New Bluefish Regs?

[Aquarius]

Since it is just about that time:

Currently the bluefish regulations for New York State remain unchanged (as of March 31, 2020). You can keep 15 fish total. The first 10 at any size. The next 5 must be 12 inches or greater.

NY State Fishing Regs

The federal regs however are 3 at any size for recreational boats, and 5 of any size on for hire boats.

Federal Regs

As long as you stay within 3 miles you can load up on snappers to live line or just take 3 if you fish the reefs or Cholera bank. Kids can still catch them from the dock and bring a bunch home for dinner.

 

[pequa1]

I bet that by the end of June, when the smallest snappers are "catchable" the regs will change to just three, period.

 

[cany]

Kids can still catch them from the dock and bring a bunch home for dinner.

Can still remember MOM frying us up our snappers I miss those days

 

[george]

I think the NYSDEC hasn't updated all regs yet. Both the asmfc and mac approved the same reduction. So the rules are the same for both inshore and offshore.

 

[MakoMike]

Just a matter of time until they get to it.

 

[live bait]

The new regs are now on the DEC web site, bluefish are open all year, no size limit , bag limit is 3 fish. Anglers on boats for hire, whenever that happens, are permitted a bag limit of 5 fish.
John

 

[Chinacat]

I understand the logic that someone with a private boat is likely to be fishing more often than somebody on a party and the PB's need to be able to entice fares to make it worth there while but I think its BS to have different regs. My average cost per trip based on all yearly expenses is as much if not more than what somebody pays to jump on a PB for a day.

 

[chunkster]

I can't remember what I did.

 

[pequa1]

I have caught just one snapper after trying for a couple of hours yesterday and today and it was small. I have never seen it this bad especially this late in the summer. Maybe it should have just been a moratorium.