BLUEFISH(SHAD) Fun Facts
- The largest bluefish ever recorded was caught in 1903 in Nantucket, Massachusetts, and measured 3 feet, 9 inches and weighed 27 pounds. [/*]
- The oldest fish ever caught was 12 years of age. [/*]
- Peak abundance of bluefish near the mouth of Chesapeake Bay occurs in April-July and again in October-November. [/*]
- Bluefish are so voracious they will even kill prey they do not eat and have occasionally bitten human swimmers who were unfortunate enough to encounter a feeding school. [/*]
[/*][align=justify]Blues grow their largest in the Eastern Atlantic, specimens reaching 30 lbs. The eastern fish are caught in the Azores, Canary Islands, and from France on down to coastal Africa. They are also large in the Mediterranean. Most smaller Bluefish are kept to eat, the larger ones released. They are coastal by nature, growing quickly and spawning prolifically when stocks are healthy. Unlike so many of our premium salt water gamefish, Bluefish don't need drastic conservation measures. The flesh tallows out quickly and larger bluefish are impossible to sell on a large commercial scale.[/align]