Big Apple
Back in 2006, the folks at The Fisherman headquarters in Shirley, NY asked me up to join the Long Island team at our home office.
From The Editor
Striped Bass Do Si Do
Call it the Striped Bass Do Si Do, or maybe a little Hokey Pokey; I’m not 100 percent up on what dance moves the kids are doing these days since I stopped doing the “Running Man” and the “Cabbage Patch” a long time ago, but this feels like little more than a square dance gone wrong to me.
Striped Bass Update
Results of the preliminary stock assessment have fishery managers looking for answers to help rebuild the striped bass fishery.
Casting Stones
On April 18, a young man from Pennsylvania fishing with his two young sons on the Jersey side of the Delaware River hooked up with the striper of a lifetime.
Spring in the Groove
As I sit here and write this week’s Editor’s Log I am wallowing in self-pity as a result of a rather poor outing at a local trout stream.
Governor Cuomo Signs Menhaden Purse Seine Bill
A couple of months back, we told you the New York State Senate and Assembly had both voted for legislation to prohibit the taking of menhaden (bunker) by purse seining.
The Bank of NJ
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) recently announced that $1 billion will be distributed this year for conservation efforts across all 50 states and U.S. territories.
Request for Action on Striped Bass
As noted in this week’s News Briefs section, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) is scheduled to have their annual Spring Meeting this week in Arlington, Virginia.
We Want Your Photos
Good quality photos are always in demand. Send us yours and you just might end up on the cover of The Fisherman.
Digitus Medius
The official announcement of seasonal regulations seems to come later and later each year.
The Blame Game
From April 29 through May 2, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) will convene for their annual Spring Meeting in Arlington, Virginia.
A Short History of The State Park Fishing Advisory Board
In the 1970s, anglers on Long Island, especially surf anglers, became increasingly concerned about declining budgets for L.I. State Parks, serious storm damage, increased vandalism, and declining access to shorelines.
Mirror, Mirror
“So, how many saltwater anglers are there in the United States?” If you ask the folks from NOAA Fisheries they’ll say there are approximately 9 million recreational saltwater anglers nationwide.
Fishing’s Code of Conduct
Fishing is ripe with its own set of unwritten rules. There is a code of conduct that is well entrenched in the minds of veteran surf and boat anglers who frown on those who display callous disregard for lessons taught and shared by a generation of anglers who came before us. Somewhere along the line, this “code of conduct” seems to have lost its way.
NJ’s Access Fight
Waves crashing onto a sandy beach; standing on the rocks of an inlet jetty; casting into the shadow lines of one of the many bridges we have crossing over to the barrier islands; perhaps just walking the muddy marsh and sod banks to get to where a feeder creek dumps into a larger body of water.
More Challenges Facing Striped Bass
It is very obvious to most anglers what is happening in their home waters when it comes to striped bass fishing.
