PENNSY ALLOWS GUIDED FISHING TRIPS AS OF MAY 1
To ensure that Pennsylvanians have opportunities to safely enjoy outdoor recreation as a way to maintain positive physical and mental…
May 2020: Issue 10
BREITBART: LOCKDOWN DEVASTATES JERSEY SHORE’S HISTORIC FISHING BOAT INDUSTRY
On April 25, New Jersey’s for-hire community make international headlines when the conservative website Breitbart.com published a story titled Coronavirus…
WIND DEVELOPERS BRING FLEET OF RESEARCH VESSELS TO JERSEY SHORE
Beginning this month and continuing through July, Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind will conduct its next round of ocean survey operations…
NJ MARINE FISHERIES COUNCIL TO HOLD MAY 14 MEETING BY WEBINAR
After having two of three originally scheduled meetings for 2020 already cancelled, the New Jersey Marine Fisheries Council (Council) is…
RI DEM REMINDS PEOPLE TO PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING WHILE OUTDOORS
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is reminding residents to safely enjoy the outdoors by taking the necessary…
GOVERNORS OF CT, NY & NJ ANNOUNCE ALIGNMENT OF STATE POLICIES FOR MARINAS AND BOATYARDS
Governor Ned Lamont of Connecticut, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo of New York, and Governor Phil Murphy of New Jersey announced…
REPORT YOUR RECREATIONAL STRIPED BASS FISHING
Help collect valuable fishing data on stripers in New York by participating in the Striped Bass Cooperative Angler (SBCA) Program. Anglers can submit catch data and…
GREAT GUN ANGLERS 43RD ANNUAL SHARK TOURNAMENT
The Great Gun Anglers 43rd Annual Shark Tournament will take place on June 27 out of Union Avenue Dock in…
Good Humor: You Might Be a Canal Rat if…
The Cape Cod Canal is a magical place filled with a special breed of surfcasters.
Product Review: Suzuki DF300B
I had a chance to put about 20 hours of hard and fast (40-to-50mph) ocean running time on Suzuki’s DF350s down in Key West running 150-175 miles a day on a 36 Yellowfin CC and a 35 Contender CC with Capt RT Trosset and his son Capt Chris.
Surf: Tune Up Your Presentation
Hard earned lessons shape the way we fish, particularly when it comes to presentation.
Freshwater: Big Rewards in Small Places
Brook trout are the embodiment of wilderness, relics of a time before human development.
Inshore: Spring Blues
There’s no better sound than the drag singing of the spring blues!
For-Hire Plea
The Recreational Fishing Alliance (RFA) and United Boatmen of New Jersey (UBNJ) submitted an official proposal to the state of New Jersey on April 28 in hopes of facilitating the safe and successful reopening of for-hire fishing business during the COVID-19 crisis.
The Season That Didn’t Want to Start – Part 1
In the past I have written about my mishaps and setbacks while fishing, and today is another such case.
NYSF Seeking Relief for For-Hires
It goes without saying that these are very tough times for many businesses and industries.
