Fishers must have a valid Refuge Use Permit for shellfishing on clam flats that can be reached from the refuge. Moreover, current weather projections and typical fall weather may constrain fishing activity reducing our ability to utilize the available quota. Required fields are marked *, Copyright © 2020 On The Water, LLC. Newburyport, MA, 01950 I live in western Pa now was taking 3 or 4 trips a year to the coast to fish stripers the last yew years I see the fishing slowing down not as many big fish to catch. I can see the striper going the way of the cod if commercials get their way. I see it I call it. I go out at least 4 to 5 times a week and there’s a lot of fish out there. I like the tsunami 4oz deep shads or a diamond jig if I am not fishing a live pogie.

26-34” FISH ! Don’t forget all the poaching numbers not collected. Loved it!!! Fish swim, if you cover the same patch of water all Summer, you’re setting yourself up for failure. Beds are usually open in late fall and through winter. Lay down the law hard Just like when boats are caught fishing inside the canal. Wondering if that’s the same for you guys in the cape. There are many of those that are not actual “commercial” fishermen that put in as many, or in some circumstances even more hours, on the water and have done so for decades. You can share your thoughts with Massachusetts Marine Fisheries at the following email: marine.fish@state.ma.us. Phone: 508-758-4100, TM © 1996-2020 Mystic Media, Inc. & Visit New England®. Seals are the problem you cannot land a striper on the outer cape beaches without the seals taking a bite first.

All shellfishing permits are issued by the. Lay down the law hard Just like when boats are caught fishing inside the canal. By this time of year, the Massachusetts’ commercial striped bass fishing season is usually in the books. Allot of this fish is coming from mass and montauk fisherman.

Get away from the fleet y’all! They should have never had commercial fishing for stripers. Quoting a reply – “So typical of this day and age. If you’ve kept up with the On The Water Fishing Forecasts for Cape Cod and Massachusetts this summer, you know that there have been great numbers of schoolies and small recreational-size keepers (28 inches and larger) around, but larger striped bass have been harder to come by. Permits are issued at the Town Clerk's office. – Seasoned Commercial Fisherman. Now that summer is over, this leaves only the professionals to try and catch 250,000 pounds of fish in a short amount of time. To find fish you must burn gas!!!!!! The amount of pogies in cape Ann/Beverly has been a big reason in my opinion that the fish arent eating. Permits may be purchased online or from the town treasurer’s office at Town Hall, Monday to Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. mackerel population and how Tuna are regulated. Important fisheries include sea scallops, American lobsters, Jonah crabs, groundfish, flounder, monkfish, Acadian redfish (ocean perch), mackerel, herring, swordfish, tuna, clams, oysters, and other seafood. Phone: 508-627-7570, 6 Plum Island Turnpike
OH BY THE WAY , THEY ARE GOING TO LEGALIZE SNAGGING IN NY IN 2019 CUZ THEY SAID THE STATE IS LUZING MONEY. Over the last ten years, we have watched RI not control the over fishing of bait for (dog food?) THINK ABOUT IT!! Adding it on a Saturday or Sunday allows for the many kids who have their liscense to help fulfill this slow growing quota. It’s really not that hard to figure out. Ive witnessed it first hand all summer. Was one of the leaders concerned with over fishing and brought in Phone: 508-228-7261, Town of Ipswich, 25 Green Street Sure mass fisheries is always too little , too late! And it’s good to keep the kids going then they will have there kids going and so on. Just as technology has Yup we should invite some Inuit from the far North to come down and do some seal hunting over the winter. Wareham, MA

Last Summer we had an unprecedented run of large fish in the canal. Soon there will be no stripe bass to catch. bingo – when the pogies are around hard to get them to eat plugs. The Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries also posts notices of regulations for fishing in state waters, public hearings and notices on this site. SO BY A BAG OF WEIGHTED TREBLES AND GET READY ! SLOT SIZE IS THE KEY ON KEEPING LARGE BREEDERS ALIVE AND KEEPING THE POPULATION IN CHECK. Fishermen fishing under the authority of a commercial boat permit or lobster permit when fishing aboard the vessel named on the permit are subject to the 15-fish limit. All rights reserved. Everyone points fingers at everyone else, but the truth of the matter is, it’s just as much the every day fisherman’s fault as it is the industrial sectors. Commercial, charters and recreational alike. Minimum Lengths, Seasons and creel limits SPECIES OPEN SEASON DAILY LIMIT MINIMUM SIZE River Herring Harvest, possession, sale and use are prohibited.

The key is to work as a team and stop pointing fingers.
Many species dwindle by Permit is issued for the holder and his or her immediate family under age 18. Didn’t we lose a ton of Big Fish due to the cold this past winter? Everyone, email your thoughts to the email linked above. The last thing we need is more weekend warriors comm. I also own a Maritime Skiff 20D and light line troll in my home waters.In the past few years i have noticed a decrease in the Striped Bass Fishery.

it would take the political muscle of bird lovers to do anything and unless the seals somehow impact birds they wont care.

If we dont protect our fisheries Commercial, charters and recreational alike. I remember in the late 80,s stripers where hard to find in New England.

I catch plenty of stripers when I’m out. Permits for non-resident recreational shellfishing are sold at Town Hall, Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. The oldest and most famous monument is the statue of “the man at the wheel”, a memorial to the thousands of Gloucester mariners that have been lost at sea from the 1600s thru present.

I have caught a good number of small keeper stripers. Permits are required for recreational shellfishing. It’s the biggest critical flaw with the lagging-science model that our fisheries management takes.

Ban treble hooks. And that’s if the notoriously fickle fall weather allows fishermen to get on the water enough to catch those stripers before they leave Massachusetts. NEFMC Herring Committee meeting @ Four Points Sheraton, Wakefield, MA @ 9 AM on Wed. September 18 Massachusetts residents who do not live in Ipswich may purchase a permit for $150 a calendar year or $20 a day. Without doing this, the striper fishery north of CT and RI is doomed. Made me cry. things need to change because fishing in mass in a waste of money when all the fish are tiny.

On The Water Fishing Forecasts for Cape Cod and Massachusetts. Who told you that ? Rules are rules, why change them ?

The larger fish are the ones that are reproducing so by killing them with commercial fishing then we are killing our fishery. Could a scientist question to study combined with ALL THE FACTORS MENTIONED above. In mass waters alone no fishery will survive this onslaught something must be done soon.Good luck and bent rods. If they were to extend the quota, they should make the day on the weekend. A permit is required for taking eels, sea worms or shellfish from the coastal waters of Eastham. One and done”. So stop commercial fishing. Contact a clerk to learn where and when buy a permit and to learn the local shellfishing regulations. . Extending a pointless commercial season on an already over pressured fish species, that is worth far more in the recreational sector, is a horrible idea. Montana Montana Hunting Montana Fishing Montana Deer Hunting There were fewer large striped bass around Race Point and the Outer Beaches this spring, a big bass, topwater fishery that has happened like clockwork for the past several years. There is no Orcas around and not enough White Sharks to sustain a healthily population. For more information, please click here to visit New England Fishing. Adding more days is only negatively affecting stripers! It is the only way that these wonderful gamefish that people all over the East Coast and all over the US want to catch. Licenses may also be obtained by mail (to the address above) with proof of residency and payment in full. Why is it the quota isn’t filled it’s not because we are not catching fish it’s because the fish aren’t there sure the better fishermen are catching but my opinion is that the sticks are declining at a terrible rate and the quota should be lowered and not add more days we went thru this before, Quotas should decrease, otherwise it will become harder and harder to fill quotas. Recreational shellfishing is permitted with a license, required for fishers age 12 and older. Roger that…holy bleep I’ve never seen anything like that, End the commercial harvest of stripers and implement a slot limit, maybe 28-36 inches.

Have an open season on these seals, seriously why are some ppl so blind that it’s not the seals causing a major impact on the fishing around the cape. Several of the nation’s most productive commercial fishing ports are located in Massachusetts. Keep the same days as we have now and cut the quota.