A recent NRC report on rebuilding fisheries is right about some things, but if history is any indication, it’s wrong on others   Back in 1996, Congress enacted the...

The desire to point the finger without acknowledging our own impact is endemic in the angling community     So…  It looks like there are quite a few people...

Recreational Fishing Community needs to find common ground with the Environmental Lobby     This past week I spent some time in DC, common slang for our nation’s capitol...

A slow bluefin tuna season with larger than average fish prompts concern     The New England Bluefin tuna season has seen a slow start and it does not...

A case can be made, but it’s not the one we’re making In my Aug 8th blog The Straight Dope on Striped Bass I mentioned “Assuming striped bass continues to decline,...

Forget about slot limits and gamefish… address fishing mortality!   Having served on the ASMFC Striped Bass Advisory Panel for 6 years (not to mention having pretty much built...

A couple of weeks ago I had to go to Washington, DC to testify in a Senate Hearing on the reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, which is the federal...

Saltwater fishing in Florida is surprisingly good in spite of all of the obstacles anglers face. Bureaucrats at all levels of government do their best to make things tough...

The Magnuson-Stevens Act is working, let’s not mess it up. I’m Captain John McMurray and this is my blog.  I’ll be posting here once a week, save for those...

Well it must be summer time, which is hard to tell by the current weather. Rain, rain, and more rain. It must be summer because the different sides are...