Another holiday-shortened week as we celebrate the start of the 2026 season on this New Year’s Eve. Black sea bass and outback striper fishing comes to an end tonight in New Jersey, but bluefin tuna reopens January 1 (just like it does with every New Year). We highlight tautog and white perch in this week’s full video fishing forecast, but the recent cold snap has brought good news on the freshwater front with folks looking for solid ice to fish in the northwest portion of the Garden State out into the Pocono Mountains. Also in this week’s Open Boat with Jenni Ackerman a surefire holiday recipe to keep you warm after your weekend tautog trip, Fisherman’s Pie!
