We’re leading off this week’s video fishing forecast for the New Jersey, Delaware Bay region with a breakdown on the NOAA Fisheries decision to shut down our Atlantic bluefin fishery. In this opening 7-1/2-minute segment we attempt to address questions/comments in a number texts, direct messages, phone calls and emails received since the announcement last Friday and resulting in the official closure on August 12. We hold out a sliver of hope, while the silver lining is that yellowfin remains open with a good weather forecast in store for the weekend. A look at inshore marine weather and local catches, along with our weekly freshwater update with the Pocono Outdoors Guy. But breaking news in the final 10 minutes of this week’s report comes directly from this week’s Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council as we sat in on the discussion about summer flounder, porgy and black sea bass specifications for ’26, breaking news that appears to be good news for a change, and that’s been a long time coming.
