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FISHING UPDATE LIST
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NJ Fishing Regulations
2008 Season |
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chart for your boat or tackle box.
Swimming Fish
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| Species |
Open
Season |
Minimum
Length |
Possession Limit |
| American Eel |
Year-round |
6-inches |
50 |
| Black
Drum |
Year-round |
16-inches |
3 |
| Black Sea Bass |
Year-round |
12-inches |
25 |
| Bluefish |
Year-round |
No
minimum |
15 |
| Cod |
Year-round |
21-inches |
No limit |
| King
Mackerel |
Year-round |
23-inches |
3 |
| Pollock |
Year-round |
19-inches |
No limit |
| Porgy
(Scup) |
Jan.
1-Feb. 28, July 1-Dec. 31 |
9-inches |
50 |
| Red Drum |
Year-round |
18 to 27-inches |
1 |
| River
Herring |
Year-round |
No
minimum |
35 |
| Shark1 |
Year-round |
48-inches |
2/vessel |
| Spanish
Mackerel |
Year-round |
14-inches |
10 |
| Striped Bass |
Del. River: March 1-31,
June 1- Dec. 31
Ocean, 0-3 miles from shore:
Year-round
Ocean, beyond 3-miles:
Prohibited
Back bays/river: March 1 -
Dec. 31 |
28-inches |
2 |
| Summer
Flounder |
May 24 -
Sept. 7 |
18-inches |
82 |
| Tautog |
Jan. 1 - April 30
May 1 - Jul 15 (Closed)
July 16 - Nov. 15
Nov. 16 -Dec. 31 |
14-inches |
8
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1
6 |
| Weakfish |
Year-round |
13-inches |
6 |
| Winter Flounder |
March 23 - May 21 |
12-inches |
10 |
Shellfish
| Blue Crab |
Del. Bay: April 6 - Dec. 4
All other waters: March 15 - Nov. 30 |
4.5-inches |
One Bushel |
| Hard Clam3 |
Year-round, no
Sunday harvest |
1.5-inches
Side-to-Side |
150 |
Notes:
1 - Not including dogfish. Basking,
whale, white, sand tiger, bigeye tiger
prohibited.
2 - One fish can be kept for bait.
Carcas must remain intact.
3 - License required for recreational
clamming.
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