The initial 2012 recreational season for black sea bass has opened in Massachusetts. From May 11 to June 24, anglers are allowed to keep 10 fish per person. From June 25 to October 31, anglers are allowed 20 fish...

The Connecticut DEEP has designated Saturday, May 12, as a “free fishing day”. This means that no license is required to fish recreationally in Connecticut waters (both inland & marine). All other regulations regarding catch, seasons and size limits...

The New Hampshire Department of Fish & Game Department has posted its fishing report for the week of May 11, 2012. Here are some highlights: North Country Smelt are running strong in the North Country lakes—and big trout, salmon...

This Saturday (May 12, 2012) Ron Poirier of Ron-Z Lures will present a seminar on how to rig and fish his soft-plastic baits for a variety of New England species for Bad Fish University. Attendees receive 10% off all...

Falmouth Bait & Tackle and Bad Fish Outfitters are inviting anglers to sign up for the Cape Cod Striped Bass Tournament running May 1 through 31 and benefiting the Cape Cod Center for Women. $25 entry fee $500 cash...

Writer Rob Conery of the Cape Cod Times has released his latest report for the local waters of Cape Cod and the Islands. Here are some highlights: Tautog still biting in Buzzards Bay. Good numbers of herring and mackerel...

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is hosting its 12th annual Youth Fishing Day on Saturday, May 12, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Richard Cronin National Salmon Station in Sunderland, Massachusetts. The location will be stocked...

Goose Hummock Shop has posted its weekly fishing report for Cape Cod. Here are some highlights: Solid scup fishing in Nantucket Sound. Bluefish in Nantucket Sound and South Sunken Meadow, in Eastham. Keeper bass off Barnstable Harbor Striper blitzes...

Captain Jim White of White Ghost 2 charters reports on some terrific fishing inside Narragansett Bay lately: Fishing inside Narragansett Bay is just about as good as it gets for this early in the season. Two of the biggest...

Shane Felch of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, has taken a carp from Lake Quinsigamond weighing 46 pounds, 5 ounces, breaking the 1993 state carp record of 44 pounds, 2 ounces set by Roger Pyzocha with a fish taken on the Connecticut...