The Fish Story
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•June 20, 2013
Yep, That Was a Real Tsunami That Hit; There’s a Way to Help the Lady Terrapins
When do things get so far into the weird zone that they just about come out the other end? Per usual, I’m not totally sure what that even means, but this week I’m surely seeing the light at the end…
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•June 13, 2013
It’s Getting Kinda Sharkfesty Out There; Sandy Flooding Moves Into Legal Spotlight
While a recent “Beware of Shark” hoax was perpetuated on Jerseyans, there is some far more legit shark news out there. To our north, radio beacons from a 13-foot great white show the big gal in gray…
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•June 6, 2013
Beavers Won’t Be Your Buddies; Genetically Engineered to Party
BAD BEAVER, BAD!: What jumps to mind when you hear “death by beaver”? Don’t even go there, dude.
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•May 29, 2013
A Chilly Welcome After 17 Years; Folks Go Blowout Debris Hunting
And might we finally be seeing a steadier flow of spring-into-summer weather? I’m so confident I’ll soon go shopping for my new summer wardrobe. You can always tell the new additions to my apparel by…
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•May 23, 2013
We’re Sure as Hell Up and Running on LBI; More Than One Way to de-Skunk
It’s always something of a geographical rush when I see how far astray this column goes – in a good way. I’ve gotten e-messages from every region of our vastly great land, including Alaska. Now that…
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•May 16, 2013
Humphrey the Hippo Becomes an Orphan; Drop and Roll When Smokey Bear Attacks
Some ass-kickingly nice weather of late, albeit punctuated with exclamatory night chills. Skim ice formed on some Pinelands puddles.
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•May 2, 2013
PETA Takes on Chinese Epicures in Race Toward Total Wackiness
It’s gotta be a race to some ultimate freakiness finish line. It’s PETA v. Asian epicures. They’re constantly running neck-in-neck for battiness domination.
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•April 24, 2013
The Attack of the 50-foot (or Thereabouts) Seal; Bring Back the Days of Measuring Stargazers
Some stellar seal showings have taken place along LBI beaches this spring. A couple seriously hefty and purely healthy harbor seals have been seen pulling out on Island sands. Per usual, misreads had…
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•April 18, 2013
Losing Sleep for an Aurora Bullealis; I’d Love to Drone on This Summer
The social media circle I hang within – and that circle now radiuses out to Australia and Germany – indicates the most significant things in most daily lives are family and pets. That actually gives…
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•April 11, 2013
There Are Actually Fish Out and About; Things Really Sinking That Fast on LBI
For a change, let’s actually talk fishing. Why? Because we can, bro, we actually can.
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•April 4, 2013
LBI Surf Fishing Classic Is Back on Track
Here’s the latest on the Long Beach Island Surf Fishing Classic – and it is good.
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•April 4, 2013
Freedoms Don’t Cut It for Those in NJ
AFLUSH IN LAWS: In recent months, I’ve weathered some pretty s****y legal screwings. Admittedly, they weren’t biggies by any stretch, but they’ve surely shaken my sense of personal freedom to the…
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•March 28, 2013
Don’t Be Caught Knitting and Fishing, Dude
This might fall under a category titled, “I bring it all on myself.”
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•March 21, 2013
Rocky Not to Blame for Transplant Rabies; It’s a Clear-cut Case of Glass Eel Poaching
The following is anything but an amusing story. It’s just so frickin’ freaky that outdoorists like myself have to say, “WTF?! And I’ll also be passing on any and all future organ transplants.”
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•March 14, 2013
That Hair Is Here for Protection; Storm Saturn Was a Superfreak
All ye bearded anglers, take note: A study has found that facial hair is a sun fighter of the highest order. My beard applauds this finding – an odd sound if ever.
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•March 7, 2013
Sometimes You Just Gotta Talk Storm; Finds Are Never Keepers, Per the Law
Let’s talk storms this week. Please. I promise to make it interesting. Besides, sky convulsions continue to be the big headliners, as we get cluster stormed upon. (See below)
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•February 28, 2013
Full Moonings By Any Other Name; Ruined Reels Need Insurance Hand
This week we’re lookin’ up at something called a Full Hunger Moon – I point out, while heading into the Chinese buffet. Last month, we witnessed an impressive Full Wolf Moon.
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•February 21, 2013
That Close to a Crawlspace Dive; Desperately Seeking Shot of Sandy
This Monday past, I came that close to experiencing the dreaded pipe ice over.
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•February 14, 2013
Putrid Smell of Beachcombing Riches; Kiddie Rocket Takes Wild Ride to LBI
Being a treasure hunter of the highest order, I was among the very first to receive word – via treasure-y chatrooms – of UK’er Ken Wilman’s finding of an odd-looking, smelly chunk of amber-colored…
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•February 7, 2013
Personal Rescue Order, Standard or Upgrade?; Emergency Sand Coming to LBI
Neil Robbescheuten, 62, wasice fishingona Canadian lake when a zero-visibility fog snuck in and knocked his bearings for a loop. He was in a proverbial fog and clueless as to his own – or anyone…
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•January 31, 2013
Finding Flu Sympathy; Great Shark Tracking Curiosity
I was typing away at my desk a couple days back and had this sense that something was nearby, sorta homing in on me. I looked around the office but only saw a lone silverfish making a harried run for…
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•January 24, 2013
What’s Below Can Sink You; Bullets Fly in Appreciation
Damn. Cold can be so damn, well, cold. Who’da thunk it?
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•January 17, 2013
I’ll Take the Boo Boos Any Day; From Whence the Flood Cameth
PRAISE FOR THE BOO BOOS:The Honey Boo Boos rock. I often check in on those hunka-hunka burnin’ rednecks when surfing from ghost shows to playoff games. I like what I see. Admittedly, that could stem…
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•January 10, 2013
Don't Even Think About It, Abandonists; Coyotes Ate All My Cats, Mann
Welcome to the year 2013. For any time travelers, welcome back.
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•December 15, 2012
Getting Pickled for Christmas; the Angling Year That Was
Well, it’s time for the Christmas break here at The SandPaper. I’ll finally get a bit of a break – a well-deserved one, if I do say so myself.
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•December 13, 2012
Mold Creates Spore Spots; Fiery Searchers for Profit
Already, we’re into something of a race to summer judgment. Will LBI be cleaned and presentable by Memorial Day Weekend 2013?
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•December 5, 2012
Holding Up Glaciers for Fun and Profit; Why Super Sandy Pinged and Ponged
MONEY WITHIN THE WARMING MADNESS: The Weather Channel’s Jim Cantore continues to all but hand rally the ranks of Doomsday Preppers by hyping Super Sandy as a storm of things to come – a glum…
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•November 28, 2012
It’s High Tide to Meet Your Neighbors; Fish Oil Used to Quiet Livestock Belches
To tweak a line from the Grateful Dead: What a long, strange storm it’s been.
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•November 21, 2012
I’m Still Waiting on Newness; A Sandy By Any Other Name
The Island is on a slow crawl to reach just the outer edge of normalcy. However, angling has staged a decent return, often being done by folks slapped silly by Sandy. There’s something truly…
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•November 14, 2012
Peeling Away the Effects of Sandy; Boats Get Royalty Rocked & Rolled
As far as realm rockers go, Sandy was a Richter scale buster for LBI.
