FISHERMEN/Capt. Ron

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Originally Posted by fishingmortgageman

Well said Ron. It is not just your boat that this is happening to. I fish with some of the best captains from Point Pleasant to Keyport and everyone is having a very tough time. Something has changed and no one can figure out what that is. I just hope that good fishing returns at some point, even if it isn't this year. I guess that we are being taught the difference between fishing and catching.

Numbers are off from NJ to MA. Sandy was a huge storm and changed the bottom for sure, but imo larger forces are at work. There is no way climate change doesn't affect every fish species in the ocean, from migratory patterns to predation habits and everything in between.

Hopefully I'm wrong and next season things will bounce back to normal, if any of us can even define "normal" at this point. Whatever happens I'm sure the pros will find a way to connect fish with fishermen.