Charles Walsh has an article on CTPost.com on possible changes in coastal sportfishing regulations in Connecticut for 2012, which may include deep cuts in the recreational fluke, blackfish and scup (porgy) quotas. Here’s an excerpt: CTPost.com: Every year about...

Gloucester Times: The mild winter we’ve had this season is causing an unusual phenomenon in the ocean: It appears that the recreational fishing season is starting weeks ahead of its normal pattern. In Gloucester Harbor, fishermen have been landing...

BoatingLocal has a booth at the 2012 New England Saltwater Fishing Show, presented by the Rhode Island Saltwater Anglers Association, and we decided to bring the video camera along on Day 1 to give you a look at all...

Renowned outdoor writer and TV show host George Poveromo is bringing his acclaimed National Seminar Series to Maine for the first time in the show’s 25-year history. Tickets for the March 10th event will go on sale the morning...

Boston Globe: Pat Judge, an avid sport fisherman, has been walking around with a $500 check in his pocket for a week, trying to decide whether to cash it. That’s because the money comes with a catch: Judge must...

The largest saltwater fishing show in the Northeast starts this Friday, March 9, and runs through Sunday, March 11, at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence. The show features tackle, rods, reels, boats, motors, apparel, magazines, electronics and...

Blueback herring have arrived in the waters of Cape Cod, according to a report from the Goose Hummock Shop in Orleans. The GH staff posted this photo of herring “scouts” in a local stream, although no information was given...

As all good fishermen know, rips are incredibly productive fishing spots. They are formed by current flowing over uneven bottom, which increases the current’s velocity and causes turbulence, both of which make baitfish more vulnerable to predators such as striped...

In the fall of 2011, massive schools of menhaden (aka, bunker, pogies) moved into Mattapoisett Harbor in upper Buzzards Bay, attracting double-digit bluefish. The blues, which ranged from 8 to 15 pounds, were a blast on light tackle, but...

The Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries (MA-DMF) is collaborating with the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to collect information on the Commonwealth’s recreational saltwater fishery to measure its economic value. But apparently the survey has been met with suspicion...