Febuary Bass! Are we on schedule?

[Capt Sal]

Getting back to Urban Anglers post before it got hijacked.I had the distinct pleasure of striper fishing the Hackensack in Feb with the late John Flores.If any of you knew him you would agree he was a world class angler.We caught many fish by the power plant and always practiced catch and release no matter what time of the year.Pure fun and sure cure for cabin fever!

[capt. carl]

Page 2 of NJ fish and Wildlife.
Striped Bass Closed Seasons No person may take, attempt to take, or have in possession any striped bass from the following closed waters: Jan. 1–Feb. 28: All waters closed except the Atlantic Ocean from zero to three miles offshore. All inlets and bays are delineated from ocean waters by a Colregs Demarcation line. April 1–May 31: Delaware River and Bay and their tributaries closed from the upstream side of the Calhoun St. bridge downstream to and including the Salem River and its tributaries. Note: Non-offset circle hooks are required to reduce striped bass bycatch mortality while fishing with natural bait during the striped bass springtime spawning area closure within the Delaware River and its tributaries. This restriction does not apply to hook sizes smaller than size 2. > New Jersey Fish & Wildlife Digest | 13 NJFishandWildlife.com 2012 Marine Issue

Attempt to take simply means "fishing for"
It has nothing to do with what your intentions are to do with the fish itself.
A closed season of a species on a body of water or waters is a closed season period.
If you could catch and release for them, the limit would just be dropped to a 0 bag limit and state catch and release only i would think.....not say closed season.
I do know that on a closed trout stream, if you have a trout attached to your fishing line, you are technically in " posession" at that point.

[nancy corigan]

http://www.njfishing.com/forums/showthread.php?t=56407

Originally Posted by capt. carl

Page 2 of NJ fish and Wildlife.
Striped Bass Closed Seasons No person may take, attempt to take, or have in possession any striped bass from the following closed waters: Jan. 1–Feb. 28: All waters closed except the Atlantic Ocean from zero to three miles offshore. All inlets and bays are delineated from ocean waters by a Colregs Demarcation line. April 1–May 31: Delaware River and Bay and their tributaries closed from the upstream side of the Calhoun St. bridge downstream to and including the Salem River and its tributaries. Note: Non-offset circle hooks are required to reduce striped bass bycatch mortality while fishing with natural bait during the striped bass springtime spawning area closure within the Delaware River and its tributaries. This restriction does not apply to hook sizes smaller than size 2. > New Jersey Fish & Wildlife Digest | 13 NJFishandWildlife.com 2012 Marine Issue

Attempt to take simply means "fishing for"
It has nothing to do with what your intentions are to do with the fish itself.
A closed season of a species on a body of water or waters is a closed season period.
If you could catch and release for them, the limit would just be dropped to a 0 bag limit and state catch and release only i would think.....not say closed season.
I do know that on a closed trout stream, if you have a trout attached to your fishing line, you are technically in " posession" at that point.

[capt. carl]

[QUOTE=nancy corigan]http://www.njfishing.com/forums/showthread.php?t=56407[/QUOTEd]
"Along the Beach"
The season is open to the beaches and ocean 0-3 miles out.

[nancy corigan]

[QUOTE=capt. carl]

Originally Posted by nancy corigan

http://www.njfishing.com/forums/showthread.php?t=56407[/QUOTEd]
"Along the Beach"
The season is open to the beaches and ocean 0-3 miles out.

Yep we know! I quoted you and gave a link so that everyone on here knows the deal.

I didn't quote you to correct you, sorry :/

[Michael82929]

Ill try to bring this post back to URBAN...

Nice fish.. when you kissed it.. did your lips inflated a couple inches the next day...

Side effects of those tribual rivers in NJ Nice fish.. glad to see you putting in yourtime..

[capt. carl]

No prob N.C.
I think they should actually word it differently....
They should just get rid of the "Take" wording....replace with "may not fish for or possess"

Hey Nancy, tell me....who misunderstands the law???

You can go back to pretending to know it all now

Originally Posted by nancy corigan

Yes you are... No one was attempting to take because you catch and dehook and release the fish.

Your understanding of the wording is way off.

If someone is attempting to take he catches it, and attempts to put it somewhere or in something and is caught in the act of doing such thing.

I have 3 friends who work for NY and NJ, 2 are NY DEC and one is NJ Fish and game.

Your friends should be fired too

[Jay]

Originally Posted by AustinS

Your friends should be fired too

AGREED!!! See the thread posted by Harpoon, coming straight from the source:

http://www.njfishing.com/forums/showthread.php?t=56424