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August 2012 Blog Posts (41)

Fri. Aug. 31, 2012: Kingfish keep coming; Shark Bites Shark; GoPro or go home; Marijuana mastermind -- or not

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\ua/div> \uap>Via Dante Soriente. Mike and his family hammered the kings today with a dozen and a…

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Aug. 30, 2012 -- World's Oldest Message in Bottle; Coffee-ing Fish to Death

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\uap class="ecxmsonormal">Ted M. says it all: "18" fluke from the surf this morning..will be a great "shore" lunch..caught tons of kings and spots as… Continue

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Wed. August 29, 2012 ... Help BL Memorial Fund

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\uap> COOL SHOT -- BUT NOT LOCAL… Continue

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Aug 30, 2012 : A Sad Delay for Holgate Reopening; Sailing Off After a Bash-and-Run

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Added by jaymann on August 28, 2012 at 8:55pm — No Comments

HOLGATE DELAYED OPENING -- update

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\uap>HOLGATE DELAYED OPENING: While many of us were fired up – to the point of spontaneous combustion – in anticipation of this coming Saturday’s grand reopening of the Holgate… Continue

Added by jaymann on August 28, 2012 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Bad news for mobile anglers -- Holgate opening delayed a week due to erosion. Double drat. More in daily report.

Added by jaymann on August 28, 2012 at 11:11am — 2 Comments

Monday August 27, 2012: Blowfish in hiding, Bury Black Coyote at Wounded Knee.

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\uap>Monday, August 27, 2012: Tricky day out there. From sun to thunder – and the t-storms could present a challenge… Continue

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Sunday Aug. 26, 2012 -- Rain for the holiday weekend? Think positively "No."

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\uap>(Above) What a look before release.

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\uap>Sunday, August 26, 2012: Imagine already thinking ahead to next weekend but I’ve been mulling over the latest weather… Continue

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Sat. Aug. 25, 12 Kinda wavy out there.

\uap>My favorite Swahili saying: "Don't insult the crocodile until you've crossed the river -- Or until you group-speared the sucker."

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Friday August 24, 2012 -- Ouchie

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\uap>“Hey, there’s no size limit and no bag limit, so I shot the bugger.”

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\uap>Friday, August 24, 2012:

\uap>This is a tad odd, getting this many low-wind days in succession. Even when there is a breeze, it’s blowing easterly. What we still have are some sizeable ground swells – even though I’m hearing “less than one… Continue

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Thur. Aug, 23, 2012

\uap>The Brant Beach whale doesn't want to get too popular

\uap>Taking Shark Week to the next level.

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Wed, Aug. 22, 2012

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\uap> Early swallow return -- and a sure sign of Holgate days ... photo Ray Fisk.

\uap>Wednesday, August 22, 2012:

\uap>Boy is that a sweet looking ocean out there. Sure, there’s a decent groundswell starting to build but the… Continue

Added by jaymann on August 22, 2012 at 1:30pm — No Comments

WEEKLY WORKOUT -- AUGUST 22

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\uap>A Hankerin’ For Holgate:

\uap>Sharks Every Whichaway

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Added by jaymann on August 21, 2012 at 9:21pm — No Comments

Sunday, August 19, 2012

A feast in the wings. Time to put a nail on top of the bulkhead to help the skinning process. Via Fishermen's HDQ.

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Sat. August, 18, 2012

\uap>Gaggle-tooth shark, a.k.a sand tiger.

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\uap>Whadda ya mean I’ve been on YouTube too long? It’s educational. And I get to see more local shark footage… Continue

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Fri. August 17, 2012 -- Holgate happenings as Holgate's opening approaches

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\uap>Friday, August 17, 2012: As forecast, the southerlies have kicked in with fairly typical summer aplomb, gusting into the mid-teens – and could pick up as a cold front… Continue

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August 16, 2012 -- Gorgeous day and locusts

\uap>Thursday, August 16, 2012: This day is in the running for the finest of the summer: mild, dry, light winds, 75-degree ocean, singing locusts.

\uap>To me, the strangely lonesome, oft-protracted whine of a high-treed 17-year locust is the ultimate sound of deep summer, a rising, then falling,… Continue

Added by jaymann on August 16, 2012 at 1:41pm — No Comments