How to Use bluefish in a Sentence

bluefish

noun
  • Tuna, bass, bluefish, flounder, and trout can all be caught here.
    — Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 26 Mar. 2024
  • There are so many beautiful fish out there — black sea bass, tilefish, bluefish.
    — Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Mar. 2018
  • Sharks quickly ate up the bluefish leaving the anglers with just their homemade lures.
    — Doug Howlett, Field & Stream, 21 Feb. 2020
  • The footage shows dozens and then hundreds of blacktip sharks feasting on schools of mammoth-sized bluefish.
    — Todd Masson, NOLA.com, 6 Sep. 2017
  • The bluefish and the head cheese were sourced from, and made by, Baldwin, on the East Coast.
    — Catherine M. Allchin, The Seattle Times, 21 June 2017
  • Those waters hold stripers, bluefish, flounder, sea trout, redfish, snook, and many other species.
    — The Editors, Field & Stream, 6 Mar. 2020
  • Bluefish Not to be confused with bluefin tuna, raw bluefish is more of light purple than a deep red.
    — Paul Kita, Men's Health, 29 Aug. 2023
  • When the mullet schools pass by anglers are catching lots of bluefish and decent numbers of pompano.
    — Alan Sherman, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Wholesalers offer about $1 a pound for bluefish, for example.
    — WSJ, 2 July 2018
  • Many stripers, bluefish and sea trout are undersized and should be released quickly and carefully.
    — Bill May, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 13 Oct. 2019
  • For a modern take on seafood—things like seared bluefish with corn and ham ragout—and one of the best raw bars in town, check out Row34.
    — Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Sep. 2022
  • Use the olive sauce with other local fish, such as hake, haddock, swordfish, bluefish, or mackerel.
    — Sheryl Julian, BostonGlobe.com, 18 July 2023
  • This apex predator uses its agility in the water to feed on bluefish, swordfish, tuna and even other sharks.
    — Anna Nordseth, Discover Magazine, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The surf around the islands was crawling with baitfish, ladyfish, bluefish, jacks and, of course, speckled trout.
    — Todd Masson, NOLA.com, 10 July 2017
  • Rigs, as they’re known, consistently hold schools of blue runners, bluefish, and other baitfish.
    — David A. Brown, Field & Stream, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Large numbers of bluefish found in the lower estuaries and rivers feeding on menhaden.
    — courant.com, 7 Sep. 2017
  • The cost is $69 and includes fishing for striped bass and bluefish, transportation, rod and reel rental, and cleaning of fish.
    — Courant Community, 8 May 2017
  • If bait is in the surf, bluefish, Spanish mackerel and redfish are possible.
    — Mark Blythe, OrlandoSentinel.com, 19 June 2018
  • Assertive mackerel, swordfish, bluefish and tuna all stand their ground nicely.
    — Melissa Clark, New York Times, 31 May 2023
  • Summerlin had been catching a mix bag of black drum, striped bass, bluefish, and other species before boating his state record-breaking sheepshead.
    — Outdoor Life, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Depending on the season, catches can include bluefish, pompano, and even flounder.
    — Abby Price, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Meaty fish, such as bluefish, mackerel and swordfish, work particularly well.
    — Jim Shahin, charlotteobserver, 29 Aug. 2017
  • That means embracing bluefish, mackerel and skate — Mid-Atlantic fish in abundant supply and priced to please.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2019
  • Daytime fishing is limited to the two jetties, but surfcasters often line the shore for night fishing during striper and bluefish runs.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2018
  • With a steady retrieve, the Striper Swiper has no problem staying on top, and its action triggers explosive strikes from striped bass and bluefish alike.
    — Jimmy Fee, Field & Stream, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The 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
  • The association monitors herring numbers to help find ways to increase the population of the fish, which are a food source for striped bass, bluefish, osprey, herons, and other coastal species.
    — Johanna Seltz, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2019
  • On the good days, pier fishermen are catching a lot of undersized mutton snappers, pompano, bluefish, Spanish mackerel, jack crevalles, big ladyfish and lots of bluerunners.
    — Alan Sherman, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Listen to this article Long Island Sound is swimming with sharks, especially since bluefish and menhaden are plentiful, but should swimmers need to worry?
    — Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2024
  • 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

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