Commercial Striped Bass Fishery Ban Proposed in MA
As with anything striped bass related, this has the potential to get heated.
From The Editor
MA Bills Would Phase Out Commercial Striper Fishing
While New York wallows behind all of the other states in the Northeast when it comes to striped bass management, it is encouraging to see that Massachusetts is making an effort to step up its game when it comes to managing this important sportfish.
2017 Saltwater Report Card
This is, unfortunately, the final issue of The Fisherman Magazine for the 2017 print schedule.
Bring on the New Year!
The December edition of The Fisherman is the last one of 2017; that means subscribers get a 14-week break from the weekly deliveries.
ASA – Changing of the Guard
Just about every U.S. industry has its own “trade” group; for recreational fishing businesses, we have the American Sportfishing Association (ASA), of which The Fisherman Magazine is a member, as are nearly all of the national tackle manufacturers whose products our readers use every day.
A Smell of a Season
Berkley Gulp! is one heck of an invention. I guess it’s good that they’ve figured out a way to keep costs down by using thinner plastic buckets, although they don’t hold up so well to the rigors of moving from duffel bag to back pack, boat to beach, and back again; the Gulp! smell is essentially the cost of doing business on the fluke grounds every year.
America’s Pastime
Outside of fishing I am really only interested in a few sports. I received my first pair of hockey skates before I could walk, so hockey was number 1 for me for much of my youth (next to fishing, that is!).
A Smell of a Season
Berkley Gulp! is one heck of an invention. I guess it’s good that they’ve figured out a way to keep costs down by using thinner plastic buckets, although they don’t hold up so well to the rigors of moving from duffel bag to back pack, boat to beach, and back again; the Gulp! smell is essentially the cost of doing business on the fluke grounds every year.
High Tides & Green Grass
Thirty-five years ago this month, Al McReynolds made surfcasting history when his 5-1/2-inch black and silver Rebel was engulfed by 78-1/2-pound striper near the Vermont Avenue jetty in Atlantic City.
#Owenstrong
I usually try to theme my September Editor’s Log on a subject which is surf fishing related, but this month something more personal takes priority.
Updating the Regs
Keeping up with current regulations these days can be a challenge to say the least.
Razing Pyramids
In June, U.S. Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke did a four-day trip across the Northeast while announcing $1.1 billion in annual funding for state wildlife agencies from revenues generated by the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration and Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration acts.
Just My Luck
I have never been a fan of fancy new vehicles to be used when fishing, so due to this I have an older truck as my primary mode of transportation.
Concerns Over Lower Yaphank Lake Project
A Brookhaven Town project to drain and excavate mud and sentiment with heavy machinery from Lower Yaphank Lake, also known as Lily Lake, is set to begin within weeks, yet little is being done to protect resident fish and the native brook trout population in Carmans River below the lake.
Gimme Back My Humpbacks
The New Jersey Marine Fisheries Council (Council) meets on Thursday, July 13 at 4 p.m. at the Galloway Township Branch of the Atlantic County Library at 306 East Jimmie Leeds Road in Galloway, NJ, just off Parkway exit 41.
The Youth Angler Showcase
As many of you know, I have a 4-year-old son, Aiden, who at this point in time has just as big of an interest in fishing as I do.
