The Fisherman

Nominees for several upcoming open seats on the New England Fishery Management Council are being sought.

New Jersey and Delaware anglers have not fished for black sea bass during the month of February since 2013; more to the point, they won’t be fishing for them in February of 2018 either.

With the arrival of the New Year, boat and fishing show season gets underway across the northeast and The Fisherman Magazine will be out in full force!

These coastwide hearings could have a lot to do with shaping the 2018 black sea bass season.

The 49th annual Hartford Boat Show cruises into the Connecticut Convention Center February 8-11, 2018.

A full slate of events this week in the tri-state region with the Garden State Outdoor Sports Show, Lacey Township High School Fishing Club’s 9th annual Fisherman’s Flea Market, and the New Jersey Marine Fisheries Council.

After a short fall seasonal closure, black sea bass season is once again open in Rhode Island and Federal waters.

The annual Town of Babylon Fall Surf Fishing Tournament kicks off at 5 p.m. Friday and runs through the weekend.

Anglers looking to hit the black sea bass grounds this week might want to consider adding secondary options to their strategic planning as fresh clams have suddenly become a hot and heavy commodity.

A set of proposals have been filed in Massachusetts which, if passed, would eliminate the commercial fishery on striped bass and increase fines for poachers.

Come join a fellow angler in need on October 21 as we work to raise funds to help Owen Hanecak in his battle against Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.

While most Mid-Atlantic anglers are just happy knowing black sea bass will reopen again for 71 straight days starting October 22, fisheries managers may have better news this week in the form of a partial winter fishery in 2018.

Help improve data collection on blackfish inside Long Island Sound by participating in the tog tagging program.

The festival is a great way to introduce kids and adults to fishing and the great outdoors.

From October 10-12 the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council meets in Riverhead, NY where the topic of the Wave 1 winter black sea bass fishery is expected to be discussed, deliberated and quite possibly delivered for 2018.

New Jersey sportsmen will rally behind New Jersey’s lieutenant governor, Kim Guadagno, on Saturday, October 28 starting at 2 p.m. in Point Pleasant Beach for her bid to become the state’s next governor.