Last week, a fisherman landed a sheepshead that was a few ounces shy of record in Raritan Bay. Now a northern pufferfish was just landed in Barnegat Bay that could set a new angling benchmark once the ...

As a guest on a deep-sea fishing trip chartered for this morning, Gary Mertz was told the striped bass being caught off New Jersey's Barnegat Light Inlet were between 35 and 50 pounds. Moments into ...

It's taken awhile to develop, but the summer weakfish run finally seems to be underway in Barnegat Bay. Capt. Dave DeGennaro of Hi-Flier at Barnegat got off to a slow start with small weaks yesterday ...

SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. (CBSNewYork)-- The blue water of Barnegat Bay was recently turned brown. The discoloration was temporary, but some people fear the damage it did might be permanent. "I wouldn't ...

A U.S. Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light 47-foot Motor Life Boat crew assists the disabled commercial fishing vessel Monica off New Jersey, Feb. 27, 2024. Monica was disabled due to a transmission ...

BARNEGAT LIGHT - The mood Friday in the borough was solemn as locals, fishermen and officials reflected on the loss of one of their tight community's sons. Captain Jim Mears, 54, died Tuesday evening ...

The Eble family has made their last trip on the Doris Mae IV. The fishing family that has been a fixture in Barnegat Light for nearly 70 years has decided to pack in it. A source from the family said ...