NJ · REGULATIONS

NJ saltwater bag limits.

Per-species minimum sizes, daily bag limits, possession limits and slot rules for New Jersey recreational saltwater fishing. Verified against the NJ Fish & Wildlife guide.

All NJ species

Click any species for the full per-species rule.

Striped Bass Min 28 in Bag 1 → Summer Flounder (Fluke) Min 18 in Bag 3 → Bluefish No min Bag 5 → Black Drum Min 16 in Bag 3 → Black Sea Bass Min 12.5 in Bag 1–15 → Tautog Min 15 in Bag 1–5 → Spanish Mackerel Min 14 in Bag 10 → Cobia Min 43 in Bag 1 → Weakfish Min 13 in Bag 1 → Scup (Porgy) Min 10 in Bag 30 → Winter Flounder Min 12 in Bag 2 → Red Drum Min 18 in Bag 1 →

Source & verification

All limits sourced from the NJ Fish & Wildlife marine recreational fishing regulations. Per-species verification dates are shown on each detail page.

Always check the official guide before keeping any fish.

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Olli-Mikael Vaittinen, founder of Fishare, holding a yellowfin tuna boatside
Olli-Mikael Vaittinen

Olli-Mikael Vaittinen has fished his whole life. Fifteen years of fly fishing, guiding seasons on Norway's Lakselva — his favourite Atlantic salmon river — and a blue marlin landed in Vava'u, Tonga. Founder of Fishare — the app that puts the data behind the decisions every angler makes on the water.

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