Bel Haven Paddlesports - 2009 NJ Fishing Regulations

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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

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

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

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

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

March 1–Dec. 31

Raritan River
(downstream of
Duke Island Park dam)

28 inches

American Shad

American Shad

Open year round

Statewide

No minimum size

Channel Catfish

Channel Catfish

Open year round

Statewide

12 inches

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

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

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

Black Drum

Black Drum

No Closed Season

16"

Black Sea Bass

Black Sea Bass

Jan. 1–Dec. 31

12.5"

Bluefish

Bluefish

No Closed Season

None

Cobia

Cobia

No Closed Season

37"

Cod

Cod

No Closed Season

21"

No Limit

Haddock

Haddock

No Closed Season

21"

No Limit

King Mackerel

King Mackerel

No Closed Season

23"

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

Scup (Porgy)

Scup (Porgy)

Jan. 1–Feb. 28
July 1–Dec. 31

Shad

Shad

No Closed Season

None

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"

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"

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)

Summer Flounder

Summer Flounder

May 23–Sept. 4

18"

Tautog

Tautog

Jan. 1–April 30

14"

May 1–July 15

July 16–Nov. 15

14"

Nov. 16–Dec. 31

14"

Weakfish

Weakfish

No Closed Season

13"

Winter Flounder

Winter Flounder

March 23–May 21

12"

Blue Crab

Blue Crab	Peeler or Shedder
	Soft
	Hard

No Closed Season

3½"

4½"

1 bushel

Lobster (carapace length)

Lobster

No Closed Season

3-3/8"

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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