Tag: New Jersey

Target New Jersey’s Artificial Reefs This Spring

8/16/2025 - By Dave Migdal. New Jersey’s artificial reef fishing is getting better with age. At first glance, the coast of New Jersey looks like every other on the Eastern Seaboard, give or take some sand dunes, cliffs and lighthouses. But just off the coast and below the ocean’s surface, it’s a… SEE MORE

Free Fishing Day – New Jersey

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10/19/2021 - Fishing has never been better in New Jersey! Find out for yourself on this year's second Free Fishing Day Saturday, October 23. On this day, resident anglers can enjoy some of the finest freshwater fishing in the Northeast without needing to purchase a license or a trout stamp. Free Fishing Days provide… SEE MORE

New Recreational Cobia Regulations – NJ

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7/21/2021 - New Jersey recreational cobia regulations have been changed to one fish per vessel per trip with a minimum size of 37 inches, and no seasonal restriction. These changes have been made to comply with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission fishery management plan for Cobia. New Jersey’s Marine Fishing Regulations Notice… SEE MORE

Unsold Oysters go to New Jersey Restoration Reefs

10/23/2020 - By Kirk Moore. For months COVID-19 restrictions have shut down restaurants in New Jersey and stalled the promising rebirth of the state’s oyster industry. That left a lot of now-oversized oysters in Delaware and Barnegat bays. A new project led by Rutgers University and New Jersey Sea Grant is buying… SEE MORE