Category: Fishing

Alabama Fishing Regulation Changes

Fishing

6/19/2020 - ****REMINDER**** Alabama’s 2020 private angler red snapper season opened Friday, May 22, 2020. The season is anticipated to last for 35 days and is scheduled to close on Sunday, July 19, 2020. Weekends only (Friday-Monday). Cobia 36 inches fork length Spotted Sea Trout Slot Length is 15 inches total length… SEE MORE

News from Our Coasts: Week of 6/8/2020

6/12/2020 - NEWS & UPDATES THIS WEEK Status Updates: Harbors & Marinas Around the Country News & Virtual Events from Our Partners Updates from Our Coastal Business Community Photos of the Week NOTE FROM THE EDITOR: To help our coastal community weather the pandemic, US Harbors is posting weekly news summaries of updates… SEE MORE

Senate to Vote on Great American Outdoors Act in June

6/12/2020 - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced that the Senate will take up the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) when it resumes work in June. This landmark legislation would fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund, as well as address the $20 billion maintenance backlog on America’s public lands… SEE MORE

Bay Scallop Season Opens June 15 in Dixie County & part of Taylor County

Fishing

6/10/2020 - The 2020 recreational bay scallop season for Dixie County and a portion of Taylor County opens June 15 and will remain open through Labor Day (Sept. 7, 2020). This includes all state waters from the Suwannee River to the Fenholloway River and includes the towns of Keaton Beach and Steinhatchee.… SEE MORE

News from Our Coasts: Week of 6/1/2020

6/5/2020 - NOTE FROM THE EDITOR: To help our coastal community weather the pandemic, US Harbors is posting weekly news summaries of updates and announcements received from our coastal community, including timely information on the status of harbors and marinas around the country. The deadline for submission is Thursday, 11PM ET. Items received… SEE MORE

In Massachusetts, recreational and commercial fishers take more than 175,000 striped bass a year.

Massachusetts Free Freshwater Fishing Weekend June 6th – 7th, 2020

6/5/2020 - Mark your calendars for this year’s Free Freshwater Fishing Weekend on June 6 and 7! No license is required to fish any public lake, pond, reservoir, stream, or river in Massachusetts from 12 a.m. Saturday, June 6 until 11:59 p.m. Sunday, June 7. Other than Free Fishing Weekend, you need a license to fish in… SEE MORE

Alabama Free Fishing Day – June 13th, 2020

6/5/2020 - Each calendar year, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources designates a "Free Fishing Day" for the public to fish recreationally in public waters without a fishing license. The event is part of National Fishing and Boating Week, which runs June 6-14, 2020. State Public Fishing Lakes still require a fishing… SEE MORE

8 License-free Fishing Days in Florida

6/5/2020 - By Bob Rountree. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is sponsoring eight license-free fishing days in Florida during 2020, and two big weekends are coming up in June. License-free fishing days in Florida Saltwater June 6 and 7, 2020. (First Saturday and Sunday in June.) Sept. 5, 2020. (First… SEE MORE

First NJ Free Fishing Day is Saturday, June 6th

6/5/2020 - Haven't fished in a while, or maybe never fished? Have a friend or family member who hasn't either? Or an out-of-state fishing friend who hasn't fished here? Tomorrow is Free Fishing Day, the perfect time to try fishing the state's public waters without a license or trout stamp. After discovering or rediscovering… SEE MORE

Best Harbor 2020 Winner, Depoe Bay, Oregon.

“Best Harbor in the U.S.” 2020 Winners Announced

6/4/2020 - The"Best Harbor" 2020 winner is: Depoe Bay, Oregon! The 2020 Runner’s Up are: OnSet Beach, MA Padanaram, MA Boothbay, ME Cuttyhunk, MA Oriental, NC The 2020 Best Harbor contest ran on our site and social channels throughout the month of May, and was open to all 1,403 harbors for which… SEE MORE