: an active food and game marine fish (Pomatomus saltatrix) that is bluish above with silvery sides
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: any of various dark or bluish fishes (such as the pollack)
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Recent Examples on the WebThe family frequented their beach house, about 45 minutes away, where her three brothers would fish for flounder and bluefish and trap lobsters for the family. Cleo Krejci, The Arizona Republic, 7 July 2020 Those waters hold stripers, bluefish, flounder, sea trout, redfish, snook, and many other species. The Editors, Field & Stream, 6 Mar. 2020 Sharks quickly ate up the bluefish leaving the anglers with just their homemade lures. Doug Howlett, Field & Stream, 21 Feb. 2020 Classic dishes will reappear on the menu, too, like bluefish wrapped in pancetta, suckling pig, and chorizo-stuffed lamb leg in addition to Goin’s latest menu for spring, which launched today. Ellen Fort, Sunset Magazine, 11 Mar. 2020 For many Atlantic and Gulf Coast anglers, large live menhaden (also referred to as bunker or pogies) are premier baits for tarpon, king mackerel, cobia, striped bass, bluefish, and more. Bob Mcnally, Field & Stream, 2 Jan. 2020 Roasted venison, salmon with onion jam, acorn squash, quahog-stuffed bluefish and, of course, turkey — all indigenous to the region and locally sourced.Washington Post, 28 Nov. 2019 The great striper, bluefish, redfish, and Spanish mackerel fishing available now in the upper and middle Chesapeake will decline within the next few weeks as these species migrate south down the Bay with dropping water temperatures. Bill May, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 13 Oct. 2019 Many stripers, bluefish and sea trout are undersized and should be released quickly and carefully. Bill May, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 13 Oct. 2019 See More