| Fly fishing for bluefish is an awesome experience. It is | | | | blue fish on an ultra-light spinning rod or, better yet, a |
| something that most people have not heard of let | | | | real good fly rod. |
| alone done. The word "bluefish" usually conjures up | | | | I usually hunt the back bays of New Jersey for these |
| thoughts of the large chopper-like 15 pound blues that | | | | little monsters and things get real fun when I find them. |
| are generally caught out in the oceans in deep waters. | | | | Catching twenty to thirty snapper bluefish is not out of |
| Although the larger chopper blues are the better | | | | the ordinary on a good day. While most people are out |
| known kind of bluefish that people fish for, there is lots | | | | on the bay chasing fluke and weakfish, I spend my |
| of fun to be had fly fishing for their smaller cousins - | | | | time chasing schools of snapper bluefish around the |
| the snapper bluefish. | | | | bay. If I am lucky enough to find a school, the action is |
| Fly fishing for the smaller 2 and 3 pound blues is usually | | | | more than enough to keep me busy for hours at a |
| done in back bays and this method of snapper blue | | | | time. |
| fishing can be a very rewarding experience. Much like | | | | If you have never fished for snapper bluefish with |
| their larger relatives, snapper bluefish wage quite a | | | | ultra-light tackle or with fly-fishing equipment, you are |
| fight for their size. Pound for pound, I'm not sure it gets | | | | missing out on a wonderful experience! |
| any better than hooking up with a 3 pound snapper | | | | |