Great Gun Anglers Striped Bass Tournament
The Great Gun Anglers 14th Annual Casey Mehlinger Memorial Striped Bass Tournament is being held from Wednesday, October 21 through…
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South Shore Surf Fishing Classic
Hosted by The Fisherman and Long Island State Parks and sponsored by Captree Bait & Tackle and Tsunami, the South…
Monsters Of River & Rock
Adrian Smith, the legendary lead guitarist of 100-million- album-selling band Iron Maiden, is well known in the Maiden community as…
BOATUS Foundation Joins Berkley For Recast & Recycle Contest
Have you ever wondered how old, discarded fishing line is recycled and reused? You may be surprised to learn that…
Coast Guard Cracks Down On Illegal Charters
The United States Coast Guard has discovered and halted the voyages of at least five illegal charters discovered across the…
Mid-Atlantic Council Announces New App For Tilefish Reporting
NOAA Fisheries recently implemented new permitting and reporting requirements for recreational tilefish fishermen. All recreational vessel operators (including for-hire operators…
ASMFC Begins Preparations For American Eel Benchmark Stock Assessment
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission has begun work on the next American Eel Benchmark Stock Assessment and is requesting…
40-Year-Old State Record Tied In Connecticut
An evening of kayak fishing with the family turned into a record evening for a Barkhamsted woman recently. Leslie Slater…
Record Setting Midatlantic Comes To A Close
More MidAtlantic tournament records were set in 2020, as tournament record cash purse of $4,074,430 was up for grabs by…
Safety Improvements To Edwards Avenue Dam
In August, DEC Region One Operations staff installed a rail at the top of Edwards Avenue Dam. The railing, attached…
New York Sunfish Daily Limit Survey
Sunfish (bluegill, pumpkinseed and redbreast sunfish) are widespread and abundant throughout New York and are very popular with anglers. As…
Trump Administrations Boosts Hunting & Fishing Access In Tri-State Region
On August 18, U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt announced the historic opening and expansion of over 850…
Record Setting MidAtlantic Comes To A Close
More MidAtlantic tournament records were set in 2020, as tournament record cash purse of $4,074,430 was up for grabs by…
American Shad Coastwide Abundance Remains Depleted
The 2020 American Shad Benchmark Stock Assessment and Peer Review Report indicate American shad remain depleted on a coastwide basis….
Massachusetts Extends For-Hire Black Sea Bass Season
Massachusetts for-hire fishing operations will be able to take patrons recreationally fishing for black sea bass for an extended season…
Mid-Atlantic Council Announces New App For Tilefish Reporting
NOAA Fisheries recently implemented new permitting and reporting requirements for recreational tilefish fishermen. All recreational vessel operators (including for-hire operators…
