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Friday, April 27, 2007:

Obviously quit spitty out there. However, here on LBI we haven’t had nearly the downpourage of folks just to the north where rain is coming down in five-gallon buckets-worth. It has actually bee fishable out there and a few folks have been on the surfside of things. Not much to show, though bass are being caught. The surf stripers are common enough that it’s…

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Thursday, April 26, 2007:

Not a perfect day, sky-wise, but it wasn’t bad for fishing. I’ve gotten word of stripers in the surf – and not there, also. Per usual, it’s right place/right time and in come as many as half a dozen bass – to keeper size, every six fish or so. Clams working on bass at many locales. The oddest clam success was some night…

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Tuesday, September 11, 2018: The sound of silence. After five days of rattling NE winds, it sounds almost weird to take in nary a tree or back door shuttering, as fog and rain-like dew sets (9 pm) in with the calm air. Not for long though. We…

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Below: A vegan during hunting season ... 

Tuesday, November 10, 2015: Might this blow help to spike the surfside bass bite? Sure, why not. It has definitely spiked the surf, which has rushed from small to quite large, overnight, obviously urged on by gale-force winds.

The ocean is…

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"Who the f... is this guy???" 

Wednesday, December 10, 2014: What a difference a wind shift makes. Yesterday’s wild wet-out, similar to a white out but wetter -- has petered out in the face of brisk westerlies. The hard offshores knocked the surf down to…

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First Notice: 

Emergency Town hall meeting about seismic testing off Barnegat Bay: Join scientists, commercial and recreational fishing leaders, divers, elected officials, marine mammal protectors and citizens to who care about the health of New Jersey marine life. Hear about the harm and…

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It’s that humbling time of the year where I ask for donations to keep this blog up and running. It is a time consuming enterprise but I enjoy it. It’s kinda therapeutic. I hope you find it fun – and functional. I’d also like to take this time to sincerely thank those who email or phone me with tales, fishing reports and questions. It’s energizing. Donations can be mailed to: Jay Mann, 222 18th Street, Ship Bottom, NJ, 08008-4418. Being Type A I don’t always have the time to mail Thank-you note… Continue

It’s that humbling time of the year where I ask for donations to keep this blog up and running. It is a time consuming enterprise but I enjoy it. It’s kinda therapeutic. I hope you find it fun – and functional. I’d also like to take this time to sincerely thank those who email or phone me with tales, fishing reports and questions. It’s energizing. Donations can be mailed to: Jay Mann, 222 18th Street, Ship Bottom, NJ, 08008-4418. Being Type A I don’t always have the time to mail Thank-you note… Continue

Friday, November 13, 2009: Waves: Huge. Beach erosion: Horrific.



Special duties called me off the Island for a couple days. I had no email access/permission. I was monitoring the storm via various folks close to the action. I got word about Beach Haven’s ravaged beachfront. I know what Holgate will look like at the bird’s nest area. Here’s an example of many emails:



Hey Jay,



I'm wondering if you could post an update on the site (or just respond to me). How are… Continue

It’s that humbling time of the year where I ask for donations to keep this blog up and running. It is a time consuming enterprise but I enjoy it. It’s kinda therapeutic. I hope you find it fun – and functional. I’d also like to take this time to sincerely thank those who email or phone me with tales, fishing reports and questions. It’s energizing. Donations can be mailed to: Jay Mann, 222 18th Street, Ship Bottom, NJ, 08008-4418. Being Type A I don’t always have the time to mail Thank-you note… Continue

Fish on!  

Billboard days past ... 

Tuesday, July 17, 2018: We are definitely in the dogfish days of summer. While I simply haven’t…

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