New jersey s marine fisheries council adopted the state. Cleaning or filleting of fish with a minimum size limit while at sea is prohibited. Measure fish from tip of snout to tip of tail except black sea bass and sharks. Black sea bass are measured from the tip of the snout or jaw, with the. Dep rules upheld in dispute over nj summer flounder. Under the new regulations, the amount of fluke that can be caught in new jersey will be cut by at least 30 percent, and there has been an increase in the size of fish that are allowed to be caught.
Nj summer flounder regulations for 2017 courierpost. Despite the rejection of new jerseys 2017 fluke fishing regulations by a federal board, the season will open thursday as planned, inclusive of. New jersey summer flounder season to start on thursday, may 25 with 18inch minimum size intact 17p50 trenton the recreational summer flounder season will begin tomorrow, may 25, which keeps intact an 18inch minimum length requirement for the fish, department of environmental protection commissioner bob martin announced today. Njs fluke season saved after us secretary approves regulations dan radel, asbury park press published 7. New jersey hunting, fishing and other wildlife related regulations. Regulations were last changed on may 08, 2020, and are subject to change at any. New jerseys marine fisheries council immediately pushed back and created its own rules as a compromise. Nj saltwater fishing tackle offering the most popular nj saltwater fishing tackle that catches fish. Trenton summer flounder season is underway in new jersey and the states 18inch minimum length requirement for the fish is remaining in place amid a catchsize dispute with an interstate. See for current summer flounder regulations in delaware bay and. Recreational saltwater fishing regulations nys dept. The njmfc has determined the nj fluke season will begin on 525 and extend through 95 with a 3 fish bag limit at 18. A simmering battle between new jersey recreational fisherman and the federal agency governing fishing along the atlantic coast has now escalated with potentially disastrous consequences for the fishermen.
The new jersey summer flounder aka fluke regulations are season may 22th to september 19, 2020. Regulations were last changed on may 08, 2020, and are subject to change at any time. Finfish regulations new jersey saltwater fishing regulations. Flounder weeks of controversy over summer flounder fishing regulations in new jersey have culminated in a decision by. New jersey fishermen protest new fluke fishing regulations. Nj fluke season will begin thursday as planned brick shorebeat. Njdep news release 1750 new jersey summer flounder. After an offseason filled with heated public debate, its time for the summer flounder fishing season to begin. For delaware bay and tributaries, west of the colregs line which delineates delaware. Njs fluke season saved after us secretary approves. Minimum size, 3 fish daily bag limit for all marine waters there are special regulations for location specific areas in the state such as delaware bay and tributaries and island beach state park. The 2017 nj fluke season closed on september 5th and cut most all of the prime time inshore reef fishing. The recreational summer flounder open season is may 24 to sept.