A mosquito-size fleet of small private outboards and charter boats, plus some bigger party boats, had the bunker and striped bass hemmed in right in front of the Seaside Heights amusement pier Monday.

Striped bass have been overfished and are under a stock rebuilding plan that is not working. So, to rebuild the stock by 2029, both recreational and commercial measures must be taken to reduce the ...

Despite the strong autumn winds we’ve been experiencing lately, anglers can find a lee shore or perhaps a tucked away quiet ...

I’m going to let you in on a secret: schoolie striped bass aren’t difficult to catch. If they’re in feeding mode, they’ll take a whack at just about anything that mimics a small baitfish as long as it ...

A big 17-pound blackfish was reeled in off a piece of rock bottom, which is a good sign because once the striped bass head for the barn, the blackfish will need to carry the inshore fishery over the ...

Striped bass fishing continues to be good, reports Reece Jones at Hook, Line and Sinker in Rogers. Stripers are being caught 60 feet deep or deeper, he said. Best baits are brood minnows, shad or ...

Fair skies abound this week as the recent Nor’easter is just a memory. There is plenty of good fishing to be found this week as mild temperatures and sunny weather have moved in across the state.

A fisherman lands a striped bass from San Francisco Bay at Pier 7 in San Francisco. Many Californians, including many from Southeast Asia, rely on fish caught in the Bay for food. (Photo by Loren ...

More than two dozen fishing rods were braced against the railing of San Francisco’s Pier 7, their lines dangling into the Bay. People chatted on the benches, shouting in Cantonese and leaping up when ...

SAN FRANCISCO - More than two dozen fishing rods were braced against the railing of San Francisco’s Pier 7, their lines dangling into the Bay. People chatted on the benches, shouting in Cantonese and ...

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