ve noticed, not only are there fewer ling around, but the average size is getting smaller and smaller. I can recall catching big slobs in the old days, with the fish spewing white spunk all over the place. Now, they are relatively babies, when you catch one.
