Updated August 18, 2025
What’s Hot?
- Porgy fishing is red hot
- Striped Bass: Action has been limited to nights and if you can find the bait.
- Bluefish are around but not being caught in numbers
State Fishing Reports
Most states have local reports on fishing conditions and selected species by time of year. Here is a list of state by state fisheries departments.
- Connecticut
- Maine
- Delaware
- Maryland
- Maryland – Anglers – Annapolis
- Massachusetts
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Jersey – NormaK – Pt Pleasant
- New York
- New York – Central Hotline
- New York – Western Hotline
- New York – Lake Ontario
- New York – Salmon River
- New York – Niagara River/Falls
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- Rhode Island – Frances Fleet
- Rhode Island – Striped Bass
- Vermont
- Vermont – Middlebury Outfitters
The Complete List US Fisheries Departments
The On the water web site supplies regular updates for a variety of northern regional locations. These include: Cape Cod, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, Rhode Island, New York – Long Island, New York – Upstate, New Jersey- Northern, New Jersey Southern, Connecticut and Pennsylvania. The information is timely as they get local information from bait/tackle stores and also from charter captains to compile the reporting.
https://www.onthewater.com/fishing-reports
The fisherman web site supplies regular updates for a variety of north eastern and mid-Atlantic regional locations. The report information is timely as it is based upon local information from bait/tackle stores and also from charter captains to compile the reporting. They also include a video summary of the reporting.