Listen to audio clips from Shep on Fishing. South Jersey Fishing Report. WOND Radio. Jan. 5, 2019. Topics include the pros and cons of offshore wind turbines, Flounder regulations for Summer 2019. Show notes: Special guest: Eleanor Bohanek, PHD Rutgers. New Jersey Marine Fisheries Council Bucktail Willie: Dredgers, trawlers, commercial fishermen gonna get hurt by …
South Jersey Fishing Report. Wind Turbines, Flounder. Read More »
Audio clips from Shep on Fishing. WOND Radio. 12.29.18 Show notes and topics covered: Spoils. Rocco from Margate called in to discuss dredge materials. They are really ‘spoils’. Ocean City and Margate need a spot to dump their spoils. Congressman Frank LoBiondo honored in Brigantine for a beach that erodes soon after each dredging project. Flounder …
Listen: Audio clips from SHEP ON FISHING. WOND Radio. Dec. 22, 2018. Mid-Atlantic approved slot option on fluke, aka summer flounder. BUT….Bill Shillingford, aka Bucktail Willie says that could be a problem. It might have an impact on the # of fishing days. Modern Fish Act was recently passed by the House and Senate. Now …
Bad Data Hurting Recreational Jersey Fishing. Offshore Wind Turbines Coming? Read More »
Local Jersey coast fisherman are growing increasingly more angry at the Army Corps of Engineers and the NJ DEP. Dredging and dune building by these 2 agencies is killing fishing and marine life, they claim. Anglers made their feelings known on the recent ‘Shep on Fishing’ radio show. ‘Horrifying. What they do to our natural …
Army Corp Dredging. Fishing Decline, Clogged Back Bays. Read More »
Fluke fishing in South Jersey is hot. The best in years. But did you know that politics plays a major role in your ability to take home a keeper? Good grief. It’s true. Good questioning from Bucktail Willie, asking outgoing Congressman Frank LoBiondo. Would a Democrat or Republican vote to reduce recreational fishing? Would one …
Fluke Fishing Best In Years, But Catch Limits Still Hurt Business Read More »
There’s always a downside when we mess with Mother Nature. Especially when we dredge, pump and screw with our coastal environment. A recent drone pic showing Longport beach work and clogged waterways set off more than a few alarms bells. Thanks to cheap drone cams, it’s never been so easy to document the effects of …
Choking Channels with Sand. The Downside of Jersey Shore Beach & Dredge Work. Read More »
It’s not just Jersey Shore homeowners that hate dunes, dredging and beach work. Recreational fishermen are now joining the fight against questionable, expensive work by the Army Corp of Engineers and the NJ DEP. ‘Tourism, Real Estate and fishing have been clearly damaged by beach replenishment, dredging and un-needed dune building,’ says a group of …
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Is outgoing Congressman Frank LoBiondo talking out of both sides of his mouth? That’s what those connected to South Jersey fishing & tourism are asking. LoBiondo is shining a light on potential oil and natural gas exploration off the Jersey Shore. A decades long drilling ban in the Atlantic Ocean could be lifted. But as …
Five days and counting. Margate & Ventnor residents were finally warned of potential contaminated back-bay water on Sept 26. Not from dredging or storm water run-off…but from a ruptured, raw sewage pipe at Bader Field. Did local newspapers & radio hold this story back for 3 days? Almost ZERO coverage now? (UPDATE: Leak Stopped as …
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2017 Ventnor Fishing Derby. Please be advised that this year there is a $25 application fee for four-wheel drive vehicles. The permit is good from September 19 to December 31, 2017. Those not participating in the Derby are still eligible to apply for a permit which is good from September 19, 2017 through April 1, 2018 …
The historic Margate fishing pier is now surrounded by sand. A good bit of this 500 foot structure is up to it’s neck in sand that was recently strip-mined right off of our coast. This nonprofit, membership-sustained Margate fishing club and pier is owned by The Anglers Club of Absecon Island. Sadly, fishing is not …
Margate Fishing Pier Buried in Sand, Ventnor Closes Beach Read More »
Flounder Feedback from Mike Clark: If we love the sport of flounder fishing, we need to get involved, or else they’ll legislate it away. I’ve been flounder fishing for about 50 years. I love everything about it from thinking about it, catching flounder, eating them and sharing with friends. A steep decline in flounder due to …
Love Flounder Fishing? Time to Wake Up & Get Involved. Read More »
Back in 2015, Atlantic County received a consultant report that pretty much said: DIVERSIFY or die. It told us to stop relying so much on ONE INDUSTRY: casinos, for sustenance. Instead, we should place more emphasis on our natural assets. One of them being the ocean and stuff that comes out of it….like fish. Another …
Fight Over Summer Flounder. Jersey Defends Key Summer Attraction. Read More »
The Jersey shore: a big, soft punching bag. The target of bullies, snake-oil salesmen and fishing pirates, Margate, Ventnor and Atlantic City keep on taking the punches. When will we hit back? Casinos, dune builders and fish management agencies are the big three that like to run roughshod over Absecon Island. Kinda like the kid …
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