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Title: Little confused as to blackfish regs
Post by: dabeeza on October 06, 2012, 04:08:25 PM
I'm trying to find out the current fall blackfish regulations what I looked up shown:


15" size

November 15- December 31  6 fish.
January 1 - February 28         4 fish
April 1-April 30                     4 fish.

Is this the correct regs for Blackfish for at least the fall of 2012?

Thanks for any help
Title: Re: Little confused as to blackfish regs
Post by: IrishAyes on October 06, 2012, 04:20:07 PM
From the NJ DEP

Blackfish/tautag 15"

Open seasons:
4 fish Jan.1-Feb.28
4 fish Apr.1-Apr.30
1 fish Jul.17-Nov.15
6 fish Nov.16-Dec.31

The 'real' season starts Nov 16, not the 15th. You can keep 1 fish per man now until the 16th of November, it then goes up to 6 fish per man.
Title: Re: Little confused as to blackfish regs
Post by: dabeeza on October 06, 2012, 04:33:12 PM
Okay, Thank You! The 16th it is then!  clp
Title: Re: Little confused as to blackfish regs
Post by: IKAT on October 06, 2012, 04:37:05 PM
IF fishing NY this may be diff.

http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/7894.html
Title: Re: Little confused as to blackfish regs
Post by: ChrisL on October 07, 2012, 09:19:23 AM
The midyear change has caused a lot of confusion.
Title: Re: Little confused as to blackfish regs
Post by: Fishin Dude on October 07, 2012, 06:02:41 PM
Quote from: IKAT on October 06, 2012, 04:37:05 PM
IF fishing NY this may be diff.

http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/7894.html

By the time our bag limit increases to 6 fish, some of those NY boats have had a 6 week head start on us Tog fishing NJ waters.  :'(
Title: Re: Little confused as to blackfish regs
Post by: paul-e on October 07, 2012, 06:11:16 PM
Quote from: Fishin Dude on October 07, 2012, 06:02:41 PM
Quote from: IKAT on October 06, 2012, 04:37:05 PM
IF fishing NY this may be diff.

http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/7894.html

By the time our bag limit increases to 6 fish, some of those NY boats have had a 6 week head start on us Tog fishing NJ waters.  :'(


Sounds like a trip out of Brooklyn or SI may be tempting this year. Never done before.