For the past several years we have witnessed a variety of warm water fish making their appearance far north of their normal haunts. Mangrove snapper and snook, while in past years were curious anomalies, are being caught on a regular basis far north of their "published" habitats. Limits of mangrove snapper are being caught as far north as the Georgia coast.
Global warming? Who knows? I do know that whatever the reason, fishing is getting better with some new fish to pursue!
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I live up on Long Island NY. The saltwater fishing up in this area has been really dead for a few years. For the most part the fish we do catch are not keepers.
Any suggestions for more catches a little north of you? I read in your bio that you’ve fished all up and down the east coast so I was just wondering if you could give some pointers.
Thanks!
Fish Finder – that’s a tall order. What kind of fish are you fishing for and what are you using for bait, etc.? Basically – how are you fishing – shore? Pier? Boat? You are right – I have fished farther north, but to help you best, I would tend to send you to your local tackle/bait shop for some real help- they know what’s biting and what bait is popular in real time, not from my past experience.
Inshore……IE: River Mangroves??
After this past winter??
Ron, if you find any let me know. By now if it was a regular winter (yeah, whats that?) we would have went thru the waves of bait stealing “vermin stage” Mangroves, in April, May. And then by now, possibly catching some worth dropping in the fish box. And then by Oct & Nov. catching those fatties at the jetties from 12-16″.
But I believe, this past winter now makes them “a thing of the past.”
Just last week caught our first of the year, Mini-Gags up in the river. I guess they made it.
Last year….”how ’bout those monster Black Margates at the big rocks?” Oh yeah, them rock dwellers were F-U-N. Doubt we’ll see them either in Oct.
Stay in touch, if ya snag a stray Mango.
Because of using straight thru loop cooling in nuclear power plants, it killed the winter flounder fishery which they need colder water to spawn. That’s one reason.