The Fisherman

The ASMFC has scheduled a conference call for March 30 at 12:30 p.m. to discuss proposed fluke regulations in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

“This is not sound fishery management,” said NJDEP Commissioner Bob Martin after filing a formal appeal with the ASFMC to reconsider their February vote to curb fluke harvest by 34 percent.

Stripers Forever asks anglers to get involved with ASMFC process in an effort to keep striped bass fishing mortality levels at the current, lower rate.

Some Long Island fishing clubs and organizations do more than just fish, as evidenced by their involvement in keeping our beaches clean.

While the Mid Atlantic Fishery Management Council votes down the Hudson Canyon sanctuary proposal 15-4, the nomination process continues through the Department of Commerce. Learn how your council rep voted!

Congratulations to Bill Guerra of Chester, CT and Russ Gehweiler of Brick, NJ, each the winner of a new Accurate Valiant BV500N reel from The Fisherman.

The National Marine Fisheries Service is adjusting the Atlantic bluefin tuna daily retention limits for the 2017 season.

As we approach the fifth month, the fishing scene is finally taking shape with several popular inshore species vying for attention.

A current NJDEP survey asks New Jersey’s registered anglers for help gathering critical socioeconomic data in advance of the ASFMC summer flounder appeal in early May.

Join the members of the Salt Water Lure Collectors Club at their annual event this Saturday in Bourne, Massachusetts.

Exceptionally strong year classes in the Chesapeake Bay and Hudson River spell good news for striped bass anglers.

Immortalized in "The Perfect Storm" the Zuni/Tamaroa will be jointly sunk by NJ and DE approximately 26 nautical miles from both Lewes, DE and Cape May, NJ as early as Tuesday, April 18, 2017.

Bay State anglers will have a smaller bag limit comprised of larger fish in 2017.

The NJDEP has secured a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit to proceed with construction of two new reefs for recreational fishing, one off Manasquan and the other a new Delaware Bay reefsite.

Fishing opportunities broaden considerably in the fourth and fifth months, as a host of inshore species, along with trout, put a bend in the rods of winter weary anglers.

With the final days of March comes the final two fishing shows of the 2017 season here in New England.