The very first video fishing forecast of the 2026 season in the New Jersey, Delaware Bay region kicks off by honoring a few anniversaries in terms of state record catches going back 50 years in the Garden State. Tautog, porgies and ling on the for-hire menu of targets this week from Atlantic Highlands to Cape May, with white perch in the mix along the salty rivers, estuaries and canals. But the big news heading into the weekend of January 9-11, 2026, is that winter show season gets underway with the three-day Wildwood Fishing & Boat Expo, as well as Philadelphia Fishing Show at Oaks, PA both going on simultaneously. The Fisherman staff is at both shows with Danco pliers in hand for new and renewing subscriptions for 2026. We run down the freshwater options with the Pocono Outdoors Guy, before wrapping up the week with fisheries meetings, local events and ways to make quick cash selling distressed apparel to yuppies and hipsters.
