2014 Annual Angler Survey

For most of us another striper fishing season is over and that means it’s time for our 12th annual fishing survey of our members. This survey is both a measurement of our members’ fishing success, the quality of the fishery, and a solicitation of their opinions on desired regulatory changes for the striper fishery. This […]

Chuck Furminsky of Fly Fishing Show shares letter to ASMFC

Chuck Furminsky of Fly Fishing Show, who is a avid striper fisherman, shares a letter he wrote to the commissioners of the ASMFC. Below is the content of the full letter: November 11, 2014 The last several years I’ve fished harder and smarter, but my success in catching stripers has not improved. It’s been so disappointing […]

National Marine Fisheries Service Policy

The National Marine Fishery Service has published the public comment draft (link) of many months of work by NMFS to formulate a recreational fishing policy that will guide the department’s future actions regarding saltwater recreational fishing including regulation making. There are further links on the page that will take you to the pdf draft policy [recfish_policy_public_comment_draft] and also […]