fishing

Sneaking under the radar is the arrival, en masse, of scup, aka “porgies”, an incredibly popular inshore species that is fun and easy to catch.

Two important sets of public meetings will be conducted during the upcoming weeks, topics which will impact recreational saltwater fishing along the Jersey shore.

Northern kingfish, known as “royals” by the legions of surf anglers from Cape May through Seaside, have been appearing in numbers.

You can’t say you didn’t know it was coming.

A New Jersey State Trooper comes to the rescue of a stranded kayaker Sunday who fell overboard while fishing on Assunpink Lake in Upper Freehold Township.

The next couple of weeks are the twixt ‘n tween of the emerging hot spring saltwater fishing.

Starting October 1st, 2019, four-wheel drive vehicles will once again be allowed on Ortley Beach for people wanting to fish.
Now that the beach replenishment is completed in Ortley, Township officials adopted an ordinance on Tuesday allowing permits to be issued to drive on the beach between Oct...

April 6th marks the kickoff of every South Jersey fisherman's favorite time of year: Trout Season! Make sure you're ready.

It’s the two-to-three week period when a whitetail buck goes lust loco, puts caution in the wind as he eagerly sniffs for receptive does and becomes, for lack of a better description, downright dumb.

The long-anticipated return of autumn weather, with its chilling of the salty waters, has jump-started the autumn migration of that most prized gamefish: the striped bass.

A precursor to the autumn migration of bigger and much bigger bluefish as well as striped bass, the run of “cocktail” blues, those ¾ – 2 lb. tooth-studded golden-eyed gang bangers, is underway in the inlets and along the beaches from Long Branch to Cape May.

The third segment (no kidding) of the 2018 sea bass season kicks off Monday, October 8 and continues through Halloween which will see an increase in the daily limit to 10, with the same 12.5-inch minimum length.