29 Mar, 2026

2026 Sea Bass Season

By |2026-03-29T15:34:46-04:00March 29th, 2026|

The NJ 2026-2027 Black Sea Bass fishing season and regulations are set… same 12.5″ minimum size. The open season dates and bag limits are… 10 fish May 15 – June 21, 1 fish June 22 – Sept 22, 10 fish Sept 23 – Oct 31, 15 fish Nov 1 – Dec 31.

The 231 day season opens two days earlier than last year. The one segment begins on 6/22 and extend through 9/22, when the 10 fish begins on 9/23. No more closed September… so we’ll be fishing the “fall gap” once again!!!

September Sea Bassin’ has a nice ring to it.

29 Oct, 2025

No Closure Stripped Bass 2026

By |2025-10-29T14:40:18-04:00October 29th, 2025|

Status quo approved by a 13-3 vote.

The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission

(ASMFC) and its Striped Bass Management Board have officially cast their vote this morning on Addendum III to Amendment 7 to the striped bass fishery management plan. Status Quo, no catch reductions in 2026.

But, the vote also includes establishing a new Working Group to look at the future health and management of striped bass “in consideration of severely reduced reproductive success in the Chesapeake Bay.”

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