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 1–10 Tautog Min 15 in Bag 1–6

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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