Weakfish
Contributors to this thread:Connecticut
From: deerstalker
14-Sep-23
Caught this Weakfish in Long Island Sound, last week off of Westport, Ct. Great fish 30 inches long
From: Dank
14-Sep-23
Nice! Jigs?
From: Big Dog
14-Sep-23
Deerstalker, are they good eating ?
From: Notme
14-Sep-23
Nice fish!! I think the state record is somewhere around 17 lbs.
From: steve
14-Sep-23
Ice fish !!! Haven’t caught one in 59 years.
From: steve
14-Sep-23
Nice fish !!! Haven’t caught one in 59 years.
From: Corax_latrans
14-Sep-23
I got a nice one down in Greenwich a few dozen years ago and caught some fingerlings as well; I hear they’re doing well up here as the water warms.
Great sportfish down South (specks/speckled trout) and good eating. Just mind any slot limits.
From: deerstalker
14-Sep-23
In reply, Dank - was using a squid strip on a two hook blackfish rig - circle hooks, had limited out on the blackfish and was attempting to catch Black Sea Bass. Big Dog - Great to eat, my wife did a great job cooking it and she also really enjoyed it. Not me - I did not weigh it, but it was 30 inches long ? I would like to get an estimate on its weight. Corax - In Connecticut open all year - limit 1 fish over 16 inch Steve - Thanks, I spent a great deal of time fishing Fluke, Stripers, Bluefish, Blackfish and Black Sea Bass and have seen very few Weakfish over the years.
From: Corax_latrans
14-Sep-23
Looks like you need to be around around 34”-35” to get into a #17 trout or Walleye, with 30” closer to #10, so unlikely that any record-book entries were consumed here; no harm done!
I’m just looking forward to figuring out how to get in front of them on a flyrod :D
From: Woodsnut
15-Sep-23
Nice that’s one species I never caught yet -
From: Bob
15-Sep-23
Beautiful fish. Congratulations.
From: SILVERADO
19-Sep-23
I caught one on Sunday! Great eating.
From: Tall 1
19-Sep-23
I’ve never caught one but they’ve been growing in population in the Sound. Nice Tide runners Deerstalker and Silverado.
From: Blood
19-Sep-23
65-70lbs.
65-70lbs.
I got some nice yellowfin a few weeks ago.
From: deerstalker
20-Sep-23
Silverado / Blood, Great job - you both have happy looks on your face !
From: Bwhnt
20-Sep-23
That tuna is awesome. They must fight like crazy. A 12 lb bluefish will wear you out.
From: Notme
20-Sep-23
Blood, live lining with bluefish?..all nice fish guys!!!
From: Big Dog
21-Sep-23
Sushi
From: Blood
21-Sep-23
We got that one on the troll. But the others were on the jig.
