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Baltimore, MD - The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission has approved Amendment 2 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Menhaden. The Amendment establishes a 170,800 MT total allowable catch (TAC) beginning in 2013 and continuing until completion of, and Board action on...

PLEASE-Our sport depends on Menhaden for its very survival. If there was ever a time for you to show up and be counted, its Dec 14. Show up and let the ASMFC see just how important bunker are to you. Recreational fisherman up and down the east coast deserve more respect. Omega Protein supporters...

Public comment period ends this Friday! If you haven't done so, please be sure to submit your comments by clicking on the link below: http://www.menhadendefenders.org/2012/10/17/you-can-help-restore-menhaden/ Be sure to share this link with your friends and family! Despite science showing...

Any reports of Bunker in Nar. Bay. Last year I was in them and big bass the 3rd/4th week of April, water is a bit warmer this year in the Bay

"At its annual meeting in Boston, Massachusetts, the Atlantic States Fisheries Commission's Atlantic Menhaden Board yesterday (November 9) approved new management measures that aim to end the overfishing of menhaden and increase coastal stocks to sustainable numbers. The board voted to set a...

Atlantic States Schedule Hearings on Atlantic Menhaden Draft Addendum V Atlantic coastal states from Maine through North Carolina have scheduled their hearings to gather public comment on Draft Addendum V to Amendment 1 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Menhaden. The...

ASMFC takes first steps to rebuild menhaden forage base ALEXANDRIA, VA - For the first time ever, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission took steps to rein in the industrial harvest of menhaden and begin the process of managing the menhaden fishery. If adopted, the measures proposed...

Other saltwater fish oils, like sardine and anchovy, attract freshwater stripers---but I never hear mentioned Menhaden oil, the 'go to' attractant for East Coast stripers. Anyone heard anything on the subject?

Here's a link to the Menhaden News thread, for those interested. thumbsup.gif

Here's a link to the Menhaden News thread, for those interested. thumbsup.gif

Here's a link to the Menhaden News thread, for those interested. thumbsup.gif

I've seen a lot of great threads on rigging/fishing live baits but didn't find much on how to correctly rig a menhaden (pogies) specifically. I've just started using them from my boat and have rigged them all kinds of ways based on the most part form what I've learned on this site (upper lip...

I am seeking some advice on live lining menhaden. I fish out of Chatham and have recently changed marinas to the south side which has given me the opportunity to now have access to ample schools of menhaden. I am all set with how to rig them but would like to know the correct or most...

DEM FILES EMERGENCY REGULATIONS REGARDING COMMERCIAL MENHADEN FISHERY THAT TAKE EFFECT JUNE 3 2007 An estimated eight million pounds of menhaden migrated into Narragansett Bay waters through June, and DEM scientists estimate four million pounds are necessary to maintain Bay health and an...

I just picked up a couple of gallons of Menhadden oil and was looking for a few tips on using it to catch stripers from a boat. I figure that when I'm chunking and pitching my mackeral chips off the stern I'll soak them in the oil first and then dump a little oil off the back too while I'm at...

BILL WOULD BAN COMMERCIAL TAKING OF MENHADEN IN NARRAGANSETT BAY "Pogey Boats" would be prohibited from taking "the most important fish in the sea" Bill H.5165 was introduced into the Rhode Island House of Representatives on January 24, and would amend the R.I. General Law that designates...

I saw this on another board and thought it was very interesting its a video clip from Now on PBS about the over fishing of menhaden in the Chesapeake http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/229/index.html

Stripers Forever ? while our focused mission is make striped bass a game fish, SF has consistently supported efforts to control the harvest of menhaden in Chesapeake Bay. Menhaden are a critically important food for stripers as well as filter feeders that play a role in cleaning the waters of...

Plenty of holes in menhaden cap By Gene Mueller Washington times The Coastal Conservation Association is all atwitter about it; so are Maryland Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. and his staff. They are delighted with a decision by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) to put a cap...

Menhaden matters December 5, 2004 An oily, bony, little fish, menhaden isn't likely to end up on your table. But it might be in the feed that fattened that meat on your plate, or the cat's food, or the Omega-3 fish oil capsules health-conscious folks are popping. Why should you care about...