Too many moving parts to predict George. Are the closures no harvest or no targeting? Are the waves regional, coastwide or by state? Is status Quo really status quo?... stay tuned.... American Angler is NJ only for now....
Here's a summary from NJ in-person only meeting:
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This is my take on the Striped Bass meeting last night in Stafford Township Volunteer Fire Hall. It was all about the reduction of harvest in our recreational community.
I arrived right at 6 pm last night, representing American Angler and our...
The new ASMFC catch phrase is "No Targeting",,,, same thing! Attend tonight's meeting for NY in person or online
NY Hybrid Public Hearing on Atlantic Striped Bass Draft Addendum III
6:00 pm EDT
– 8:00 pm EDT,
Sep 17 –
Sep 17, 2025
Location:
Webinar & NYSDEC Division of Marine Resources, 123...
This is our chance to influence how recreational allocations and regulations are determined.
MRIP IS THE SOURCE OF "BAD SCIENCE".
Here's our opportunity to learn and opine on how to replace this albatross.
Rather than pitting one state versus another, this NOAA workshop addresses ALL states...
The Marine Recreational Information Program, its new Effort Survey and data calibration effort model will be peer and public reviewed on Sept. 23 and 24. This model will be used to calibrate recreational effort data and have a direct impact on recreational fishing harvest limits in 2026.
NOAA...
Arlington, VA – The Atlantic coastal states of Maine through Virginia have scheduled hearings to gather public input on Draft Addendum III to Amendment 7 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Striped Bass, which considers management measures to support rebuilding the stock by...
I've got a feeling that state-by-state regs will become regionalized and NY will be grouped with NJ, not CT. NJ would prefer MD/DE categorization,,, but no matter how you slice it the current allocation/regulation setup ain't working. And garbage science can't help. And with respect to fluke...
Best day today of 2025: double headers, lines coming tight b4 hitting bottom, boat limits. The bottom was paved with them today up to 25". I hope they're still around after next week's blow...
If you're thinking of getting involved in rec fishery regs, the time now may be right politically speaking. The fed fishery agencies fall under Dept of Commerce. It now appears new secretary of commerce director Howard Lutnick has appointed or is trying to appoint more Rec friendly people to...
Mitch and all:
Yesterday's MAFMC meeting indicates that Black Sea Bass stocks have improved (so far) and that a rec increase could be in the cards FOR ALL MAFMC STATES - NY. NJ. PA, DE. MD. VA.. The disproportionality between the states is what really needs to be addressed. But hey, this is a...
Update (from NJ perspective) following TODAY's MAFMC web meeting:
Seabass Update 2026 and 2027
I patched into to the Seabass meeting today and some very positive news that we're headed the right direction..
Short version is, right now the committee has approved a 30% increase in harvest for...
Here's a chance for NY to join its neighboring states to provide input to upcoming Sea Bass regs. I copied this from NJ site::
Immediate Action Needed For Seabass
First of all, I apologize in advance for this long winded message and the short time to react but this is really important! If we...
Heavy sinkers needed up to 28 oz. And leader material to handle it (50 lb+). If you use droppers make sure loop goes above eyelet of minimum 8/0 long shank hook and not in that notch by shank. I still have nightmares about how I lost Flukzilla....
River fluking continues to outpace ocean fluking for us but while ocean fluking off Long Branch today we saw several pelicans and boated numerous Triggerfish. Water surface temp was up to 73* but fish and jigs came up cold. We only had a few Triggers but those that targeted them scored big...
Here in NJ river fluking continues to be better than ocean fluking. And with today's strong NE blow it was our only alternative. Had gr8 action today using Salmon bellies from Wegman's. They're only $3 per pound, look in fresh salmon case for pkgs marked "trim". Bougey Bait works...
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