Adults measure 8 to 14 inches, and they’re packed with protein-rich oil that helps striped bass grow big. Although menhaden ...

Non-offset, inline circle hooks will now be required when fishing for striped bass using natural baits. This new regulation takes effect Jan. 1 coastwide and there are no gear or mode-type exemptions ...

This year’s recreational striped bass fishing season on the Hudson River kicked off April 1, with a new mandatory “in-line” circle hook regulation for those anglers fishing with bait scheduled to ...

The ASMFC had proposed reducing striped bass mortality by 12% in order to meet its rebuild target goal of 247 million pounds ...

Last Sunday morning I put a few calls out to tackle shops in New Jersey inquiring if any striper blitzes were rupturing the ...

When should you use octopus, circle, barbless, single siwash, and treble hooks? What's the difference between them, and ...

TRENTON - To help increase striped bass numbers, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection will require anglers to use circle hooks when catch-and-release fishing for striped bass with ...

Striped bass fishing will continue to be hot this week as anglers are catching fish of all sizes. The Atlantic menhaden (pogies) are here in abundance, too. Last week, angler Carol LaFrance said: ...

If you’re looking to me to untangle this colossal bird’s nest, good luck with that. Even after speaking with people much more in the know than me, I’m as confused as you as to why Maryland fishery ...

If everyone used circle hooks on Lake Mille Lacs, tens of thousands fewer walleyes would be killed this year. But not for the reasons you might think. Contrary to common belief, spread via marketing ...

In an effort to protect an iconic fish in New Jersey and along the Atlantic Coast, regulators have approved sweeping changes to tighten regulations on striped bass fishing. On Wednesday, the agency in ...