Freshwater, Marine and Shellfish E-mail Lists - receive latest information. Places to Fish - Ponds, Lakes and Reservoirs. Places to Fish - Streams and Rivers. Delaware River Boat Access Sites. Accessible Sites for People with Disabilities. Clean Vessel Act Information. Fishing Education.
Freshwater Fish of New Jersey. Saltwater Fish of New Jersey. Taking a practice exam is recommended. Test is graded on the spot. Any questions or concerns can be addressed to the volunteer instructors, facility coordinator or Hunter Education staff at any time during the day.
Live fire - 3 out of 5 arrows into vital zone of deer at yards. Firearms Course FAQs. Anglers can access the boat ramp from the Round Valley Access Rd. Spring Trout Fishing. New Jersey offers some of the best trout fishing opportunities you will find in the northeast - and fishing has never been better!
And its not just a spring thing anymore. Stocking programs in spring, fall and winter provide for excellent year-round trout fishing opportunities in the Garden State. A progressive trout stocking program results in nearly , trout, raised at the Pequest Trout Hatchery , being stocked statewide each spring, followed by additional fall and winter trout distributions.
The average size of trout stocked in the spring is Talk about excitement! This boost to the Garden State economy relates to a newly developed conservation concept known as ocean reef construction and is coordinated by the Division to provide habitats for marine fish and shellfish, new fishing grounds for anglers and underwater structures for scuba divers.
Also, as part of its Adopt-A-Reef Program, the Division constructed three new fishing and diving reefs this past summer. The program was developed to offer fishing and diving clubs or businesses the opportunity to sponsor the creation of a reef along the New Jersey coast. Endangered and Nongame Species:.
The division continues to play the lead role in rare species protection in New Jersey through the Landscape Project which will protect wildlife habitat for both non-game and game animals. By determining priority species and producing precise maps of critical habitat, the division's Endangered and Nongame Species Program will furnish federal, state and local regulatory agencies with the tools and expertise to develop cooperative, integrated protection plans for rare species.
The resurgence of New Jersey's bald eagle population continues with the discovery of three new nests in the south. This brings the statewide total to 13 active pairs. Osprey numbers continue to climb with well over active nests statewide. The guide will include two-day Wildlife Diversity Tours that feature selected viewing sites within a particular region. By encouraging tourism, the division hopes to generate grass roots support for open space conservation.
This project will help demonstrate that open space can generate more net dollars to local economies than development. Impacts of Current Fiscal Situation. As a result, the effects of normal inflation and cost of living increases have reduced each bureau's operating budget considerably. This additional cost has had to be absorbed into the existing budget. Services and programs that have and will continue to be affected impact land management, wildlife management, freshwater fisheries, law enforcement and natural resource education.
The Division's ability to provide access to and management of new WMAs, as well as existing areas will continue to erode. In addition, the development of partnerships and grant programs which have resulted in significant federal funding to protect important Delaware Estuary watersheds such as the Maurice and Salem Rivers will suffer.
Such programs have been carried out with little cost to the sporting public. In fact, in terms of federal funding, our state ranks seventh in the nation alongside much larger states like Virginia, Kansas and North Dakota. However, since the Division lacks the personnel to utilize such funding by implementing the vast wetlands conservation programs developed, New Jersey will stand to lose its impressive appropriation. Implementation of the Warmwater Fisheries Plan will also be delayed as the Division will not be able to complete the necessary lake inventories.
Supplemental stockings of wild turkey to help establish populations in the southern portion of the state will not be possible. In addition, the Division has already reduced production of pheasant and quail by 10, and 5, respectively, and may be forced to eliminate its Quail Stocking Program. The purchase and distribution of deer repellent and deer fencing will also be discontinued. The Bureau of Law Enforcement currently has 6 vacant field positions that cannot be filled.
This represents more than percent of the agency's field force and as a result, delays in response time and reduced inspections have resulted in fewer apprehensions of wildlife violators. The Office of Information and Education will be unable to reprint informational literature for distribution to sportsmen and women. Many Division-sponsored events will also be threatened including Fish and Wildlife Conservation Week activities, the agency's participation at various sportsmen's shows, programs at the Pequest Natural Resource Education Center and the Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Program.
The Division implemented the following cost-saving measures in an effort to control operating costs:.
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