Regulations

• Columbia River Chinook Fisher Reopening This Weekend
  The spring chinook fishery will reopen this weekend (May 19-20) for two days of fishing on a section of the Columbia River stretching 163 miles upstream from Bonneville Dam.
  
• Florida Opens Up Roundscale Spearfish For Harvest
  Anglers will no longer need to question whether the fish they just boated is a white marlin or the similar-looking and once-prohibited roundscale spearfish as spearfish are now open for harvest.
  
• New Cod Rules Take Effect In New Hampshire
  New state rules take effect on May 1, 2012, reducing the minimum length and creel limits for recreational anglers taking Atlantic cod in New Hampshire waters.
  
• Saltwater Regulation Changes Take Effect In New York
  The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has announced new recreational fishing regulations are now in effect for summer flounder (fluke), scup (porgy) and black sea bass.
  
• Grouper Season Set To Open In Florida
  Anglers targeting grouper in Florida state waters of the Atlantic, including Monroe County, will be able to take some of their catch home starting May 1, when the season reopens to harvest.
  
• Maryland DNR Announces New Regulations
  After reviewing last year's numbers, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources is easing regulations for summer flounder and tightening them up for tautog.
  
• New Hampshire Proposes New Cod Limits for Recrational Anglers
  Recreational anglers taking cod in New Hampshire waters should be aware of new interim state rules, likely to take effect on May 1, 2012, which reduce the minimum length and creel limits for Atlantic cod and make our state rules compatible with new Federal regulations.
  
• Lake Erie 2012 Forecast And Regulations Update
  Lake Erie anglers should look forward to a good fishing year thanks to its species diversity, according to biologists with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources' (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.
  
• Ohio DNR Declares New Fish Filleting Rule for Anglers
  With many Ohio anglers taking advantage of early fishing opportunities, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources' (ODNR), Division of Wildlife would like to remind anglers of a new rule affecting their catch.
  
• NY Governor Reminds Anglers of Season Openings
  Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today reminded New York anglers that the state's trout and salmon fishing season will open this Sunday, April 1.