And so begins 10 consecutive months of porgy fishing in New Jersey, as the official opening of scup on 9/1 carries through to June of next year with a 10-inch minimum size and 30 fish bag limit. Fluke season in New Jersey is quickly coming to an end as well come 9/25, while the black sea bass bag limit goes to 10 fish on 9/23. We lead the week off discussing the New Jersey Marine Fisheries Council meeting on 9/10 and menhaden reduction hearings starting on 9/15, before jumping into local inshore action on out to the offshore grounds (9:15). Along with those porgies, weakfish (18:25) seem to have made a big showing this month, adding nicely to the mix of fluke, sheepshead and bluefish; but don’t forget about the freshwater action (25:25) throughout the tri-state region. Finally this week (27:25) a look at our October edition calendar of events in The Fisherman offers plenty of options in this 9/12-9/13 weekend ahead, as we also take a moment to reflect upon 9/11 while honoring those lives lost since that horrific attack 25 years ago.
