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 ...
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 ...
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 ...