If you can get to the canyons, tuna fishing is off the charts. Yellowfins and bigeyes are filling up boxes and covering up decks on boats that make the long runs.
The last good report I had came from the Washington Canyon. Make sure of the weather, especially this time of year, when cold fronts can really spoil your day. Eric Burnley is a Delaware native who has fished and hunted the state from an early age. Since he has written countless articles about hunting and fishing in Delaware and elsewhere along the Atlantic Coast.
He has been the regional editor for several publications and was the founding editor of the Mid-Atlantic Fisherman magazine. He and his wife Barbara live near Milton, Delaware. Eric can be reached at Eburnle aol. Enter your keywords. Where does our fishing license money go? Eric Burnley. October 9, Jules Mister shows off three keeper tog she caught on sand fleas and green crabs at the Outer Wall.
Fishing report The weather just will not give us a break. More Outdoors Posts. Subscribe to the CapeGazette. Daily Headlines Breaking News.
Most Popular 5, Calendar of Events. Fitness Room open. Cardio Blast Class. Lewes Senior Activity Center open. Wood Carving Group. Tap Dancing. Tai Chi. Beginner Ballroom Dancing Class. Preschool Pals. More Than a Meal Weekly Ministry. Advanced Ballroom Dancing Class. Chair Yoga. American Legion Build a Burger Day. Contract Bridge. Resource specialist available. Spanish Conversation Group. Beach Singles Happy Hour. Tap Dance Class. Ballroom Dance Class. Elks Bingo. Email will not be published required.
Comment character limit. Comments must be under characters. State budgets may be stretched thin, but now is not the time to borrow from successful conservation funding initiatives.
Both the beauty of our lands and waters and strength of our outdoor recreation industry are particularly meaningful in the midst of a health and unemployment crisis. Across the country, state budgets are being stretched by the COVID response, but this is not the time to balance the budget with cuts to conservation.
Conservation projects keep Pennsylvanians working, too. More than 6, projects in 25 years have helped to conserve , acres of land, and to complete them, county conservation districts and nonprofits sustain a laundry list of well-paying jobs for workers across the state.
These partnerships are key to getting more bang for state bucks. It allows us to put small businesses to work on our natural infrastructure and environmental services that build our resilience to natural events, like flash floods.
Here are just a few examples of projects made possible by the Keystone Fund and Environmental Stewardship Fund with benefits for hunters and anglers. This purchase permanently protects approximately acres of wetlands, including the headwaters of the Lehigh River, and provides drinking water for , residents. The grant, administered through the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, requires a one to one match that the chapter provided through in-kind volunteer hours and trees from its nursery.
The area draws anglers from across the mid-Atlantic and beyond—in fact, President Eisenhower and President Carter both visited the area while in office to sample some of the best fishing that central Pennsylvania has to offer. As in years past, attempts are being made to disrupt 30 years of stabilized funding for conservation projects provided by these funds. Specifically, amended language to House Bill would freeze funding for any new conservation contracts coming from the Keystone Fund, ESF, and county conservation district funds.
Meanwhile, other proposals have been made to alter the way these funds are appropriated. As sportsmen and women, we need to send a strong message that now is not the time to stop funding conservation.
Continued investments mean more opportunities to find solace in the outdoors during a very uncertain time, but this funding supports job creation, as well.
If you are from Pennsylvania, your state lawmakers need to hear from you today. Click here to take action. Supportive out-of-state hunters and anglers, please consider asking friends or family to sign our action alert. In-state voices will have the most impact, but our fish and wildlife are here for you, too.
Click here to visit our Conservation Works for America webpage , and learn how investments in conservation can create jobs, rebuild our economy, and improve the health of our communities.
The company brazenly defied the established catch limits on menhaden in the Chesapeake Bay last year , and fisheries managers rejected their request to scale back for the overage more gradually over the course of the next two seasons. For decades, the foreign-owned company has had a monopoly on a public marine resource, threatening the ecology and economy of the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic coastal communities. Anglers know firsthand why menhaden are called the most important fish in the sea: Because they are extremely valuable food for many popular and valuable game fish, including striped bass, red drum, bluefish, cobia, tuna, and flounder.
Given the fact that Omega willfully blasted past the legitimate Bay cap by more than 30 percent in , one would think the company would be sheepish about continuing to flout this specious sustainability claim. If legitimately earned, these labels allow consumers to make informed seafood choices.
And companies can typically charge a premium to recoup costs associated with being more environmentally responsible. Fisheries managers, however, are holding Omega accountable. In October, the Atlantic Marine Fisheries Commission—the coastal board of professionals that manages shared marine resources— unanimously voted Virginia out of compliance with its menhaden management plan.
Then, in December , U. Thankfully, the Virginia General Assembly recently passed historic legislation that transfers authority for managing menhaden from the state legislature , where it has been highly politicized for decades, to the Virginia Marine Resource Commission, which was already effectively managing all other marine fisheries in the state—including striped bass, crabs, and oysters. The TRCP and its sportfishing partners played a pivotal role in getting this landmark legislation across the finish line.
Online Email marine. DMF Staff Directory. Fax Buy a fishing or hunting license Who needs a freshwater fishing license? Who needs a recreational saltwater fishing permit Learn about hunting licenses, permits, and stamps.
Feedback Did you find what you were looking for on this webpage? Do you have anything else to tell us? Please tell us what you were looking for. Do not include sensitive information, such as Social Security or bank account numbers. Your feedback will not receive a response.
Thanks, your message has been sent to Division of Fisheries and Wildlife! Survey Tell us more about your experience How much do you agree with the following statements in the scale of 1, Strongly Disagree, to 5, Strongly Agree? Strongly Disagree. This page is helpful. This page is easy to use. I am confident that I will find the information that I need.
0コメント