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    Enjoying life
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    Fishing, cycling, astronomy, reading, keeping warm in winter
  • What I do for a living:
    Computer Programmer
  1. I have not personally seen any surfers breaking the law. I fact one day last fall, I watched a surfer walk down to the beach north of the lighthouse, and turn right back after reading the "no surfing" sign. He then asked me where he could legally surf and I pointed him toward the south bays. This stupid statement reminds me of the times here in Vermont, that I've answered the front door with a shot gun in my hands. And that is within the law.
  2. I wouldn't say it's hard to fish from a kayak, but it is different from what you are probably used to. You have to get used to doing everything sitting down, and for a old fa#t like me, it's hard to turn and look at anything behind you. You need to set up your yak to do everything from your seated position. One example of that would be installing an anchor trolly, so you can move it fore and aft, from your seat. Everything needs to be within reach. I hear all the time that fly fishing is much harder from a yak, but I didn't find any problem with it when I started, except that the line gets hung on everything sticking up. That also happens when I fish with my son on his boat, so it's not exclusive to kayaks. Just start slow, take your time, keep your balance, and have fun.
  3. You can't lock the gate behind you, once you've found paradise. No one has exclusive rights to public lands. You're wasting energy complaining, cause it ain't gonna change. I've been going to M since 1970, when Mom and Dad bought the bungalow. It belongs to me and my brother now. Have I seen changes? You bet your sweet A, but I won't complain about it. The folks out east are enjoying some wealth, so think about that. The Hamptons and M have been the playground of the wealthy for more years than I've been here, and it will continue. My advice, find a way around the surfers and the hipsters, and enjoy yourself. If you choose not to come and fish, then they're will be more room for me.
  4. 303 Aerospace Protectant. Look for it in the automotive section of the mart. Armor All will work too.
  5. So, ummm, uhhh, you've taken to wearing nylon stockings, eh? :D
  6. RH37, I don't want to hijack this thread any longer, but I sill like the ebb tide there. Last night I quit fishing right at slack, so no movement. But there were plenty of fish working the schools of bait.
  7. I was there also last evening, probably a quarter mile west of you. If I'm right about guessing where you were fishing. I had no hits either and fished for only an hour as the sun was setting. Tide was wrong for that spot, but I tried an anchovy pattern and pink clouser anyway. The bait fish were mostly peanut bunker, with spearing mixed in. I've never seen so much bait in 42 years that I've fished that beach. But there's so much bait, your chances of hooking up are limited. Like when I fish the Hendrickson hatch on the Battenkill, so many flies the fish never hit your fly. There are small blues there, and there are bass too. One commercial hook and line fisher told me he caught a sting ray near Gardeners Is. Now that's odd.
  8. There's some excellent fishing down your way, you'll have a great time with a kayak. Find a dealer or two nearby and ask to test drive two or three different brands of yak. Each one will have features that you like or dislike. They each will handle a little differently, and fit you a little differently, so it's best to try before you buy. Figure out what type of fishing you'll be doing, ocean, lake, river, and find a yak that best suits your style. Brands to research are Ocean Kayak, Hobie, Wilderness, Jackson. There are many more and I'm sure guys here will offer other suggestions. I own an Ocean Kayak (OK) and I like it just fine. It paddles easier than some others and glides through the water.
  9. Here's a recipe. 1 two pound albie. 1 four pound rock. Cook together for six hours, Throw out the albie. Eat the rock.
  10. OK, I concede, it does look like an older immature. I did see one chick later on in the same bay with one of the parent birds. The immature I saw on the lake, was very young and almost solid dark grey, not at all like this bird. I haven't been back since early July.
  11. They're spearing, aka silver sides.
  12. I brought one home when I was a kid. Mom made me throw it out.
  13. Been trying to get out to seine some, myself. Grandpa used to make em into a pie. Friends break off heads w/ guts, of big ones, and flour them and fry em like potato chips.
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