Surrounding them, large bluefish picked off bait that had escaped the mayhem of the stripers.

As juveniles, they fall victim to a wide variety of oceanic predators, including striped bass, larger bluefish, fluke (summer flounder), weakfish, tuna, sharks, rays, dolphin.

The advantage of the babies is that they have a milder flavor than larger bluefish.

Unfortunately, the big marine species that people like to catch, the big stripers and larger bluefish, are just the fish people shouldn't be eating because they've been accumulating pollutants.

Anglers compete for the largest bluefish and striped bass.

When it comes to larger bluefish, however, I take advantage of local seafood markets.

"Mother will be surprised to see our morning's catch," Joe said with a grin as he picked out a large bluefish.

Mike took a number of large bluefish on rubber worms.

Inshore division entrants will fish for first prizes of $5,000 for the largest bluefish or fluke.

Warnings have been issued about consuming some fish, like large bluefish, which had been found to contain high levels of PCB's, which can cause cancer.