Last week, a fisherman landed a sheepshead that was a few ounces shy of record in Raritan Bay. Now a northern pufferfish was just landed in Barnegat Bay that could set a new angling benchmark once the ...

As a guest on a deep-sea fishing trip chartered for this morning, Gary Mertz was told the striped bass being caught off New Jersey's Barnegat Light Inlet were between 35 and 50 pounds. Moments into ...

A U.S. Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light 47-foot Motor Life Boat crew assists the disabled commercial fishing vessel Monica off New Jersey, Feb. 27, 2024. Monica was disabled due to a transmission ...

Fluke season opened with some catches in the bays, while the ocean remains too cold. Keeper fluke were reported in Barnegat Bay and Sandy Hook Bay, with artificial white lures proving effective. Fluke ...

SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. (CBSNewYork)-- The blue water of Barnegat Bay was recently turned brown. The discoloration was temporary, but some people fear the damage it did might be permanent. "I wouldn't ...