Bluefish 2018!!!!!!

[finchaser]

A lot of the early reports are highly exaggerated and posted by tackle shops to sell bait. The big racers come from the east. When they do get here you will see catches all up and down the coast. Should be soon, maybe this week.

What he said^^^^^

[fishinmission78]

Agreed. The guy who runs the AC shop was posting bluefish pics from last year. Some guys didn't read the date and assumed they were recent catches. This is how rumors become "facts". Combination of hype and poor reading comprehension.

[fishinmission78]

Though the above may be true, I think some blues may be here already. Very few, though. The cold water does not encourage them to hit lures. We will prob hear of some bunker guys catching them first. jmo

[blitzhunter]

Yeah I realize the hype is part of the game. Still it gets you going and hoping. I am hoping for soon! Love me some early bluefish racers.

[buckethead]

Water temperature has a lot to do with it as well. We are down about 4 degrees this time of year for our section of NJ. The waters seem warmer around Cape May. That is changing gradually for northern NJ. They could be here this weekend.

[seamonkey]

Shape of things to come. Elias V was catching big blues up to 37 inchers in NC the other day.

[clamchucker]

My logs say that when the water in the bay hovers around 50 degrees we tend to see them show up in greater numbers.