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.
From The Editor
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.
Quid Pro Quota
I’d like to tell you the dust has settled in the 2019 striper debate, but the brouhaha is far from over.
When Equivalency Isn’t Good
The almost never-ending talk this year about impending changes to striped bass regulations for 2020 and beyond made me realize something.
A Look Back
As the 2019 fishing season winds down, it’s time to reflect on some of the highs and lows that the fish gods delivered over the course of the year.
Thanksgiving Blessings
You hold in your hand the 37th issue of The Fisherman Magazine for the year, the 26th and final weekly of 2019. Our December edition will come out next week, at which point we will go to our monthly publishing schedule for the winter season.
Another Season Under the Hull
Here we are at the final weekly Fishing Report Supplement of the year, with the final printed issue of The Fisherman Magazine for 2019 coming up next week, our annual Holiday Gift Guide.
ASMFC Striped Bass Vote Draws Mixed Reviews
I’ve been getting lots of feedback since the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s (ASMFC) Atlantic Striped Bass Board approved Addendum VI to Amendment 6 of the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Striped Bass, with many folks questioning the results of the board’s vote on size limits and the hearing process leading up to their decision, while applauding other aspects of the Addendum.
A Boy’s Life
The American Sportfishing Association (ASA) recently announced that five writers nationwide were selected to receive Angling Awareness Awards that recognize works that inspire people to fish.
Blowfish Deserve Management
Blowfish, once the bane of inshore anglers intent on catching flounder and fluke, but pretty much absent from the fishing scene for many years, have been appearing in increasing numbers over the past several years.
Spoon-Fed Sharks
On or about October 15, the striped bass fishery exploded in New York Bight, with huge bass reported from off the Rockaways in New York down along Monmouth County in New Jersey.
Final Stages of the Fisherman’s Dream Boat Challenge
The Fisherman’s Dream Boat Fishing Challenge is a season long, multi-species, region wide fishing contest where Fisherman Magazine subscribers compete to win the most amazing prizes of any contest!
ASMFC Finds Foreign Company Omega Protein Out Of Compliance
We recently reported on industrial fishing giant Omega Protein blatantly ignoring the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s (ASMFC) 51,000 metric ton catch limit for menhaden (bunker, pogies) in Chesapeake Bay.
Square Dancers Unite!
How would you like to show off your passion for striper fishing while supporting marine conservation efforts in the state of New Jersey through a specialty license plate emblazoned with an image of a striped bass?
OH, Canada!
I received a press release from the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership (TRCP) and American Sportfishing Association (ASA) regarding the wanton disregard of our coastal menhaden resource by a Canadian conglomerate masquerading as an American commercial fishing operation.
