Fishing News

The month of February is chock full of fishing flea markets in the New Jersey, Delaware Bay region, and The Fisherman has the most comprehensive rundown you’ll find for the 2018 show season.

The NEFMC has submitted several proposals to NMFS which might, if approved, allow for-hire boats to target haddock in the month of May this year.

The fluke and sea bass season, size and bag limit discussion heats up with the ASMFC and MAFMC meetings over the first two weeks of February, with Rutgers helping provide anglers with more scientific answers later in the month.

Some of the season’s biggest and best shows will help bridge the gap between now and the start of spring fishing.

Great deals on tackles, seminars by the best local anglers and captains, and lots of great raffle and auction items make this a must show for novice and experienced anglers alike.

The ASMFC has begun down a potentially slippery slope by approving a conservation equivalency proposal for striped bass in Maryland waters of the Chesapeake.

Informative seminars and workshops spotlight the weekend show lineup from February 15-18, with the New Jersey Boat Sale & Expo in Edison, and the JSS Surf Show at Brookdale College in Lincroft.

Meet the 2017 Dream Boat Challenge grand champion along with some the Steiger Craft Boats Youth Angler Showcase honorees at the New York Boat Show.

Whether you like to hunt, fish, hike or just enjoy the outdoors, the Springfield Sportsmen’s Show is a must-attend event for you!

“This event will be more like attending a party celebrating Long Island fishing – a non-traditional show where everyone can expect to have a great time.”

New Jersey anglers are encouraged to attend March 15 meeting of the New Jersey Marine Fisheries Council to take the good with the bad for 2018; the preliminary rundown on the fluke, porgy & sea bass season ahead.

The 2018 Federal budget prohibits the enforcement of the prohibition of targeting striped bass in Federal waters around Block Island, RI by NOAA Fisheries and the Coast Guard.

If you plan to fish in the marine district of Connecticut in 2018, this meeting will have a bearing on when you’ll be able to go and what is eligible for the cooler.

Get a 20% discount to the Atlantic City Boat Show which runs from February 28 through March 4 featuring 28 fishing and boating seminars presented by The Fisherman and the Recreational Fishing Alliance.

As the show season winds down, here are two shows that are sure to help shorten the transition to spring.

Connecticut has made changes to regulations for angling and harvest on several different species for 2018.