Looking Ahead to Better Times
Everyone has been affected by the coronavirus and despite state parks and DEC encouraging outdoor activities like fishing, and promoting the healthy benefits of the outdoors, that window continues to narrow.
From The Editor
Mail Bag: Winter Musings
Throughout late fall and into the winter, I received quite a few emails from readers on various topics and issues related to recreational fishing in the region.
Fishing Communities
The term community can apply to a group of people living together, but it can also be used to describe a feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals.
Grant Needed to Improve Marine Enforcement
One of the concerns that is frequently heard when it comes to managing our marine resources is the issue of enforcement, or lack thereof.
Fishing Through It
I never cared much for the term sportfishing; seems a lot like playing organized ball without keeping score.
Trout Season Opens Angling Doors This Month
As I write this, warranted or otherwise, it is all but impossible to avoid talk of the Coronavirus. For me…
Fishing During Covid-19
Dealing with the impacts that covid-19 is having on daily life is taking its toll on many individuals in the form of fear, uncertainty and mental stress.
NJ Striper Decision
On Thursday, November 13, the New Jersey Marine Fisheries Council voted in favor of one striped bass per day between 28 and less than 38 inches in length for 2020.
Striped Bass Bonus Tag Suspended
The state of Connecticut was allocated 17,813 pounds of striped bass for commercial harvest as part of Addendum IV to the Striped Bass Fishery Management Plan in 2014.
Bluefish Hearing This Week
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council is holding hearings to gather public input for the Bluefish Allocation and Rebuilding Amendment.
Bittersweet Pill
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) will meet from February 4-6 in Arlington, VA where 2020 striped bass measures should finally get hammered out.
Proposed Change in Striped Bass Enforcement
I recently came across the January 2020 edition of Wildlife Highlights issued by the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (DEEP).
Update on 2020 Regulations
It seems everywhere I go, people are asking what our regulations are going to look like in 2020. Most realize there are changes in the wind, and it is still premature to give many definitive answers because most regulations are not yet set in stone.
Choppers Chopped: Managers Take 80% Bite Out of Bluefish
Managers pass most restrictive bluefish limits in history, while acknowledging popularity has waned as migratory patterns have changed.
Odds ‘n Ends
With the January 2020 issue now squarely in your hands, it’s a good time to point out a few quick items.
MAFMC & ASMFC Set New Bluefish Regulations
While many anglers are still awaiting the results of the striped bass management options submitted by New York’s Department of Conservation (DEC) to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) and the resultant regulations for 2020, bluefish entered the management picture in a big way.