Fishing

This is our prime time to wet wade the NJ rivers that harbor that tawny, vertical barred, scarlet-eyed ultra-light tackle terror: the smallmouth bass.

The New Jersey Conservation Officers Association says its officers were responsible for catching several people following an illegal fishing complaint.

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The April portion of the split seasons concludes Sunday, April 30, and while the first week was spotty, as expected, the second week showed rapid improvement to the point where four fish limits were being dropped in coolers and buckets with smile-wide regularity.

One of the largest saltwater fishing tackle shows along the east coast is going full throttle at the New Jersey Convention and Expo Center in Edison this weekend.

The touchy weather hasn’t dampened the enthusiasm for the early season back bay and tidal river striper pursuit.

It’s all systems go for the 2023 season when it comes to summer flounder (fluke), sea bass, and porgies (scup) as per the dates, lengths, and bag limits decided on by the NJ Marine Fisheries Council last Thursday after reviewing four options and listening to public input.

The tog (blackfish) season draws to a close at 11:59 pm Tuesday, February 28.

Last year’s event was a home run. This year’s looks to be a grand slam as exhibitor space has been sold out and the show floor expanded to a whopping 45,000 square feet.

The cold snap has jump-started what will be the final push of striped bass down the Garden State coast.