The Fisherman

The ASMFC Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Board Revises 2016 Black Sea Bass Specifications & Initiates Draft Addendum for Regional Management of 2016 Summer Flounder and Black Sea Bass Recreational Fisheries.

A bluefish blitz of epic proportions produced a pending New York State record of 25.25 pounds.

With incredible weather, great fishing, overwhelming sponsor support, and near-record numbers of anglers, the 70th annual Martha’s Vineyard Derby was one to remember!

This ecologically rich island has tremendous potential as a public resource and needs to be spared commercial development

NOAA Fisheries is requesting comments on proposed 2016-2018 regulations for summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass by Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Why not start a new tradition in your house and add a fresh trout or two to the Thanksgiving feast?

Dr. Luis Mispireta of Stevensville, MD is the new state record-holder for bluefish in Delaware with a 24.8-pound gator weighed in at Lewes Harbour Marina in Lewes, DE on November 16, 2015.

The Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council has released its annual report and continues its ongoing efforts to discover and designate public rights-of-way to the tidal areas across the state.

Restrictions on striped bass fishing in the EEZ help support sustainability of species.

22 waterbodies across New Hampshire are scheduled to receive a dose of trout in preparation for the winter ice fishing season.

Cousins Ron Arra signature series surf rods coming soon to Atlantic coast tackle dealers, providing superior casting distance with less angler effort.

Preliminary results suggest an average number of young-of-the-year striped bass was produced in Virginia tributaries of Chesapeake Bay in 2015.

The survey, a measure of spawning success, found an average of 24.2 juvenile fish per sample, approximately double the long-term average of 11.9.

Now is the time to purchase your beach access permits if you haven’t already done so.

If the American eel becomes listed under the Endangered Species Act, then it would be prohibited from use as a bait fish effective immediately.

Join Shimano surf specialist Roy Leyva at the Cape Cod Canal and Martha’s Vineyard for hands-on testing and demonstrations of the Long Cast Surf System.