Bass Pro Shops Buys Yet Another Competitor
Four years after Bass Pro Shops announced plans to acquire its top rival, Cabela’s, the Springfield, Missouri-based company reached an…
News Briefs
February Fisheries Meetings
From February 1-4, 2021, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASFMC) will host their 2021 Winter Meeting (go to ASMFC.org…
NJ/PA Show Updates For 2021
While the anticipation of 2020 coming to a close had many folks looking forward to the end of COVID-19, the…
IFISSH Courses Offered Online Through Rutgers Starting Feb. 16
Want to know how fisheries decisions are made? Interested in getting more involved in the process as an advisor or…
License & Registration
Ever since the last reauthorization of our nation’s federal fisheries law (Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006)…
Brooklyn Fishing Club Wins Big
The year 2020 was one of defiance, learning and many first. Adding to the list of first is a first…
Farmington River Rules & Regulations
With the extreme popularity in a wide variety of fishing types and styles this year due to the pandemic, popular…
CIRCLE HOOKS & STRIPED BASS – Watch the Webinar
As of 2021 all Atlantic Coastal striper fishermen must use non-offset (inline) circle hooks when fishing for striped bass with…
NEW REEF MATERIALS AT LITTLE EGG & MANASQUAN
If you build it, they will come! The line that worked for Kevin Costner’s character in Field of Dreams is…
NJ MARINE FISHERIES COUNCIL NEWS – OPTIONS FOR COBIA, BUT NONE FOR FLUKE OR SEA BASS
Updates on striped bass, fluke, sea bass and cobia in 2021 from the NJ Marine Fisheries Council’s January 7 meeting. …
NEW JERSEY NEWS FOR JANUARY, 2021
A New Year has arrived, and with it has come another12 months of regulatory controls, concerns and virtual community workshops….
HONACHEFSKY’S SALTWATER UNDERGROUND DEBUTS ON SPORTSMAN CHANNEL
Finally, a national television show dedicated to Northeast and Mid-Atlantic anglers! Saltwater Underground with Nick Honachefsky explores the world’s…
LEGALIZE IT! 2021 FISHING LICENSE RENEWAL TIME
With the nightmare that was 2020 behind us—FINALLY—it’s time to start thinking in the positives. While I’m not running around…
THE FISH ALLOCATION BATTLE BEGINS
This week fisheries managers will meet virtually to begin the real-time battle over fish allocations between the sectors. The…
NJ/PA SHOW UPDATES FOR 2021
A “pre-season” status report for the 2021 boating and fishing shows in the New Jersey, Delaware Bay region. The…
Delaware Goes BYOB As Of January 1 (Bring Your Own Bag)
Consumers and some businesses in Delaware can no longer use or distribute single-use plastic carryout bags at the point-of-sale as…
