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  1. Roccus7

    Chesapeake 2026 Striped Bass Young of Year Results

    MD, the key driver for NE striped bass, still down the crapper, VA close to the long term average, but up from last year. NY data should be released soon Still analyzing the data. Gut reaction is fish are holding their own, but we're going to be continuing our "Overs" releasing without many...
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    On line US passport renewal - Major Props

    Since our passports were going to expire in June 27 and we don’t have any international travel planned, figured now would be a good time to renew them. Got to say the current on line renewal site and procedure was A-1!! Site clearly prepped you for what’s needed and great at walking you...
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    Nerd APC UPS PowerChute Question

    I've been using APC UPS systems on my computers, TVs, NAS's and WiFi routers for years. My 40 year old desktop UPS went tits up yesterday, and to bastardize Apocalypse Now, I hate the smell of ozone in the morning..., so it was off to Staples to get a new one. APC's have had PowerChute...
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    Fatty Cod??? And I don't mean fat looking fish, I mean a cod with a ton of fat in its gut

    I've left you folks alone regarding my pathetically pitiful second striper season in a row, and even if we have an excellent Chesapeake spawn this year, my woes will continue until at least 2030, but that's my cross to bear. So what's a person to do up in Maine which doesn't have the same...
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    Looks like our West Coast colleagues are being plagued with the Green Crab, just like us...

    The Race Is On to Stop an Armored Invader on the West Coast Tribes and scientists are mounting an urgent trapping effort to keep European green crabs from devastating a corner of Puget Sound. They’re the thugs of the shoreline. European green crabs — aggressive, versatile and voracious — are...
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    Just an outboard observation above the Arctic Circle...

    I spent 2 weeks cruising the waters of Greenland and the northern Canadian Territory of Nunavut and was shocked by the singular dominance of a single brand of outboard motors in the 6 harbors we visited above the Arctic Circle. These are areas of very low personal income and their boats are...
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    Cod Fishing Above the Arctic Circle

    So I finally got to fish for cod in prime waters above the Arctic Circle, using all the latest Greenlandic fishing gear, as you can see from one of the photo. Let me tell you, handlining in a small cod on 80 lb mono with a 12 oz Viking Jig and 4, 8" surgical jubes from 20 fathoms isn't much...
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    Happy Birthday General!!

    Somebody has a birthday today!!
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    Happy 100th Birthday

    Mel turned 100 today!! Happy Birthday to one of the funniest people that ever walked this planet!! NY Times Mel 100th Tribute
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    Good Eel News!!

    The US market for elvers has collapsed. This year, Maine elver fishermen gave up and only harvested 91% of the quota because the price tanked. In 2026 the average per pound price plummeted from the >$2000s to only $339!!, so low that many quit fishing early. Early season prices were lower...
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    World Cup 2026

    Semi surprised that nobody started a thread on this. A reasonably decent US squad just locked up a trip to the Knockout Round. They may actually go far this year!! With a college head soccer director in the family we were obligated to pony up for some ticket$$$$. Lucky me, son organized some...
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    Halle-F#$king-luhah!! Finally on the board...

    Playing with C&R Cod gets old while waiting for my Striped Nemesis to start biting. Prior to this AM I've been out bass fishing 10 times starting on May 15 with nothing to show. On the 17th I got excited by seeing a follow, but after that until yesterday, I didn't see anything at all, driving...
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    Fun C&R Codfish Outing

    Boat has been sitting on the dock for windy 10 days and yesterday's windless AM beckoned me to saddle her up and go fishing. Stripers won't be around for another 2 weeks so I threw the cod rods and the Bacala Bucket of Jigs and Flies aboard, and headed out to my near shore cod spots. Decided...
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    Targeted Hunts Were Supposed to Curb ‘Zombie Deer Disease.’ Now What? In Illinois and other states, officials hoped that culls could halt the progress

    Targeted Hunts Were Supposed to Curb ‘Zombie Deer Disease.’ Now What? In Illinois and other states, officials hoped that culls could halt the progress of chronic wasting disease. Now they are losing hope. In the middle of a spring afternoon near Lowden-Miller State Forest, Daniel Skinner poured...
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    A bit of irony of the location, but Potomac River Sewage Contamination lingers

    Just what we needed, sewage getting into the Chesapeake when striped bass are spawning... A Huge Sewage Spill Is Over, but Contamination Lingers in the Potomac Though river monitoring shows bacteria levels have declined, scientists and environmentalists said a full recovery isn’t yet assured...
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    Taking your boat into Massachusetts?? You'll need a MA approved boating certificate...

    Details are sketchy and very vague, but a summary is below which says NASLA approved are good, but on the BoatUS website it says their NASBLA certificate is no good in MA. I guess my Maine NASBLA certificate must be good, since it's OK for Maine which makes it OK for the reciprocity... The...
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    The Fragile Hope for Salmon Recovery in Maine

    An Atlantic Salmon has always been on my fishing "Wish List". Regrettably I didn't catch one in Ireland, although I was too cheap not to employ a gillie, my bad. It would be very cool if I get to achieve that goal in Maine before my ashes become plankton food... The Fragile Hope for Salmon...
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    IMPORTANT: Alpha-gal Syndrome Getting Real Bad on Long Island

    As @onemoredrift can attest too, this is no trivial issue. Anyone who likes to play in the woods and brush needs to take extreme tick precautions. This one is super scary in that it's NOT caused by any "bug", it's caused by your body making antibodies to a component of tick saliva, a sugar...
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    You might want to read this prior to buying a new GPS/Sounder

    I’ve been thinking about replacing my 2013 Garmin system with a new one that shows when a fish farts. Well this video cured that itch…
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    Happy St. Patrick's Day 2026!!

    About to send Happy St Patrick's Day emails to my friends and colleagues on the Emerald Isle. For 2026, I decided not to "instruct" my American Colleagues on their misconceptions on what's really Irish and how we Americans have totally bastardized St. Patrick's Day celebrations. Do what you...

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