Editor’s Log: New For ’26 Sea Bass
In 2026 and 2027, New Jersey’s black sea bass season will open two days earlier (May 15) than it did…
From The Editor
Editor’s Log: Opening Day
Spring is loaded with new beginnings, many of which carry the label “Opening Day”. Whether it’s opening day of baseball…
Editor’s Log: Shot Of The Season
One of the best parts of putting together each issue of The Fisherman isn’t just the stories we tell—it’s the…
Editor’s Log: MRFFS To MRIP, Now Rapid
As I sit here at the keyboard on the morning of March 16th, I’m just coming down off the three-day…
Editor’s Log: Holy Krystock!
As I usually do, I brought the examples from my plug building articles to the RISAA Show as conversation pieces…
Editor’s Log: 2026 Marine Registry Reminder
The 2026 season is starting to come together across the Northeast, and you can feel that early shift happening day…
Editor’s Log: Fireside Chat
On the morning of April 14, 2018, I was manning a table at the old Ocean City fishing flea market…
Editor’s Log: At Show Season’s End
Ask 100 individuals who work in the recreational fishing industry how they feel about the winter fishing shows and you’re…
Editor’s Log: MRAC Moves Key 2026 Regulations Forward
As we move toward April and the start of another fishing season, New York’s saltwater anglers are beginning to get…
Editor’s Log: Investing In NJ Fish
Last year I wrote of how Florida’s Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has a $104 million budget, though I’ve seen…
Editor’s Log: Optimistic Insanity
We’re a little past the one-year mark of my last editor’s log on this subject. If you missed it, grab…
Editor’s Log: Turning The Corner
March has always felt like a reset button around here. The days start to stretch a little longer, the boats…
Editor’s Log: Eye On The Future
As you’ll see in our news briefs (20% Increase In Sea Bass, Fluke & Porgy Stay The Same) it’s mostly…
Editor’s Log: “Safety First” On The Ice
Back before I was a fishing editor, I used to work in a paint store. One of the owners of…
Editor’s Log: A Live Bait Ban Would Cripple Tackle Shops
Every generation of anglers faces challenges, but not all of them come from changing fish stocks or shifting seasons. Some…
Editor’s Log: Out With The Old
Did you get your Island Beach State Park (IBSP) buggy permit? Me neither. And based on conversations I’ve had with…
