Editor’s Log: Porgies & Politics
“Every year I’m puzzled by new fishing regs,” a guy said on Facebook, adding how the “complete ban of porgy,…
From The Editor
Editor’s Log: A Return To Paradise?
Something most of you don’t know about me is that I’m a huge music fan and I’ve been playing guitar…
Guest Editor’s Log: Keep Our Artificial Reefs Alive
The ocean floor off New Jersey is largely characterized by sloping sand with some muddy and clay bottoms in the…
Editor’s Log: The Last Cast
After a commute that lasted over an hour. After changing into our wetsuits in a strange neighborhood by the glow…
Editor’s Log: Golf And Fishing
The other day I played my first round of golf in a long time. What many don’t know is before…
Editor’s Log: Wildlife Mismanagement
New Jersey largemouth bass history was made 42 years ago this week when Bob Eisele casted a 1/8-ounce leadhead with…
Editor’s Log: Forced To Go Without
A few nights after the full moon, we had the all the makings of a good night for the surf….
Editor’s Log: Bluegills To Bluefish
If you’re trying to make sense of what the title of this editor’s log means, you might be at a…
Editor’s Log: ASMFC Vote On Stripers
The public has spoken, and those state-by-state, two-week striped bass closures debated during the public hearings appear to be out;…
Editor’s Log: What Is Conservation Equivalency?
As you most likely know, the ASMFC voted to accept Amendment 7 to the Striped Bass Management Plan back at…
Editor’s Log: Frequent Headlines
If you follow along with the New York DEC’s Environmental Police Highlights, you might notice some frequent headlines in the…
Editor’s Log: Mako Ban Update
My coworker John DeBona called me on the afternoon of May 12 from along the docks in Belmar asking what’s…
Editor’s Log: New Spots
There was a time when I didn’t have to move around too much. Striper stocks were much healthier, and we…
Editor’s Log: Thinking Back To The Cup
With the 2022 Manhattan Cup approaching, I can’t help but think back to the 2021 event that I attended last…
Editor’s Log: Mother, May I?
Saltwater anglers have been pretty critical of fisheries managers of late for not publicizing regulatory changes with enough time to…
Editor’s Log: Face The Music
Earlier this month I officially started my striped bass season—sure I did some holdover fishing earlier in the year and…