Blue Fish Frenzy in Bridgehampton

There was a blue fish frenzy over the weekend of July 10-11 just off the beach in Bridgehampton, NY. A school of large blues pinned a school of Bunker (Atlantic Menhaden) up against the beach in a feeding frenzy.

It was so crazy that dozens of Bunker up to 12" in length beached themselves in an attempt to avoid being shredded by the razor sharp teeth of the bluefish. On the outgoing tide I even saw one 30" bluefish in a large puddle left on the beach chasing a lone bunker in circles. A big wave broke over the beach and that fish got a new lease on life, returning to the ocean.

Bunker are the main source of protein for both bluefish and stripped bass growing up in the Chesapeake Bay. Bunker is one of the best baits to use when fishing for stripped bass. They can be "live lined" or cut up into chucks, including the head. A fishfinder rig is a good choice to use when fishing bunker chunks for striped bass, if the bluefish don't take it first!