For information on saltwater regulations changes, check this page and our homepage for news releases, subscribe to the NJ Marine Fishing E-mail List for automatic notification, or call the "listen-only" line at 609-292-2083. ET March 31, 2020 CLOSE This action becomes effective January 1, 2020. Great Lakes Lake Trout & Splake – see map and table 4 on pages 20-21 of the 2020 Fishing Guide
All waters open for fishing. Here’s the Long Beach Island Fishing Report Update for June 2, 2020. Striped Bass: The Maryland DNR has set the 2020 spring striped bass season to ban the catch and release season on the Susquehanna Flats. June is here and there’s no gloom. LBI Surf Fishing … Continue reading "LBI Fishing Report June 2, 2020" Marine Recreational Fishing: Regulatory Terms and Additional Restrictions. 31 4/14/20 - Trout season is open and most waters have received their entire spring allotment of trout; there will not be weekly stockings as in past years. Official 2020 New Jersey Fishing rules & regulations. On 3/7/2020 at 7:38 AM, yarddog59 said: Very frustrating to be reminded again and again, that the season and limits are all geared to the Head boat operators, Pin hookers and Commercial Netters. SaltwaterRegistry.nj.gov Weakfish 1 fish at 13 inches Open Season: Jan. 1 – Dec. 31 Bluefish 15 fish; No Minimum Size Open Season: Jan. 1 – Dec. 31 Black Sea Bass 10* fish at 12.5 inches May 15 – June 22 2 fish at 12.5 inches July 1 – August 31 10 fish at 12.5 inches Oct. 8—Oct. NJ will open trout season 10 days early, but where can you get bait? This is the annual sport fishing regulations booklet distributed in March, 2020. Here is a nice 5 pound fresh caught fluke on the ice of a local Shop Rite a week ago.

Regulations for 2020. In addition, anglers must be prepared to furnish positive proof of identification.

See pages 40-42 of the 2020 Fishing Guide. Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Cisco (Lake Herring), Lake Whitefish, Smelt, Sunfishes, White Bass, Yellow Perch & Other Species. Dan Radel , Asbury Park Press Published 3:42 p.m. Striped Bass: No person shall possess any striped bass less than 28 inches or greater than or equal to 35 inches measured from the tip of the snout to the end of the tail. The minimum size limit will remain at 15 inches total length, and the creel limit will remain at four fish per person per day during the open recreational season. Tight Lines North (EXT. The interim 2020 scup, black sea bass, and bluefish specifications will be in place for the first few months of the fishing year while NOAA Fisheries works to address the results of operational stock assessments for all three species incorporating revised Marine Resource Information Program estimates. New coastal regulations TBD as of March 1, 2020. It’s free, easy, and required. 2020 General Trout Fishing Information Opening day of trout season: Saturday, April 11, 2020 at 8 a.m. To fish for trout or salmon, a valid New Jersey fishing license and trout stamp are both required for residents at least 16 years and less than 70 years of age plus all non-residents 16 years and older.
From striped bass, blues and fluke to sea bass and sheepshead there’s a good offering for coastal anglers in the Long Beach Island area and surrounding waters. All regulations remain in effect except there will be NO IN-SEASON CLOSURES on the 14 major streams where they normally would be in effect. COVID-19 Fishing Guidelines - NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife. Regulations in red are new this year.

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Division of Marine Fisheries Director Steve Murphey has announced that the 2020 recreational flounder season will be Aug. 16 through Sept. 30 for internal and ocean waters of the state. There were plenty of sea bass, with a lot of limits, along with ling and a cod fish or two mixed in.

General Provisions and Definitions; Finfish Fishing Regulations Marine Fisheries staff can be contacted at 609-748-2020. Register before fishing! 4/17/20 - Update on New Jersey's 2020 Trout Season. Fishing on all fronts is strong. The New Jersey Marine Fisheries Council approved new, tighter regulations for striped bass fishing in the Garden State at packed-house meeting in Stafford Township Thursday night. WHILE FISHING, your license must be signed in ink and must be displayed on an outer garment. NJ SETTLES 2020 STRIPER & BLUEFISH DEBATE - Dozens and dozens of concerned anglers stood outside of the packed meeting room at the Stafford Township Municipal Building in hopes of getting their voices heard on striped bass and bluefish by the New Jersey Marine Fisheries Council on February 13. Open for Entire Year . The Trophy Season will begin on May 1 with a one-fish bag limit and a 35-inch size limit. 2020-2021 Ocean Sport Fishing Regulations (PDF) Regulations effective March 1, 2020 – February 28, 2021 unless otherwise noted. NEW Regulations Are in Red. 1) 830 Bay Avenue Somers Point, NJ 08244