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Jaymann's Blog – April 2009 Archive (10)

April 28 09 -- Weekly workout

BEAR! CAR! WHAT DAY I’M HAVING: Talk about a really tough hike in the park. A six-month-pregnant Ashley Swendsen, 26, was taking one of those breathingly brisk exercise ambles common to new age moms. She figured the clean Colorado Springs, Colorado, air would offer an ideal aura and atmosphere to foster her ongoing organically inclined pregnancy. Fat chance.

As she speedily hiked a narrow trail, she developed this nagging sense she was being stalked. As behind-her noises got closer, she… Continue

Added by jaymann on April 28, 2009 at 8:52pm — 3 Comments

In the news -- April 24, 2009 -- Bass bad guy gets blasted; Pallone gets pounded; Jersey about to get lionfished

April 23, 2009 - WASHINGTON, Thomas L. Hallock, a commercial fisherman licensed in Maryland, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, Md., to 12 months in prison, for illegally overfishing striped bass also known as rockfish, the Justice Department announced.

He was also fined $4,000 and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $40,000 to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to the benefit of the Chesapeake Bay Striped Bass Restoration Account.

'If… Continue

Added by jaymann on April 24, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

April 22, 09 -- weekly wildness

April 22, 09 -- weekly wildness

Sci-fi Nights and Bad Boys Busted

LET THERE BE NIGHT: This E-question reached me last week. “I found my dad’s old Coleman lanterns … and got this urge to night fish the way he did. I know there’s quite a history that goes along with ‘lantern fishing.’ … Do many fishermen still fish after dark? How about yourself? Any tricks?”

The popularity of night fishing, much like night itself, comes and goes. In times too far back to remember… Continue

Added by jaymann on April 21, 2009 at 10:40pm — No Comments

Friday, April 17, 2009: Well, spring was bustin’ out like a banshee today. I had work in the Pines so I felt the full blast of mild south wind that kicked in mid-afternoon. Then coming back to the Is…

Friday, April 17, 2009:

Well, spring was bustin’ out like a banshee today. I had work in the Pines so I felt the full blast of mild south wind that kicked in mid-afternoon. Then coming back to the Island, I realized there was some other bustin’ out taking place. As I was at the top of the Big Bridge I took my usual read of the waters of Manahawkin Bay and got a goodly surprise. A very large splashing could be easily seen on the surface about 100 yards from the bridge. I thought it might… Continue

Added by jaymann on April 17, 2009 at 8:44pm — 2 Comments

NMFS bluefin tuna rules theaten to force US to abandon tuna quota to other ICCAT countries SEAFOOD.COM NEWS [Commercial Fisheries News] April 15, 2009 - by Lorelei Stevens - GLOUCESTER, MA - Angered …

NMFS bluefin tuna rules theaten to force US to abandon tuna quota to other ICCAT countries

SEAFOOD.COM NEWS [Commercial Fisheries News] April 15, 2009 - by

Lorelei Stevens - GLOUCESTER, MA - Angered over the very real prospect that US quota will be reallocated to other countries, bluefin tuna fishermen from all over New England packed a meeting room at the National Marine Fisheries Service's (NMFS) new Northeast Region headquarters in March.

Their message was as clear as it… Continue

Added by jaymann on April 15, 2009 at 1:26pm — No Comments

April 15, 09 -- Mittens and Tourneys

MITTENED MARAUDERS: The N.J. Division of Fish and Wildlife (often erroneously referred to as “Fish and Game”) wants us to keep an eye open for mittens. No, not hand-warming type accouterments, but the invasive mitten crab, which has worked its way all the way to Ocean County from Asia, which is located somewhere in the Far East.

“How could these crabs get all the way over here from China?” you ask in geographic astonishment.

Well, let’s examine the random goodies your better half just… Continue

Added by jaymann on April 14, 2009 at 7:59pm — No Comments

Commercial bust for rockfish abuses

Two more fishermen plead guilty to Lacey Act violations in vast striped bass conspiracy

SEAFOOD.COM NEWS [M2 Communications] - April 13, 2009 - WASHINGTON, Two commercial fisherman pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, Md., to violations of the Lacey Act, the federal law that prohibits individuals from transporting, selling or buying illegally harvested fish, in this case striped bass or rockfish, the Justice Department announced.

Jerry Decatur Sr. of… Continue

Added by jaymann on April 14, 2009 at 6:59pm — No Comments

Marine Protection Area Could Be Coming MPA FOR FORSYTHE?: There’s a bit of a stir (and sweat) over the nomination of the Edwin By Forsythe Wildlife Refuge to become part of the federal Marine Prot…

Marine Protection Area

Could Be Coming

MPA FOR FORSYTHE?: There’s a bit of a stir (and sweat) over the nomination of the Edwin By Forsythe Wildlife Refuge to become part of the federal Marine Protection Area system.

So what is a Marine Protection Area (MPA), you, Mr. Angler, ask -- beginning to stir and sweat a bit?

Well, I’m generally a fast learn, meaning I usually get things pretty quickly. Not here. I’ve been intensely exploring the National Marine… Continue

Added by jaymann on April 7, 2009 at 7:54pm — 3 Comments

Sunday April 5, 09 -- Bass showing along beach, Graveling

Sunday, April 05, 2009:

Wind has laid down some, though still a factor this a.m. The bassing is moving in including Graveling, which has had spurts – and a goodly amount of fishing pressure. The keepers are there, with some up river –a long with plenty of shorts. A.M. was catching them on plugs for the last couple days at his ‘secret” bank up the river. “I had fish hitting and swirling for a solid hour then things just turned off. It was still some of the best spring fishing I ever had… Continue

Added by jaymann on April 5, 2009 at 8:51am — No Comments

True Believers, 10K Gold Largemouth and Reef Rally A FOOT IN THE GRAVE: A while back, I wrote a column segment about Big Foot and his family of Big Foots. I got loads of responses, mainly supporti…

True Believers, 10K Gold Largemouth and Reef Rally

A FOOT IN THE GRAVE: A while back, I wrote a column segment about Big Foot and his family of Big Foots. I got loads of responses, mainly supporting the just-maybe side of things, i.e. folks who won’t discount the possibility that the oddest of hairy mossy plodding near-hominid things are making those proverbial bumps in the forest night. My kinda people, those who believe in such fabulous and mystical maybes.

Oddly,… Continue

Added by jaymann on April 2, 2009 at 10:52am — No Comments