Whats the deal?!?!?

[RussA]

With all this wind! I get it's winter but this is the worst year in the last few years.

I would like fishing to continue but at this rate there will only be, pout, dogs, eels and ling.

[tropics]

Originally Posted by RussA

With all this wind! I get it's winter but this is the worst year in the last few years.

I would like fishing to continue but at this rate there will only be, pout, dogs, eels and ling.

I am looking at spring before I get out again and, I hope it is for some Ling

[Reelron]

Yea, only 5 trips so far this year and 10 tog to show for it. Hope to be back at it in a week or two. Ling got to come out of hiding soon!

[Wilson]

Originally Posted by Reelron

Yea, only 5 trips so far this year and 10 tog to show for it. Hope to be back at it in a week or two. Ling got to come out of hiding soon!

Not that it is why I fish...but how many pool winners

[frugalfisherman]

Dogfish ate all the ling.

[loosescrews]

Originally Posted by frugalfisherman

Dogfish ate all the ling.

That's definitely part of it. BUT we were out last October looking for bluefin when we came across a 10lb bluefish floating on the surface. Odd because it looked fine with no gaff marks. Then about a 1/2mi another. Then we saw hundreds of baby ling floating. It didn't take long before we saw the fleet of 5 trawlers off in the distance. The trail of ling led right to them increasing as we got closer it went on for miles. We found the bluefin we were looking for. They were hanging behind the boats along with about 30 other rec. boats trolling for them. All the ling that weren't big enough to stay in the net were slipping through the holes DEAD! That's where all your ling are going. I'm sure that wasn't the only day they were out there scooping up every fish in sight.

[Capt Sal]

Originally Posted by loosescrews

That's definitely part of it. BUT we were out last October looking for bluefin when we came across a 10lb bluefish floating on the surface. Odd because it looked fine with no gaff marks. Then about a 1/2mi another. Then we saw hundreds of baby ling floating. It didn't take long before we saw the fleet of 5 trawlers off in the distance. The trail of ling led right to them increasing as we got closer it went on for miles. We found the bluefin we were looking for. They were hanging behind the boats along with about 30 other rec. boats trolling for them. All the ling that weren't big enough to stay in the net were slipping through the holes DEAD! That's where all your ling are going. I'm sure that wasn't the only day they were out there scooping up every fish in sight.

After devastating the ling and whiting for decades they are still at it.The sooner they close Belford down the better.The only problem is they will get a slip in Point Pleasant.If the cod came back like when I was young they would wipe them out in a heart beat!Does anyone think we are winning the battle?

[Capt. Lou]

This was R reward for kicking out the foreign boats via the 200 mi limit only to be devasted by r own fleet that operates with impunity ! Howevr we get checked for r measley fish limits! Their by catch under R present laws allows this to happen !!! No end in sight!! Our fisheries agents should save fuel and boat expense & just post 24 hr survelliance @ VARIOUS COMMERCIAL PORTS , this wil not prevent discard but could curtail oeverfishing to some degree!!