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Page 2 Coastal Fisherman June 16, 2010 www.coastalfisherman.net next if the same thinking is red knot was “on the verge of applied to black sea bass or extinction”. While I admit that some other species. It will all these beautiful birds have DoubleDouble LinesLines end up in court, of course, but declined over the years, there it seems that regional council are still thousands of them, by Dale Timmons members and other which doesn’t seem to me like government or quasi- they are about to become government bodies that extinct in the near future. In the Recreational anglers, representatives of the regulate fishing would rather same story, the statement was charter and headboat Recreational Fishing Alliance be sued by fishermen’s groups made that the birds “subsisted operators, and local business (RFA) and others who opposed than by radical environmental entirely” on horseshoe crab owners all screamed in protest, the action say the vote was groups. Perhaps that says eggs. While it is true that they but last week the South based on bad science and a something about our lack of stuff themselves with the eggs Atlantic Fishery Management regulation that is being unity and lack of funding as in order to finish the last leg of Council (SAFMC) voted to replaced this fall. much as anything else. Stay their migration north, they also close almost 5,000 square miles Sound familiar? “Bad tuned… eat bean clams and other small of fishing grounds to all forms science” includes such things creatures along the surf line as of bottom fishing. Ostensibly, as the already disproved they travel all the way from the action was taken to protect MRFSS survey and things like Speaking of radical South America. Another story red snapper being caught by trawl samples to determine environmental folks, it seems in one of the local papers dealt recreational anglers as population taken from areas to me more and more they are with the birds nesting on the “bycatch” while they target where the particular fish being guilty of “revisionist history, “ sandbar north of the Rt. 50 other species. The closed area sampled don’t even normally and practicing the theory that bridge and the “sand islands” stretches from northern Florida live. The fact that recreational if you say something often in the south bay below the to the Carolinas, in depths and even commercial anglers enough, people will believe it Assateague bridge. The story from 98 to 240 feet, from 3.5 are finding good numbers of even if it’s not true. A couple of intimated that “Skimmer miles out to nearly 230 miles in red snapper of all age groups is recent local examples illustrate Island” (I’ve lived here my some areas. dismissed as “anecdotal” and this point. On a local TV whole life, and that place never SAFMC members say they ignored. station, a new outdoor reporter had a name until someone in are merely following the The scariest thing about did a story on the red knots the press tagged it a few years Magnuson-Stevens Fishery this action is that it sets a feeding on horseshoe crab eggs back) was a spoil island where Conservation and dangerous precedent, and the along Delaware Bay shores. A dredge materials were Management Act, but waters off Delmarva could be biologist in the piece said the Continued on page 6 31st Annual Small Boat Tournament 28th Annual Canyon Kick Off 6th Annual Kid’s Classic Captain’s Meeting: June 25 Captain’s Meeting: July 1 Captain’s Meeting: July 16 Fishing Days: June 26 & 27 Fishing Days: July 2, 3 & 4 Fishing Days: July 17 & 18 Fish 1 of 2 Days Fish 2 of 3 Days Fish 1 or 2 Days Awards: Sunday, June 27 Awards: Monday, July 5 Awards: Sunday, July 18 2nd Annual Ladies Tournament 52nd Annual Labor Day Tournament 32nd Annual Challenge Cup Captain’s Meeting: July 29 Captain’s Meeting: September 2 Captain’s Meeting: September 16 Fishing Days: July 30 & 31 Fishing Days: September 3, 4 & 5 Fishing Days: September 17 & 18 Fish 1 of 2 Days Fish 2 of 3 Days Fish 2 of 2 Days Awards: Saturday, July 31 Awards: Sunday, September 5 Awards: Saturday, September 18 240-298-0365 www.coastalfisherman.net June 16, 2010 Coastal Fisherman Page 3 eclecticdining casual Acoustic Music on the Deck every Saturday 4pm - ‘til A La Carte Sunday Brunch 10am - 2pm Sunday Services Come see the with OC Shark DJ Batman Tournament 2pm - ‘til weigh-ins here! Bike Night Every Monday Open 7 Days 4pm - ‘til 11:30 am - ‘til 12952 Inlet Isle Lane Located at the Ocean City Fishing Center West OC, MD 410-213-9033 www.OCMickyFins.com Page 4 Coastal Fisherman June 16, 2010 www.coastalfisherman.net This picture was accidently left out of last week’s Coastal Fisherman. On the second day of the Mako Mania Shark Tournament held at Bahia Marina, Matt Keller from Westminster, MD landed this 191.8 lb. mako shark and hung on to win 3rd place in the Mako Division. Matt was fishing on the “Marli” with Michael Moss, Lee Richardson, Jeff Charlow, Keith French, Niki DiCarlo, Capt. Mark Hoos, Jr. and Mate Eric Strauss. The mako ate a whole Kyle Falgowski was shark fishing at the Hot Dog when he bluefish at the Parking Lot and won the “Marli Team” $21,926 in hooked into this 12 lb. 6 oz. bluefish. Photo courtesy of Hook’em & award money, the largest check in the tournament. Cook’em. 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The yellowfins were caught on trolling ballyhoo in 500 fathoms above the 461 Lump and around the Squidnation Rasta Bars and Mantanza’s in 72-degree water. Their Rockpile aboard the “Brenda Lou”. At one point, the anglers had 5 heaviest fish tipped the scale at 45 lbs. yellowfins hooked and managed to boat 3 of them. The first yellowfins caught in Delaware came at the hands of On Friday, the “Always Late” returned with 5 yellowfin tuna in anglers on the “Fish Whistle” out of the Indian River Marina. On the box after fishing in 100 fathoms at the Washington Canyon. The Friday, Kevin Taylor, Stephen Schwing, Josh Gessler and Capt. fish were caught on trolled ballyhoo and artificial lures. Fishing Charlie Horning returned with 7 yellowfins in the box after trolling with Capt. Larry Richardson and Mate John Bradley were Greg spreader bars and ballyhoo in 100 fathoms between the Poor Man’s Walker, Eric Polansky and Joe Polansky, all from Northeast, MD and and Washington Canyons. The heaviest yellowfin tipped the scales Jerry Weikle from York, PA. Pictured at Fisherman’s Marina. at 41 lbs. at Hook’em & Cook’em. Page 6 Coastal Fisherman June 16, 2010 www.coastalfisherman.net Double Lines continued: side of the bridge, and it is this one didn’t fly, but it was Also want to wish “good dumped, but as far as I know it rapidly growing. The same still impressive. Suzanne and I luck” and fair seas to the is just a natural sandbar which story seemed to suggest that were sitting on the sand at anglers and crews fishing in comes and goes from time to nesting birds other than “hook Assateague Island one day last this weekend’s 30th Annual time, depending on drift and and bullet critters” were week trying to catch kingfish Ocean City Shark Tournament. currents. If there was ever any somehow more important than when I happened to look down I remember when the spoil dumped there, it was the latter. Maybe it was just the the beach just as a large whale tournament began, and it’s probably at least 40-50 years tone that irritated me, as if the brought its tail completely out hard to believe that it has been ago. Recently, it has been rest of us weren’t capable of of the water and smacked it 30 years. Looking back to that eroding away. I remember enjoying nature, especially if hard on the surface. It did this first tournament in 1980, Capt. when I was young the whole you were a fisherman or three times and then blew a Mark Sampson, who is still one area had about six to eight feet hunter. While I don’t consider large cloud of spray out of its of the tournament directors, set of water, and it was a favorite myself a “birder” per se, my blow hole.