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.
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.
It is very obvious to most anglers what is happening in their home waters when it comes to striped bass fishing.
There’s no getting away from the news these days. It attacks you from all angles – TV, I-phone, I-pad, your laptop, radio – and sadly, it is mostly bad.
I’m not joking, I have already been in contact with the New Jersey chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) about this one!
This week’s issue marks the annual return to the weekly print schedule, which begins in April and runs right on through November (the primary open-water fishing season here in Southern New England).
One of the more enjoyable aspects of show season is getting to converse with Fisherman readers and fishermen in general.
Like any good argument, there are two highly-charged sides to the New Jersey wind debate.
Yep, this is another Editor’s Log about striped bass. What can I say? Striped bass have been, and will remain a hot topic due in no small part to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s (ASMFC) pending Benchmark Stock Assessment.
Good news from State Parks concerning nighttime fishing access at Orient Point State Park and the most recent addition to the park system, Hallock State Park. Both North Fork parks provide prime surf fishing access in areas where access has been traditionally difficult, especially for non-residents of North Fork communities.
A couple of years ago NOAA Fisheries revealed statistics showing the number recreational fishing trips had fallen from 72.1 million excursions in 2013 to just 63.5 million trips in 2016.
Back in January, the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) drafted a conservation measure titled, “Proposal to Reduce Striped Bass Release Mortality.”
By the time you are reading this, the deadline for State Park Fishing Permits will be little more than a month away.
On December 31, President Trump signed the Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2018 into law.
The next comprehensive benchmark stock assessment of Atlantic Coastal striped bass is due out this month from the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) at its annual winter meeting, which is held from February 5-7 in Arlington, VA.
It is very obvious to most anglers what is happening in their home waters when it comes to striped bass…
