2019 Freshwater Fisheries Forums

[Dave B.]

While we haven't quite made it past Christmas yet, the 2019 forums are scheduled and the dates begin in just a few short weeks starting with the North Jersey Forum on Jan 19.
The coming year is when the next round of reg changes will be proposed, discussed, and eventually submitted to the F&G Council for approval and inclusion in the 2020 Regulations, so get your ideas and thoughts in order to be able to present them to the Freshwater Bureau staff at the forums for consideration.
I know for example, many folks here are very much in favor of including the upper main stem Raritan in the fall stocking program just for starters, an idea I happen to support. Lock in the date(s), make your notes and make it a point to attend the forum to have your voice heard by those who can make the changes on our behalf.

North Jersey Fisheries Forum
January 19, 2019; 10 a.m., Hackettstown State Fish Hatchery

South Jersey Fisheries Forum
February 23, 2019; 10 a.m.,
Batsto Village Visitor’s Center in Wharton State Forest

Trout Meeting
March 2, 2019; 10 a.m., Pequest Trout Hatchery