![]() Failure to comply with reporting requirements may result in permit revocation or denial of future applications. Monthly harvest reports are required, and must be submitted to the Bureau of Freshwater Fisheries by the fifteenth of the following month for the duration of the permit even if no baitfish were harvested. All traps must be marked with the name and address of the permittee. Minnow traps not larger than 24 inches in length with a funnel mouth no greater than two inches in diameter, and an umbrella net no greater than 3.5 feet square may be used in any of the freshwaters of the State with this permit. ![]() In lakes and ponds under 100 acres, a seine net not over 30 feet in length may be used, and in lakes over 100 acres, a seine not over 50 feet in length may be used. Gear types/size are dependent on the size of the waterbody. Only one device may be operated per permit. Only alewife (landlocked) may only be taken from lakes, 250 acres or greater. Checks are to be made payable to NJFW.ĬOMMERCIAL BAITFISH PERMIT (FRESHWATER) ($2.00 application fee)Ī Commercial Baitfish Permit allows the taking of baitfish, other than alewife (anadromous and landlocked) and blueback herring, from the fresh waters of the state, in numbers greater than the recreational daily limit. Questions concerning this information can be directed to the Bureau of Freshwater Fisheries staff at 90 (north) or at 60 (south). Incomplete applications, or those lacking the required additional information (photos, maps, etc.), will be returned. Applicants should carefully review both the information below and the Attention Applicant Information document to avoid common mistakes that delay the processing of an application. Fish and Wildlife issues a variety of permits related to the long-term protection and wise use of the state’s freshwater aquatic resources.
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