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2010
Fish are measured from tip of snout to tip of tail (except black sea bass). Cleaning or filleting of fish with a minimum size limit while at sea is prohibited.
 
Freshwater Regulations
  SEASON LOCATION MINIMUM SIZE DAILY
LIMIT
Largemouth & Smallmouth Bass

Largemouth Bass 		Jan. 1– April 14
April 15–June 15
Catch & Release only
(all waters)
June 16–Dec. 31		 Statewide
(exceptions below)		 12 inches 5 combined
Lunker Bass Lakes:
Assunpink, Parvin, Delaware
lakes, Splitrock Reservoir		 15 inches 3 combined
Conservation Regulations:
Ryker Lake		 15 inches 2 combined

Smallmouth Bass 		Year-Round Lake Audrey Catch & Release only 0
Northern Pike, Tiger Musky, Muskellunge

Northern Pike		 Open year round
March 20–May 20 are
Catch & Release only
for
Echo Lake Reservoir,
Mercer Lake,
Mountain Lake,
Monksville Reservoir		 Statewide Northern Pike:
24 inches		 2
Statewide
(exceptions below)		 Tiger Musky &
Muskellunge:
36 inches		 1 combined

Muskellunge		 Trophy Musky Waters:
Mountain & Echo Lake
reservoirs		 Tiger Musky &
Muskellunge: 40 inches
Chain Pickerel and Redfin Pickerel

Chain Pickerel		 Open year round Statewide 15 inches 5 combined
Walleye

Walleye

Jan. 1–Feb. 28
March 1-April 30
Catch & Release only
May 1–Dec. 31		 Statewide 18 inches 3
Striped Bass (freshwater only)
Striped bass regulations are subject to change. Consult NJFishandWildlife.com and the news media for updates.

Striped Bass		 March 1–Dec. 31 Statewide 28 inches 2
Hybrid Striped Bass (freshwater only)
Striped bass regulations are subject to change. Consult NJFishandWildlife.com and the news media for updates.

Hybrid Striped Bass		 Open year round Statewide (exceptions below) 16 inches 2
March 1–Dec. 31 Raritan River
(downstream of
Duke Island Park dam)		 28 inches 2
American Shad

American Shad		 Open year round Statewide No minimum size 3
Channel Catfish

Channel Catfish		 Open year round Statewide 12 inches 5
Crappie (Black and White)

Crappie		 Open year round Statewide 8 inches 10
combined
Banded, Blackbanded, Bluespotted and Mud Sunfish
Banded Sunfish* Blackbanded Sunfish*
Bluespotted Sunfish* Mud Sunfish
Closed Statewide Protected 0
Other Species
Rock Bass
White Bass
White Perch
Yellow Perch
Sunfish (see above for sunfish
exceptions)
Bullheads
White Catfish
Suckers
Carp, Bowfin
Open year round Statewide (exceptions below) No minimum size  
Conservation Regulation
Ryker Lake		 Sunfish: 7 inches 10 combined
Yellow Perch:
No minimum size		 10
Conservation Regulation
Rainbow Lake (Salem Co.)		 Sunfish: 7 inches 10 combined
Freshwater Baitfish
Alewife (anadromous and land-locked forms)
Blueback Herring
Golden Shiner
Banded Killifish
Mummichog
Spotfin Killifish
Rainwater Killifish
American Brook Lamprey
Fathead Minnow
Bluntnose Minnow
Stonecat
Tadpole Madtom
Margined Madtom
All Shiners
Daces
Minnows
Gizzard Shad
American Eel		 Open year round
Exceptions
Baitfish may not be
taken in trout stocked
waters from
March 22 to June 15		 Statewide No minimum
Exception
American Eel:
6 inches		 35 combined,
of which no
more than ten
may be alewife
or blue-back
herring

 

Saltwater Regulations
 
SEASON
 LOCATION MINIMUM LENGTH HARVEST & POSSESSION LIMIT
(per person unless noted)
American Eel

American Eel
No Closed Season
   6" 50
Black Drum

Black Drum		 No Closed Season   16" 3
Black Sea Bass

Black Sea Bass
Jan. 1–Dec. 31
   12.5" 25
Bluefish

Bluefish
No Closed Season
   None 15
Cobia

Cobia		 No Closed Season   37" 2
Cod

Cod		 No Closed Season   21" No Limit
Haddock

Haddock		 No Closed Season   21" No Limit
King Mackerel

King Mackerel		 No Closed Season   23" 3
Pollock

Pollock		 No Closed Season   19" No Limit
Red Drum

Red Drum		 No Closed Season   18" 1 not greater than 27"
River Herring

River Herring		 No Closed Season   None 35
Scup (Porgy)

Scup (Porgy)		 Jan. 1–Feb. 28
July 1–Dec. 31		   9" 50
Shad

Shad		 No Closed Season   None 6
Shark (except prohibited species)

Shark
 No Closed Season   48" 2 per vessel
Smooth Dogfish

Smooth Dogfish		 No Closed Season   None No Limit
Spanish Mackerel

Spanish Mackerel		 No Closed Season   14" 10
Striped Bass or Hybrid Striped Bass

Striped Bass or Hybrid Striped Bass		 March 1–March 31
and
June 1–Dec. 31		 Delaware River & tributaries
(Calhoun St. bridge to Salem
River & tributaries)		 28" 2
March 1–Dec. 31 Delaware River & tributaries
(upstream of Calhoun St. bridge)
No Closed Season Atlantic Ocean
(0–3 miles from shore )
March 1–Dec. 31 Rivers, bay, estuaries
Prohibited 3–200 miles
(federal waters)		 - 0
Summer Flounder

Summer Flounder		 May 23–Sept. 4   18" 6
Tautog

Tautog		 Jan. 1–April 30   14" 4
May 1–July 15   - 0
July 16–Nov. 15   14" 1
Nov. 16–Dec. 31  

14"

 6
Weakfish

Weakfish
No Closed Season
   13" 6
Winter Flounder

Winter Flounder		 March 23–May 21   12" 10
Blue Crab

Blue Crab		 Peeler or Shedder
Soft
Hard
No Closed Season
No Closed Season
No Closed Season
 
3"
3½"
4½"
1 bushel
Lobster (carapace length)

Lobster
 No Closed Season   3-3/8" 6
Hard Clam (license required)

Hard Clam		 No Closed Season   1½" 150 clams


Prohibited Species
It is illegal to take, possess or land any of the following species:

Bigeye Sand Tiger Shark

Shortnose Sturgeon

Atlantic Sturgeon

Sand Tiger Shark

Basking Shark

Whale Shark

White Shark

 
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