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Monday, November 11, 2019: Hmmm. Seems that boat stripering has temporarily taken a dip into skunkdom. Not to worry, the stripes shall rise again.

Today in Holgate ... everywhere. Mink at play. …

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Added by jaymann on November 10, 2019 at 11:30am — No Comments

Saturday, November 09, 2019: That was pretty cool … I mean cold.

Saturday, November 09, 2019: That was pretty cool … I mean cold. I just got in (5 p.m.) from plugging Holgate, where I scored a couple schoolie bass in the 18-inch size realm. Hard to believe that bass that small can be kept down south.…

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Added by jaymann on November 7, 2019 at 2:30pm — 1 Comment

Thursday, November 07, 2019: I likely don’t need to point out the arriving chill ... BIG (CLASSIC) BASS ALERT: A stellar striper

Above: Come on. You gotta get a lot more realistic than this. Not serious. I might have to save up to buy one of these.

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Added by jaymann on November 5, 2019 at 7:30pm — 3 Comments

Tuesday, November 05, 2019: Despite the whiff of wetness this a.m., fishing conditions remain quite workable. ...

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Added by jaymann on November 2, 2019 at 9:30pm — No Comments

Friday, November 01, 2019: Those crazed south winds kicked up some surf action ...

So, I finally get enough nerve to fly, get to my gate and see this. Hello, Greyhound. …

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Added by jaymann on October 29, 2019 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Tuesday, October 29, 2019: Nary a surfcaster in sight, mid-Island, midday.

Odd cloud view at the Rip.

The sands reach out to me ... …

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Added by jaymann on October 29, 2019 at 12:30pm — 3 Comments

Monday, October 28, 2019: That was a dang good dousing, with some decently endowed winds ...

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Saturday, October 26, 2019: Weird. I go through the entire insanely be-peopled summer with next to no conflict. ... then

Here's a weirdish look I nabbed while hanging with one of the large flocks of sand pipers.

All the pipers and cormorants in a row. …

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Added by jaymann on October 22, 2019 at 6:30pm — No Comments

Tuesday, October 22, 2019: Talk about a die-off of surfcasting activity ... then all over the board.

SHITTY REPORT FROM THE NORTH END: The High Bar Harbor Dike area is being hideously shat upon. There are random piles of poop at every turn, though most common near the entry point and over on the east-facing beachline.

Based on size differentials, its more than…

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Added by jaymann on October 21, 2019 at 11:30am — No Comments

Sunday, October 20, 2019: It’s a gloomyish day, though the rain held off

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Added by jaymann on October 16, 2019 at 12:00pm — 1 Comment

Tuesday, October 15, 2019: Sweet day. Tomorrow? Did I mention today was sweet? I’m going to issue a mini angling alert ...

Try to avoid these stripers ... actually a well-named tigerfish (tropical):

Below: Ordered…

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Added by jaymann on October 14, 2019 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Sunday, October 13, 2019: We fairly quickly turned the weather corner ... Could winter bring more melissas?

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Added by jaymann on October 13, 2019 at 9:30pm — No Comments

Friday, October 11, 2019: That offshore storm that brought us huge surf and brisk winds was ruinous ...

USCG- Barnegat light. Great day to train . Photo credit to Paul Boardman .

Below: Worse is yet to come. 8,000-foot mark, Holgate. …

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Added by jaymann on October 8, 2019 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Tuesday, October 08, 2019: A quick mention that I no longer have anything to do with controlling the weather ...

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Added by jaymann on October 7, 2019 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Sunday, October 06, 2019: It’s no biggy -- and rather expected -- that the 2019 LBI Surf Fishing Classic would begin with nary a weigh-in

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Added by jaymann on October 5, 2019 at 3:00pm — No Comments

"'Cause tramps like us, baby, we were born to run." "Stop! ... Squirrel lives matter!" A quick reminder that you only have one more day to score a free T-shirt when you sign up for the 2019 LBI S…

"'Cause tramps like us, baby, we were born to run."

"Stop! ... Squirrel lives…

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Added by jaymann on October 1, 2019 at 2:30pm — No Comments

HOLGATE HAPPENINGS: Monday morning’s high tide along the Holgate refuge saw a spookily stunning ocean overwash ...

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Added by jaymann on September 28, 2019 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Thursday, September 26, 2019: Southerly flow of air seems to be settled in until the middle of next week ...

High tides remain aggressive along the beachline of the Holgate Refuge area.

Thursday, September 26, 2019: Southerly flow of air seems to be settled in until the middle of next week. The winds speeds will be in flux with SE ranging from light (even nil at night in the…

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Added by jaymann on September 25, 2019 at 6:30pm — No Comments