The Fisherman

ASMFC Commissioners from Maine to Florida have elected New York DEC’s Marine Resources Director, James Gilmore, to chair the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission.

An eight-week course that covers techniques, tackle selection, hot fishing spots and more.

With the potential of a complete shutdown of the mako shark fishery looming, local recreational fishing advocates head to Morocco for the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT).

The NEFMC is embarking on an external review of how it does business, and is reaching out to its stakeholders for input.

NJDEP has good news this holiday season for fishermen out of Little Egg Inlet boaters and along the Delaware Bayshore.

A webinar set for November 21 will allow user groups of Long Island Sound an opportunity to help guide future management of the Sound.

The New Jersey Fish and Game Council will hold a special public hearing on Tuesday, November 14 at 7 p.m. at Assunpink Conservation Center in Robbinsville, NJ to discuss catch and release regulations for brook trout.

Improvements include a new building to house DEC’s Division of Marine Resources, and a new marina and boat launch with easy access to the Sound.

At their November 2 meeting the New Jersey Marine Fisheries Council voted to wait until after the December joint meeting of the ASMFC/MAFMC to decide upon whether or not to open the sea bass fishery in February.

The reality is they are abundant, give a good account of themselves on light tackle and they do make for some good eating.

So you think that you’ve got what it takes to take top tog honors? Well here’s where you can test your angling skills this fall!

Expect a standing room only crowd on Thursday, September 7 at 4 p.m. at the Stafford Township Municipal Building as frustrated New Jersey anglers deal with the closure of both fluke and black sea bass this week.

A group of us in the fishing community have banded together to produce two fundraisers this fall to help the Hanecak family.

This year’s winning blue was worth approximately $1500 a pound.

Draft Amendment 3 seeks to manage the menhaden resource in a way that balances menhaden’s ecological role as a prey species with the needs of all user groups.

With a record purse of $3.24 million in play among 151 boats sailing out of Cape May, NJ and Ocean City, MD last week, you knew there was going to be a bit of drama heading into the fifth and final day of the 2017 MidAtlantic.