For those fishing on a private or for-hire vessel, black sea bass may be fileted at sea but not skinned. An angler is allowed to carry no more than two filets per allowed fish off the vessel.

Black sea bass appear to have shifted north in range, but there has not been a scientific study of the population since 2008, said Kirby Rootes-Murdy, the Atlantic States coordinator for the species.

Starting Saturday, it's open season for black sea bass in Massachusetts. Here's what you need to know before casting your reel.

Black sea bass are both a popular fish for anglers in New Jersey and an important catch for commercial fishermen. For a type of fish that relies on underwater structure, which ran range from a ...

Fall fishing here in mid-October can be described by the adage of “the finest kind.” Striped bass are muscling in, tautog are keeping them company, and black sea bass inhabit the inshore ...

There are more than 470 types of fish in the Serranidae family, including all types of bass and grouper. Among bass, there is ...

Fishing boats unload black sea bass at a dock in Sea Isle City on Saturday, May 25, 2024. Set weather. Back To Main Menu Close. Quick Look-Change your current location ...

Black sea bass fishing days start at 4:30 am for Charlie Borden and his crew. (Olivia Ebertz/The Public's Radio) The Public’s Radio in Rhode Island and WBUR have a partnership in which the news ...