New Jersey fishing

News-desk briefs whose primary water is New Jersey. California and Alaska also keep their category desks.

US Fishing NJNews deskSeptember 14, 2026
New Jersey fall trout trucks start Oct. 13 — with low-flow reallocations
NJDEP Fish & Wildlife’s 2026 fall trout schedule begins Tuesday, Oct. 13, for about two weeks: ~29,000 two-year-old rainbows 14–16 inches plus up to 1,000 broodstock. Low water shifts fish off parts of the Big Flat Brook, Black River, Rockaway, and Wallkill.
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US Fishing NJNews deskSeptember 11, 2026
New Jersey black sea bass bag jumps from 1 to 10 on Sept. 23
NJ Fish & Wildlife’s 2026 Marine Digest keeps black sea bass at one fish, 12.5 inches, through Sept. 22, then 10 fish from Sept. 23 through Oct. 31 — the mid-month turn anglers have been waiting on.
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