Fishing Merit Badge
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Fishing Merit Badge
Fishing Safety
First Aid - Hook Removal
Know Your Equipment
Fly Rod
Baitcasting Rod
Spinning Rod
Trolling Rod
Bait & Lures
Improved Clinch Knot
Palomar Knot
Double Surgeons Loop Knot
Blood (Barrel) Knot
Dropper Loop Knot
Scout Codes of Ethics
The Outdoor Code
As an American, I will do my best to -• Be clean in my outdoor
manners. • Be careful with fire.• Be considerate in the outdoors.• Be conservation minded.
Know the Regulations!!
State Rhode Island Connecticut New York
Black Sea Bass
13" minimum 15 fish
June 15 - Dec 31
13" minimum • 15 fish June 15 - Dec 31
13" minimum 15 fish
June 15 - Dec 31
Bluefish
no min size* 15 fish no closed season
no min size* 10 fish no closed season
no min size for
first 10 fish, 12” for next 5 fish
no closed season
Cod
22" minimum
10 fish no closed season
22" minimum
10 fish no closed season
22 minimum
10 fish no closed season
Fluke
18.5" minimum
8 fish May 1 - Dec 31
18" minimum
5 fish May 15-Oct 31
19.5" minimum
4 fish May 1 - Sept 30
Scup
10.5" minimum 20 fish
May 24 to Sept 25
10.5" minimum 20 fish May 1 to Dec 31
10.5" minimum 20 fish May 1 to Dec 31
Striped Bass
28" minimum
2 fish no closed season
28" minimum
2 fish no closed season
28" minimum 1 fish 28-40” 1 fish > 40”
Apr 15 – Dec 15
Tautog
16" minimum April 15 to May 31 • 3 fish June 1 to July 31 • closed Aug1 to Oct 14* 3 fish Oct 15 to Dec 15*6 fish max of 10 fish per boat
16" minimum Apr 1 to Apr 30 • 2 fish May 1 to June 30 • closed July 1 to Aug 31 • 2 fish Oct 10 to Dec 6 * 4 fish
16" minimum
*4 fish Oct 8 – Dec 4
Weakfish
16" minimum
1 fish no closed season
16" minimum
1 fish no closed season
16" minimum
1 fish no closed season
2012 Freshwater Fisheries Minimum Sizes & Possession Limits
Fish Season Creel Limit**
Minimum Size
Trout 4/14 - 11/30 5 none
12/1 - 2/28 2 none
Atlantic Salmon CLOSED
Domestic (landlocked) Atlantic Salmon 4/9 - 2/28 2 15"
Northern Pike No Closed Season 2 24"
Chain Pickerel No Closed Season 5 14"
Largemouth & Smallmouth Bass No Closed Season 5 12"
American Eel No Closed Season 50 6"
River Herring (Alewives, Blueback herring, Shad & Smelt CLOSED
All Other Freshwater Fish No Closed Season None None
Striped Bass No Closed Season 2 28"
** Creel Limit - Number of fish per person per day
Practice ConservationCatch & Release what you can’t
eat!!
Cooking the Catch