Rhode Island DEM has raised the bag limit for black sea bass during the September-through-December season to 7 fish/day. According to Jason McNamee, principal marine biologist at the DEM Division of Marine Fisheries: “There was an adjustment to the...

Times Beacon Record: New York anglers will enjoy a bonus season for black sea bass. This extended fishing opportunity runs from January 1, through February 28 . The news of the extension, released by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, indicates the...

Block Island Fishworks reports on the action around the island. Earlier in the week the water warmed up to a surface temp of 72, so the bass fishing moved to deeper waters from the boat and the sast side...

Chris Willi of Block Island Fishworks provided this report on the action around the island: The past couple weeks have been really good or really poor depending on the day.  “Really poor” means you had to grind it out...

The following marine fishing report was provided by the Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection. STRIPED BASS fishing remains good during the “thunder” full moon. Early-morning (before sunrise) or night fishing has been the most productive. The usual...

The Massachusetts Marine Fisheries Advisory Commission has approved new recreational scup, fluke and sea bass regulations for 2012. Under the new regulations, sea bass have a 14-inch size limit, along with a 10-fish bag limit from May 11 to...

The Harwich, Massachusetts, board of selectmen have voted to approve permitting and construction of an artificial reef off Saquatucket Harbor. The reef would provide habitat for a variety of fish species (e.g., sea bass, tautog, scup, fluke, striped bass,...

Rhode Island’s black seas bass season opens today (Monday, June 11) and runs through December 31. The minimum size is 13”, and the catch limit is 12 fish per person, per day. Follow BoatingLocal: Like BoatingLocal on Facebook. Follow...

The dropper loop knot can be used to make several different kinds of bottom rigs for targeting cod, haddock, sea bass, fluke, winter flounder, tautog and other New England bottom fish. In the accompanying video we’ll show you how...

The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management has extended the recreational season for black sea bass and modified the recreational possession limit for tautog. The sea bass season has been extended to October 11, then closes on October 12,...