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  1. Roccus7

    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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    Colonial History: Mass and Southampton Share a Common Bond, the 2nd Earl of Limerick

    Well, I kinda suckered you into reading this, but the Common Bond is Thomas Dongan, who was a prominent figure in Colonial British politics. While reading about some local Maine colonial history, his name was cited quite often; he was involved with colonial Massachusetts laws. That meant Maine...
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    Amazing BFT Study from University of Maine

    This satellite tag was deployed on a 109” (276.86 cm) Atlantic bluefin tuna in Canada in September, 2024. The tag was programmed for a 12-month duration, but popped off a little early around 11 months. This particular bluefin made quite the impression! This fish crossed the entire Atlantic in...
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    Feds plan to roll back speed regulations that protect endangered right whales

    Interesting, the blanket speed limit seemed a bit ludicrous to begin with... Feds plan to roll back speed regulations that protect endangered right whales A notice of the plan from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is scheduled to be published on Wednesday. This image...
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    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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