The bluefish is one pugnacious character in an ocean of biters and fighters, where big fish eat little fish and those sporting a good set of choppers have an edge. Longtime fisherman Bob McGinley described his love for bluefish as colorfully as anyone. “I like catching a fish that wants to bite my face off,” said McGinley, a 50-year veteran of the New Jersey surf, who died in 2017.
Fishing photographer Tom Lynch, who deserves credit for keeping his friend McGinley’s words alive, is also a