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In case you think it’s cold out there now, the above photo is Niagara Falls! Long time ago. Now, that’s cold, man.

Thursday, December 17, 2009:

Well, it’s mid-December so I guess there shouldn’t be a shock that it’s colder than a witch’s appendages out there. Still, I had to take my truck in for new tires and did the 10 block walk home with tears in my e… Continue

(NOTE: As I zip my columns out to this website -- ahead of it even going into The SandPaper -- it is a rough draft with typos and such. I apologize for the pre-editing mistakes but I figure you'd rather see things first andf foremost.)


See All Y’all in 2010;
Grab Some Schoolies

I’m soon on vacation, zipping off to far-away places -- possibly as far south as Tuckerton and northward to where Japanese tourist flock to get the ultimate view of the aurora borealis and to photograph deer ticks in a… Continue

It took me a second or two to grasp the above photo. You may want to ponder it a second or two. It’s in reality a hilarious Christmas display – one the local police politely requested be taken down, after the officers made a panic stop and rushed to the decoration’s aid.

Sunday, December 13, 2009: Waves: Building 3-4 foot south swell.

Prior to the spit… Continue

Friday, December 11, 2009:

West winds have hosted easily the coldest weather of the season. However, things are going to mild up quite a bit in coming days. In fact, it’ll seem so much milder after today’s wind chills. This all points to very good fishing potential for the weekend. The schoolies are in session so think in terms of lighter gears and more artificials, though clams – and chunks to a lesser degree -- always work to bring in the keepers.

The blowout tides are going to allow some of… Continue

Thursday, December 10, 2009: Winds: Hard west. Water clarity: Fair.

As things return to posy-Classic mellowness, a read on the fall has to be a great one – so many stripers of 25 pounds and up. However, it might also be called the fall that artificials faltered. It’s almost a stunner how plugs and such failed to garner even a glance from bass, even though nearby anglers were banging the bejeezus out of them using spot, snag-and-drop or everyday bunker chunks. Clams were going OK but nowhere nea… Continue