Remarks:  Swimming in large schools, bluefish migrate north with warming water temperatures and generally appear along the coast during the summer months.  They frequently follow other schools of fish, such as sand eels, mackerel and butterfish, on which they feed.  The preferred set up for blue fishing is a medium weight rod and reel equipped with at twenty pound test line, and a coated steel or heavy monofilament leader.  Effective lures include spoons, plugs and tube lures.  Baits, either alive or cut, include mackerel, pollock, butterfish and eels.  Fisherman should take extra care when handling bluefish because their bite can cause serious injury.