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Thursday, July 18, 2019: It keeps getting weirder and weirder, fishing-wise - tsunamis of triggerfish. ... And Hades comes to town.

Nigerian astronaut stuck in space penniless after being robbed ... needs $3m to get home.…

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Tuesday, July 16, 2019: The soup just gets thicker. Wait until you see this bout of heat; Sad loss of a peregrine to traffic

Tuesday, July 16, 2019: The soup just gets thicker. Wait until you see this bout of heat. We will likely see heat indices up to 110, mainly on the mainland -- though LBI will feel the burn, mainly before noon, prior to…

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Monday, July 15, 2019: I hope you find the following state-level enforcement stuff as interesting as I do.

Now that's a summer pup nap ...

Below: The ultimate (hypothetical) goal of striper fanatics ... (Anybody who emails me to say this is…

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Sunday, July 14, 2019: It’s becoming the summer of the panfish – and it’s made up of the tastiest of the little buggers to boot.

As kingfish continue to present themselves better than they have in many decades, the bayside blowfish presence has exploded. Chum-issuing…

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Added by jaymann on July 13, 2019 at 10:30pm — No Comments

Friday, July 12, 2019: This time it’s really gonna get hot, even for the Island.

Found this odd Holgate look I took last fall ...

Uh, the blind suddenly see! What an odd first sight. …

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Thursday, July 11, 2019: We’re in the muck, h&h (hot and humid) wise. However drier air and lower winds are right around the T-storm corner

This captain is in total control of this seemingly insane move -- during a surfing contest much less. As to those in the boat with him, they will likely have something to say to him afterwards…

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Monday, July 08, 2019: Major eelgrass invasion, as is usual with 24 hours of northeast winds.

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Thursday, July 04, 2019: That was one of the finest July 4ths on LBI in the entire history of New Jersey, going back to the last Ice Age

Happy Independence Day ... You don't hear it called it that much any more. Wonder why? …

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Tuesday, July 02, 2019: Is it Dog Days yet? Kinda, though the heat has not been as hot as I remember it ... shark talk.

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Monday, July 01, 2019: Below are some wild shark-catching photos/scenes. ... Non update on Jax the Fugitive Pooch

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Friday, June 28, 2019: There will be many a fluke meeting their maker this weekend

Jax still not captured ... but is being seen over on Cedar Bonnet Island ...

While Jax the scared and wayward pooch, holed up on Cedar Bonnet Island refuge area, isn't in the bag yet -- speaking metaphorically -- he might be close to capture ... or not. The disoriented albeit…

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Tuesday, June 25, 2019: ... Got an email from Dan G. read, “I got a Spanish mackerel using ..."

In order to avoid exorbitant pull-out expenses, Pedro opted to do prop repairs his own way. ...

Meanwhile, his brother also chose to do repair work his own way ... …

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Sunday, June 23, 2019: That was one sweet weekend -- but must talk about awful wreck in Ship Bottom

I did a little seated oyster shucking down Tuckerton Creek way ... (Friday)

Sunday, June 23, 2019:…

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Friday, June 21, 2019: The wind can be a cruel mistress ... Longest day of the year -- Must be global warming.

Team fishing in Surf City

My feathery front yard friend ... …

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Monday, June 17, 2019: Now, that was frickin’ wind. Four days of honkings – from all directions.

Monday, June 17, 2019: Now, that was frickin’ wind. Four days of honkings – from all directions. We never had the lay-down mid-weekend. I even heard of some…

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