Often as Blues and Stripers swim together, the Blues will be above and the Stripers below in the water column. Also, when both sand eels and herring fry are together in the ocean, you'll find Sand Eels in the Blues and Herring fry in the Stripers. Blues remain feeding in the rips and hunting in schools around the Cape until early November when last seen from the Vineyard. During the summer, boaters chase the birds to find Bluefish feeding on the surface and cast poppers and spoons or troll the rips with spoons and plugs. Shore fishermen can have good success casting to current breaks, off jettys and anywhere there is the indication of forage by the activity of birds or other fish.
Blues feed day and night but most are caught during the day.
Since Bluefish are hunter-chasers, the technique for catching is usually one of flashy fast retrieves. When Blues are not on the surface, they sometimes take a heavy spoon or jig fished just above the bottom. Next to the Tuna clan, Bluefish are the best fighters around. Back off the drag and enjoy. One out of ten is a jumper.