If it's been a while since you've gone fishing in New Jersey, the Department of Environmental Protection has a special message for you: We want you back.
That's the upshot of a newly launched direct-mail and radio-advertising campaign that invites anglers to rediscover the pleasures of freshwater fishing and reminds them that fishing in New Jersey is time and money well spent.
"New Jersey's thousands of miles of rivers and streams and more than 4,000 reservoirs, lakes and ponds offer some of the finest freshwater fishing available anywhere on the East Coast," DEP Commissioner Lisa P. Jackson ...
<< MORE >>With three weeks of trout stocking still to go this spring, there's still plenty of great opportunities to fish in any of the state's 180 designated trout stocked waters. Nearly 475,000 trout have been stocked thus far, and over the next three weeks another 96,000 trout will be released into 60 of these waters.
Little rain has fallen since the trout season opener on April 5, and fishing conditions have been nearly ideal. As temperatures begin to warm and the opening day excitement begins to fade, savvy anglers know that May is one of the best months ...
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http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/deer.htm#harvests where visitors will find a great deal of information about New Jersey's deer herd and its management.ASMFC Withdraws New Jersey Tautog Noncompliance Finding
Washington, DC - ASMFC Chair George D. Lapointe has notified the Secretaries of Commerce and the Interior that the Commission has withdrawn its noncompliance finding for the State of New Jersey with regards to its tautog management program. New Jersey notified the Commission on March 25, 2008 that it has implemented management measures that achieve a 25.6 percent reduction in exploitation as required by Addenda IV and V of the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Tautog. The measures, which include recreational bag limits, and season closures for both the recreational and ...
<< MORE >>The 2008 Freshwater Fishing Digest is now available online at
http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/digfsh.htm . The Digest is also available at all license agent locations. A list of license agents can be viewed at http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/agentlst.htm . Trout season opens on April 5. Fishing licenses are available at agent locations or they can be purchased and printed at home at the following link: https://www3.wildlifelicense.com/nj/start.phpThe NJ DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife will host a Freshwater Fisheries Forum on Saturday, March 1 at the Batsto Village Visitors Center in Wharton State Forest, Burlington County. The forum will begin at 10 am.
The forum will provide an opportunity for anglers to learn about freshwater fisheries research and management, culture and recreational angling in New Jersey, and to share their views and recommendations. Division biologists will be on hand to answer questions
Pre-registration is not required but is appreciated, and will help ensure that all attendees can be accommodated. Pre-register by calling 856-629-4950 or ...
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