The weather is warming, the sun is shining, and the fish are plentiful – Fishing season is finally upon us! In celebration, Massachusetts is hosting its annual free saltwater fishing days on Father’s Day weekend, June 20th and 21st.
From the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife The spring turkey harvest for 2020 was 3,304,
The Marine Fisheries Advisory Commission has approved DMF recommendations to adjust therecreational possession limit for bluefish. Effective May 1, 2020:
Recreational finfish regulations / update 2022 Rules
Fishing seasons & limits Trout 2 Lakes, ponds, major rivers 3, 5, 6 Jan. 1 – Dec. 31 3 — Housatonic River 4 Jan. 1 – Dec. 31 1 20″ All other rivers and brooks Apr. 1 – Sept. 10, 20020Sept. 11 – Mar. 31, 2021 8 3 — Lake Trout Wachusett Reservoir 6 (see note 6) 3 — Quabbin 6 (see note 6) 2 18″ Landlocked Salmon 6 Jan. 1 – Dec. 31 2 15″ American Shad 7 (Connecticut and Merrimack rivers only, including their tributaries.) Jan. 1 –...
news that the eastern cougar has gone extinct is capturing headlines today. That’s a bit misleading, as the subspecies was actually officially declared extinct in 2011, and it’s probably been totally absent from the East Coast for at least 80 years.
Cougars everywhere. Everybody’s seeing them. Aliens. Bigfoot. Just the whole thing,” said Tom French, the assistant director of the state Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, which has been forced to address the concerns. “In this case, though, there’s a portion of it that’s reality.”
