2026 BFT Retention Limits

Let's see how long it stays open this year after last year's disaster of an early closing?

Looks like we might not get to last years August 12th. early closure. We are already at 1mt of the 2.3mt allotted. The inshore bite has not heated up yet either. Further offshore is on fire with one guy I know had 71 BFT one day and 51 the next, plus a BET, keeping his 3 fish BFT limit each day.

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> **MakoMatt, post: 346104, member: 23 wrote:**
> Looks like we might not get to last years August 12th. early closure. We are already at 1mt of the 2.3mt allotted. The inshore bite has not heated up yet either. Further offshore is on fire with one guy I know had 71 BFT one day and 51 the next, plus a BET, keeping his 3 fish BFT limit each day.
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> [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/atlantic-highly-migratory-species/recreational-atlantic-bluefin-tuna-fishery-statuses-and-bag

Shocking 🙄

I should have stipulated that is for trophy and giant.
> **OVERBORED, post: 346118, member: 2978 wrote:**
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> **OVERBORED, post: 346118, member: 2978 wrote:**
> Shocking 🙄

I should have stipulated that is for trophy and giant.

That’s a wrap on 73” and over BFT for the recreational fishermen for the rest of the year in the Southern New England sector.

Well, at least the 27" to 73" fishery is still open..........

> **MakoMatt, post: 347979, member: 23 wrote:**
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> That’s a wrap on 73” and over BFT for the recreational fishermen for the rest of the year in the Southern New England sector.

The irony here is we still have the large fish, but I don’t have the equipment nor the energy to bother. I’d just love to hunt some small fish, but there are none to be had…

> **MakoMatt, post: 347979, member: 23 wrote:**
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> That’s a wrap on 73” and over BFT for the recreational fishermen for the rest of the year in the Southern New England sector.

From tomorrow night forward , correct?

> **longcast, post: 348031, member: 288 wrote:**
> From tomorrow night forward , correct?

Yes, our sector of the fishery will be closing at 11:30pm, July 3rd.

> **MakoMatt, post: 348034, member: 23 wrote:**
> Yes, our sector of the fishery will be closing at 11:30pm, July 3rd.

> **MakoMatt, post: 348034, member: 23 wrote:**
> Yes, our sector of the fishery will be closing at 11:30pm, July 3rd.

Morning trip did not produce. Real slow.

From ensure to roughly 30 miles out, the water was really green not like the blue water we saw last week