July is peak crabbing season for blue claw crabs in New Jersey. Both July and August often yield the highest numbers of legal-sized crabs. There are several reasons the crabbing is good during July, ...

New Jersey’s 2025 blue crab season is underway and August is a peak month for crabs August is a great time to catch blue claw crabs in New Jersey. The water is at some of its warmest temperatures in ...

A Pine Island man facing multiple charges of harvesting stone crab and other species from traps that weren't his got two years probation and credit for a one-day jail sentence. Steve Harry Long, 65, ...

WHAT SMELLS REMIND YOU of childhood summers? The sulfury smoke of a sparkler that just burned out? The nostril-stinging water at the public pool, loaded with enough chlorine to strip paint? Maybe it’s ...

Laura Crane winds her way around a maze of shallow pools at the Webhannet Marsh near Wells, Maine. She stops at one pool with a small blue flag poking through the tall grass at the water's edge, grabs ...

As people flock to the Jersey Shore, they’re looking for more than a beach tan or a ride at their favorite amusement pier. They’re looking for the memories and traditions that elevate an ordinary ...

Recreational and commercial blue crab traps in all waters of the St. Johns River system must be removed from the water before Jan. 16, the first day of a 10-day trap closure, the FWC said in a news ...

The long Labor Day weekend is the perfect opportunity to get out and crab for blue claws in New Jersey with ideal weather expected. The crabs are biting during August and crabbers are having the best ...

In case you haven’t noticed, we’re neck deep into Ultra Summer. Even the most avid anglers among us might hesitate to go bake for a bite. Times and conditions like these always make me wonder why more ...