Well, my big mouth ate a lot of fish! Saturday night, simply broiled with salt and pepper, with a sauce on the side made from shallots, butter, and white wine....Sunday night, dredged the fillet in crushed almonds, sauteed in butter...much better! Another piece was broiled with a garlic, chorizo, and almond topping.....my son is eating the leftovers tonight! There are loads of bunker around..unusual for this late in the season...it had a huge bunker in its belly. Surprised to hear that Raritan is doing so poorly..supposedly Jamaica Bay has had fantastic bass fishing this year, and lots of bunker.....This fish was caught in a creek leading to Peconic Bay, 90 miles from NYC. By the way, striped bass is a major fishery success story. Careful management, including a total moratorium in 1985, and a 10 year commercial moratorium, led to a big resurgence. Its now very abundant....limits are still tight..28" minimum, limit of 1 fish/day (in NYS). Supposedly the population is now so high in the Hudson River that they are impacting other species, like shad......Take care, Eric
