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  1. Roccus7

    A Little Good News YOY Report - Maine Lobster!!

    Maine’s lobster hot spot appears to be having a baby boom After years of decline, the number of baby lobsters found along a key stretch of Maine’s coast has been above average the past 2 years. University of New England student Claire Fecteau-Volk holds three baby lobsters before releasing them...
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    I finally found a type of Ice Fishing I may consider -Halibut Fishing!!

    6 Fishermen Reel In a 244-Pound Atlantic Halibut, Setting a Local Record The fish, hooked as part of a study on the halibut population around the Ha! Ha! Bay in the Canadian province of Quebec, measured more than 6.5 feet long, researchers said. It was minus 4 degrees Fahrenheit and a wind was...
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    Trump Opens Marine National Monument in Atlantic to Commercial Fishing

    Trump Opens Marine National Monument in Atlantic to Commercial Fishing Off the coast of Cape Cod, the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument is a unique stretch of ocean that had been protected for a decade. President Trump moved on Friday to allow commercial fishing in the...
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    2025 Hudson River Striped Bass was poor

    For the 3rd year in a row, the Hudson River YOY abundance was below the 25th which tripped the ASMFC Amendment 7 Low Recruitment trigger!! And for those of you who are "graphically challenged" this is the 1st time on record that there have been 3 consecutive YOY classes below the 25% so yeah...
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    Another Working Waterfront Shipyard and Marina falls victim to Blackstone!!

    There has never been a moment in my lifetime where I would pass up a chance to stroll along the docks and ways of a marine operation that caters to fishermen, be they commercial or recreational. Since moving up here this operation in Belfast, has stood out as my favorite stroll in one of my...
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    Biodegradable Shrink Wrap - You guys seeing this?

    No dog in this fight, my boat yard uses tarps which is good for at least 5 seasons, so I've been shrink wrap free. At 20% more price, what would you do?? Mainers are switching to biodegradable boat wrap. But is it too good to be true? The manufacturer of BioWrap, a pale green, single-use...
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    One Last Run Before Hauling Out, Bacala Bonanza!!

    My September and October schedule has been crazy with trips, while the wind continued to blow when I was home. I decided that I was getting out this AM come hell or high water, as my schedule, and the weather man, dictates hauling the boat out on Thursday or Friday, whichever one is not pouring...
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    2025 MD Striped Bass Young of Year Assessment - Make that 7 consecutive spawn failures!!

    A picture is worth one thousand words!!!
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    The History of Croke Park, Dublin

    Interesting article regarding the extensive history of Croke Park, the NFL's "Remote" Stadium for this weekend's Steelers vs. Vikings game... Dublin's Croke Park
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    New Coast Guard Buoy Reduction Proposal - Our Screaming Worked!!

    Enough of us screamed loudly enough to make the USCG back way off!! Coast Guard seeks public feedback on changes to navigational buoys The agency is looking at making changes to buoy placements throughout New England as part of a plan to modernize its system. I won't bore you with the rest of...
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    Double Unicorn Trip

    Was aching to catch something so I went out for Cod C&R yesterday. Cod aren't really unicorns around here, but I did get a hint for another unicorn. Ran out 2 nearshore cod humps in hopes of finding something to tug. Ended up catching over a dozen cod, 4 being of keeper size to 11 lbs if...
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    It's our General's Birthday today!!

    Happy Birthday @cany !!!!
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    Another look at the Chesapeake Spawning Failure...

    Well, I know most of us Mainers are having a "challenging" season. Was bored silly today with the rain, and decided to evaluate how bad it has been. Well, it's F-ing HORRIBLE. This is an historical summary of the last 6 seasons for when the bass start biting in May through June 28...
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    Philosophical Question

    Philosophical Question Yesterday was destined to be an "off" day considering it the On Again/Off Again bite as of late, and it certainly did not disappoint, me nor two other colleagues. Between the 3 of us, there were 9 or 10 disinterested follow the plug events and one brief hookup. In my...
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    Finally, the 2025 Midcoast Maine Striper Report

    Well after 10 days of dawn fishing trips, along with quite a few evenings too, along with the occasional mid-day run to boot, I finally shed the demons this evening with a 26". Today's dawn patrol was 1 brief hookup, along with another hit and a follow. I also dropped another one this evening...
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    Midcoast Maine May 15 - 25 Striper Report, been fishing but...

    Best summed up by "A Loon Talking To A Loon" Long story short: I've been out at least once per day, often twice with the occasional triple, since May 15 targeting stripers, and it's been Zip-A-Dee-Do-Dah!! Not a single hookup, hit, blow up on the plug or even follow. Haven't seen a bass break...
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    Sometimes AI is a scary funny or is that a funny scary??!!

    My biggest gripe with this first generation of AI is best summed up as overstatement of the obvious. Now that the search engines routinely plop down the AI answer for the first response to the search, I've programmed my brain to totally ignore that. Well today's AI result shows a bit more I in...
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    Garmin Radar Error Code 6 - Inadequate Voltage, anyone have any clues?

    Learned Colleagues: I splashed Monday, hooked up the Garmin GPSMap 4212 and fired up everything, including the radar, and all was good on my trip from the boatyard to home. Went out on Thursday and after things hazed up, I flipped on the Radar and got an Error Code 6. When I got back to the...
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    It's ALWAYS a learning experience; out of boredom, did some C&R Cod Jigging...

    History dictates that I have at least 10 days before I'm into those striped fish, with 2 weeks being more likely. Yesterday was the first rainless one in a long time and since the lawn is soaked, cutting the grass was out of the question. What to do?? Throw the cod rods into the boat and do...
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    It's St.. Maureen's Birthday!! Happy Birthday JBay Royal!!

    It's @JBayRoyal's Birthday today!!! Have a wonderful day!! With the recent events at Chez MoJoe, she's been especially busy, so I petitioned Leo XIV for instant canonization for her as a special birthday present. Lord knows she has the patience of a saint!!

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