Reel Therapy Fly & Light Tackle Fishing charters

This blog was written back on  February 22, 2013.  at the time, the ASMFC had declared that the stocks were healthy and robust and that the 2011 year class was the best spawn year on record and things are wonderful. We have now arrived in 2019. Note that as of February 2019 the Striped Bass stocks have been declared OVERFISHED and OVERFISHING is occurring.  This means that adult bass are being removed faster than the stock can replenish itself.    When I started serious striper fishing back in the early 80’s it took me three years to catch my first bass. No, wise guy, it wasn’t because I was a bad fisherman, it was because there were NONE to catch. As hard as it is to imagine now, we (humans) had overfished and d epleted the stock down to almost nothing. One of my fondest fishing memories took place one early morning on the Navesink River. I saw the first silver flash behind my blue/chrome bomber plug. After thousands of casts, this little sign of life was all I needed. T

The topic of offshore wind development in New Jersey waters has created three main groups of people: Those all for clean, responsible, and affordable renewable energy growth, those against it for any and all reasons, and the silent majority who are waiting to see regardless of the outcome, and pretty much fine with either as long as their bills don’t rise too much.  I'd like to focus here on those who are against offshore wind development. Recently, there have been some fearful concerns being raised regarding the electromagnetic fields (EMF) produced by the submarine power transmission cables.  Specifically, there is a misleading claim that the EMF of a submarine power cable will create an electromagnetic barrier that fish, namely Summer flounder (Fluke) will not cross.  The contention is that this would affect their annual migration inshore from offshore wintering areas and ultimately lead to the collapse of an important fishery, which is clearly a bad thing.  As a