From what I understand, it's your possession on the boat, when you are on it at any time, regardless of how many days you've been out.

Looks like you cannot at any time possess more than the one day limit....Thanks


POSSESSION LIMIT The total number of fish of any species or species group
that may be possessed by one person either on the person, on the waters
of the state, the shores of these waters, or in any type of vehicle and may
not exceed the creel limits for one day

The simple solution is to release the second fish and not have to worry about. The creel reduction was put in place to protect a fish who's numbers were dwindling due to consecutive years of poor recruitment and excessive commercial and recreational harvest...

Hi Joe,
Unfortunately you would have to bring the first fish home. If you keep it, then catch another fish the next morning, after midnight, you are now in possession of 2 striped bass for that day. While I can understand the time stamp on the picture, and am not by any means saying your a criminal or doing anything wrong, it would not prove that you caught the other fish on the next day. We have had numerous occasions like this where people have tried to pull a fast on us claiming they caught one striped bass at 11:00 PM and caught the other after midnight the next day when we have been watching them, then pull the cell phone picture time stamp trick. Or, take a picture of only one fish when they caught two the same day. I know it's a hassle, but it would be in your best interest to bring the fish home and come back. Hope this helps.