Find out everything you need to know about obtaining a 2013 Recreational Saltwater Fishing Permit today! Who needs a permit, exemptions, reciprocity, and permit fee—you’ll find it here!

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Well, the legislation that was written for the permit was put into practice and now, two years later, we have a fishing pier to lean our rods on and start building memories of the big one that got away.

Cobia in Buzzards Bay? Indeed you read that correctly! An angler out for striped bass in late June caught a cobia instead and sent photographic proof to MarineFisheries. Not long after, more accounts and photos of strange catches came in from other anglers.