Tweet Striped Bass Bonus Program Opens September 1 Avoid the fall rush and apply now for the Striped Bass Bonus Program to receive your permit before the SBBP reopens on September 1. To apply and for more information, please visit … Continue reading →
TweetNOTE: This article is one in the series, A Day In the Life Of a Marine Fisheries Hourly. River herring, a term that includes both the alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) and blueback species (Alosa aestivalis), were once a commercially important fish for … Continue reading →
Tweet The Division will host a 2-day Hooked on Fishing-Not on Drugs (HOFNOD) training July 28-29, at the Pequest Trout Hatchery & Natural Resource Education Center in Warren County. HOFNOD is a great way to introduce youth to fishing, their local waters and other natural … Continue reading →
Tweet The Striped Bass Bonus Program (SBBP) will reopen September 1, 2018. Applications for individuals and party/charter boats are currently being accepted. Application Information … Continue reading →
TweetFishing classes geared towards families new to fishing are offered at the Pequest Trout Hatchery and Natural Resource Education Center this summer. Topics covered include safety, ethics and casting techniques, followed by actual fishing time on the Pequest Education Pond.Registration is required … Continue reading →
TweetWhat better way to spend a beautiful summer day than pursuing one of New York State’s premier gamefish, the black bass (PDF). Two species of black bass are found in New York, the largemouth bass and the smallmouth bass. Largemouths prefer shallower … Continue reading →
Tweet Runelevy Rodriguez of Northvale reeled in the new record Landlocked Salmon on June 2. The fish weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces, eclipsing the previous state record set in 1951: John Mount’s 8 pound fish from Lake Aeroflex when it … Continue reading →
Tweet In continued efforts to restore American Shad (and other migratory fishes) by reconnecting historic migratory pathways, the Millstone River’s Weston Causeway Dam was removed last summer. To monitor changes to fish populations above and below the dam the Division conducts … Continue reading →
Tweethe summer flounder season opens tomorrow, Friday, May 25. Size and possession limits are as follows:Island Beach State Park (shore fishing): 2 fish at 16”Delaware Bay and Tributaries: 3 fish at 17”All other marine waters: 3 fish at 18” … Continue reading →
TweetThe 2018 spring stocking season continues until May 25 and anglers can expect the great fishing to continue with additional trout being added to most loads leaving the Pequest hatchery since Monday, May 7. Excellent production and growth of the Rainbow Trout … Continue reading →
Tweet DEC operates 12 fish hatcheries, raising approximately 900 lbs. of fish that are stocked into more than 1,200 public waters across the state each year. While most fish are stocked via truck, more remote waters are often stocked … Continue reading →
Tweet June 2 & 3, 2018 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. daily FREE! Open House Flyer (pdf, 210kb) Every year the Pequest Trout Hatchery and Natural Resource Education Center opens its doors to the public for the annual Open House. The Open House … Continue reading →
Tweet You can help manage our marine resources by reporting your catch with our volunteer survey. It’s confidential and all catch information is important, so please report trips even if no fish are caught. Information on the number and size of both … Continue reading →
Tweet The Black Sea Bass regulations for CT have been modified based on action on May 3, 2018 by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s (ASMFC) Interstate Fisheries Management Program Policy Board, and Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea … Continue reading →
Tweet This Digest is available photocopied in an enlarged format for the visually impaired. To request a black and white, large format Digest, write to: NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife, Large Format Marine Digest, Mail Code 501-03, P.O. Box … Continue reading →
Tweet Registration is open for the 2018-19 school year. Trout in the Classroom (TIC) is a science-based program that teaches children about the importance of coldwater conservation through a hands-on approach to learning. Through the process of raising trout from eggs … Continue reading →
Tweet From ‘First Fish’ to ‘Elite Angler’ there are categories for all Skillful Anglers to enter. The wait for the updated Skillful Angler Program is over! The new and improved program allows online application entries and includes additional species. Qualifying … Continue reading →
Tweet pdates/Changes Outdoors with Andre: Raising and stocking a half million trout (nj.com video)THE SPRING TROUT STOCKING PROGRAMEach spring, approximately 570,000 rainbow trout raised at the Pequest Trout Hatchery are stocked into the state’s streams, ponds, and lakes. Nearly 1/3 of these trout, … Continue reading →
Tweet TROUT SEASON OPENS SATURDAY, APRIL 7 AT 8:00 a.m. 2018 Weekly Stocking Schedules 2018 Trout Allocations by Water and Day Stocked 2018 Bonus Broodstock Program Fishing Access to Trout Stocked Waters by County Fishing Access to Trout Stocked Waters … Continue reading →
TweetFree Fishing Day event to to be held Statewide June 9, 2018 Help us get New Jersey’s families “hooked on fishing” by hosting a Youth Fishing Challenge at a location near you. The Division of Fish & Wildlife’s Hooked on … Continue reading →
