Category: Fishing

Crabbing & Clamming Regulation Updates – February, 2020

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2/26/2020 - These are in-season regulation changes adopted on a temporary or emergency basis. Please see e-regulations for permanent regulations. DUNGENESS CRAB Recreational crabbing is open in bays and estuaries, and on beaches, docks, piers, and jetties along the entire Oregon coast from the Columbia River to the California border, For recreational crab harvesters, it is recommended that… SEE MORE

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Lake Michigan Fishing Report – Week of Feb 24th, 2020

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2/26/2020 - Ice Safety There is no such thing as safe ice. You cannot judge the strength of ice by one factor like its appearance, age, thickness, temperature, or whether the ice is covered with snow. Ice seldom freezes uniformly and can vary greatly in different areas of the same waterbody. It… SEE MORE

Striped Bass Conservation Regulations Set for Spring 2020

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2/24/2020 - The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced new striped bass conservation measures for the Spring 2020 fishing season to meet a coast-wide conservation target. The 2018 benchmark stock assessment for striped bass indicated declines, so the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) has determined that conservation measures are needed for the 2020 fishing season.… SEE MORE

Snook Opens to Recreational Harvest March 1st in Some Gulf Waters

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2/24/2020 - The recreational harvest season for snook opens March 1 in some Gulf waters, including Escambia through Hernando counties, and waters south of Gordon Pass in Collier County through Monroe County (also includes Everglades National Park). Snook remains catch-and-release only in state waters from the Hernando/Pasco county line south through Gordon… SEE MORE

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New Bedford Declared Nation’s Richest Port

2/24/2020 - By The Standard-Times. New Bedford’s reign as the most valuable port in the country reached 19 straight years as NOAA released its report on U.S. Fisheries for 2018. U.S. fishermen landed 9.4 billion pounds of fish valued at $5.6 billion at ports around the nation — consistently high figures on… SEE MORE

Michigan Fishing Report Week of February 20th, 2020

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2/21/2020 - Southeast Lower Peninsula Detroit River: Boat anglers have caught yellow perch in Airport Bay. They are sorting through the small ones but still getting a few keepers. Those fishing the canals around Gibraltar are also getting some fish. Huron River: Boat and shore anglers are getting steelhead on Hot-n-Tots, small jigs with… SEE MORE

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A Seasonal Guide to Cape Cod Fish

2/12/2020 - Provided by the Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen's Alliance. Weather and seasonal migration have an impact on what seafood can be caught where. That's why different kinds of locally-harvested seafood are available to us at different times of the year. Most markets try to make up for this reality by offering… SEE MORE

Tips for Surviving Cold Water Immersion

2/12/2020 - Cold water can kill. The following guidelines and images from the U.S. Coast Guard will increase your chance for survival: Stay calm. Evaluate your situation and control your breathing. Minimize time in the water. Get out as soon as possible safely. If possible, utilize any floating objects to get out of the… SEE MORE

Biscayne Bay Shrimp Run Means Great Fishing

2/10/2020 - By Steve Waters. Many South Florida anglers are fond of saying that “everything eats a shrimp,” which makes the month of February a great time to catch tarpon in and around Biscayne Bay, as well as many other species in the bay and in Miami-Dade County’s offshore waters. This month… SEE MORE

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Trump Administration Cuts Back Federal Protections for Streams and Wetlands

2/10/2020 - By Scott Neuman and Colin Dwyer. The Environmental Protection Agency is dramatically reducing the amount of U.S. waterways that get federal protection under the Clean Water Act — a move that is welcomed by many farmers, builders and mining companies but is opposed even by the agency's own science advisers.… SEE MORE