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One of the things that always has intrigued me about fishing in New Jersey is the wide range of opportunities you'll find within its borders even though it's one of the smallest states in the nation. Sure, there are great waters for trout, bass and muskie fishing, but there also are places that harbor northern pike, lake trout and even salmon.

In an effort to educate people about the many angling options in the Garden State, as well as get former anglers back on the water, the state Division of Fish & Wildlife just has come out with a series of brochures highlighting "Great Fishing Close to Home."

Each brochure showcases a different region of the state --Northern, Central or Southern New Jersey -- and includes information on the primary game fish and various waters found in that region.

According to New Jersey DFW Chief of Information and Education Jim Sciascia, the goal of the new brochures is to inform people, both those who currently fish and those who have fished in the past, about the angling opportunities they have close to where they live.

"All the states have been doing a lot of survey work. They're trying to determine why people stop fishing or why they don't fish as often as they did,"
Sciascia said. "One of the top reasons, of course, is time and conflicts with other activities in their lives. Another big thing is that they don't know where to go, or they don't have enough information about opportunities that exist near where they live. This is a good summary of all the different fishing opportunities that are available to people close to where they live, especially now the way gas prices are and the way the economy is. People are looking for things to do that are close to home and are relatively inexpensive. Fishing fits the bill nicely."

Inside each Great Fishing Close to Home brochure, anglers and prospective anglers will find information on more than 100 waters, including the types of fish available as well as details on acreage, boat and cartop launches, shore fishing and the closest town.

Sciascia said 100,000 of the 18-by-24-inch, full-color brochures were printed for each region, with 25,000 mailed in each region to people as part of the state's direct mail campaign. In addition, the brochures are available at state parks and other locations that offer fishing and other outdoor recreation opportunities.

While the brochures may be new, the DFW's efforts to get anglers on the water are not. For the past several years, the agency has partnered with the Recreational Fishing and Boating Foundation to create postcards that were direct mailed to current anglers, as well as those who had purchased fishing licenses in the past. After assessing the results of those mailings, however, the agency thought it might be time to look at creating a more effective printed piece.

"We looked at the results of the postcard mailings and it was not very encouraging," Sciascia said. "The control group and the treatment group -- people who didn't get cards versus people who did -- (didn't show) much of a difference. The feeling was that we had to give people something more substantial than a postcard with a catchy phrase on it and directing them to our website, where they had to take the extra step of going and getting more information."

In addition to printing the brochures, the DFW has included the brochures on its website as both low- and high-resolution PDFs. The only downside with the files is that if they are printed on the average person's home computer, which usually only allows for 8.5-by-11-inch paper, it's very hard to read them because the type is so small when the document is condensed.
Print brochures may be requested by emailing the agency at njfishandwildlife@dep.state.nj.us.

Mark Demko can be reached at sports@express-times.com.

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