The Fisherman

On December 28, 2016, Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) held a press conference at Captree State Park on Long Island to announce plans to work with the Trump administration on the current fluke situation.

While social media cynics were quick to deny, anglers aboard the Voyager out of Point Pleasant tell a different tale of the 300-pound mako that crashed their final black sea bass trip of the 2016 season. Photo by Sergio Ortiz.

The Delaware meeting on the 2017 summer flounder regulatory measures with ASMFC will be held on Tuesday, January 17 at 6 p.m. in Dover, DE.

The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s announces the availability of Draft Addendum XXVIII for public comment.

States Schedule Hearings On Atlantic Menhaden Draft Amendment 3 Public Information Document.

With seasons winding down and winter’s icy blasts on our doorstep, there is still time for a final fling with some of our most popular species.

A 25.11-pound striper earned one lucky surfcaster $3,050 over the weekend.

November 16 is considered "opening day" of the fall tautog season in New Jersey as bag limits increase from one to six fish through December 31.

Both the fish and the weather conspired to make this year’s event one of the best ever.

Pending legislation on Capitol Hill would assess and quantify the contributions to job creation and consumer spending within the outdoor recreation industry.

Dustin Strehl landed this 22-1/2-pound blackfish on Saturday, November 19 aboard the Fins on Feathers charter boat out of Leonardo State Marina on the North Jersey Coast.

The surveys are in from the SSFFF supported study on summer flounder from Rhode Island to Delaware, and the sex-specific findings may prove incredibly valuable in the years ahead.

Twenty-pound bluefish used to be a rarity but that hasn’t been the case the past two seasons.

The NMFS has closed the 2016 Atlantic Bluefin Tuna General Category Fishery, Coastwide, as of November 4, 2016.

After ten long years, the Connetquot River is once again brimming with life and hope for its future.

New Jersey and Delaware anglers finally get their black sea bass fishing back for the rest of 2016 as of Saturday, October 22 with a 15 fish bag through December 31.