We had another beautiful “fall” day today with sunny skies and warmer than normal temperatures and there were lots of folks out fishing. I even dropped a few sand fleas on the south jetty to no avail where the wind was blowing pretty good out of the south and there were some big sets breaking… Read more »
Monthly Archives: September 2019
SU Senior Killed In Sunday Crash; Fundraising Effort Underway For Family
BERLIN — A Severna Park man and Salisbury University senior lost his life in a single-vehicle collision on Route 589 on Sunday evening.Around 5:40 p.m. on Sunday, Maryland State Police troopers from the Berlin barrack responded to a single-vehicle personal injury accident on northbound Route 589 just south of Route 113. The initial investigation revealed… Read more »
‘World’s Largest Offshore Wind Turbine’ Now Planned Off Ocean City
OCEAN CITY — One of the two companies holding permits for offshore wind energy farms off the coast announced it was planning on using 12-megwatt, 853-foot turbines described as the “world’s largest offshore wind turbine,” making the resort area a guinea pig of sorts for the fledgling industry in the U.S.Last week, in response to… Read more »
Windy Sea Bass
Today felt more like the second day of summer than it did the second day of fall. It was warm! Nice and sunny today, but the breeze did pick up pretty good this afternoon. Thankfully it laid out nicely by this evening and the next couple of days look very nice for fishermen.Captain Monty Hawkins… Read more »
Unique Factors In 2018 Result In ‘Incomplete’ Coastal Bays Evaluation
WEST OCEAN CITY – Citing a lack of data, officials this week announced Maryland’s coastal bays received an incomplete health rating in 2018, but highlighted a decline in water quality.For the first time since 2008, the coastal bays system last year received an “incomplete” grade on its annual Coastal Bays Report Card.Each year, the Maryland… Read more »
Berlin Indefinitely Closes Park Over Spill Cleanup Costs
BERLIN – Town officials agreed to close Heron Park indefinitely rather than spend $55,000 more on cleanup costs.At Monday’s meeting of the Berlin Town Council, officials voted 3-1, with Councilman Dean Burrell opposed and Councilman Troy Purnell absent, to close the park. Though the cleanup of the chemical spill that occurred at the property has… Read more »
Wicomico Executive Denies Sabotage Claim On Folk Festival
SALISBURY – Wicomico County Executive Bob Culver shared his intentions last week for sending a letter to Maryland Senate President Mike Miller outlining his concerns that wine and beer licenses approved by Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot for the National Folk Festival were “illegal” after the comptroller’s chief of staff penned a response lambasting the county… Read more »
Off-Boardwalk Smoking Change A Success, Resort Says
OCEAN CITY — The installation of cigarette disposal receptacles near the Boardwalk earlier this summer was apparently a huge success, but getting the private sector to follow suit remains challenging.Last year, it was determined an unintended impact of prohibiting smoking on the Boardwalk moved the issue to the side streets. In many cases, smokers were… Read more »
Good Sea Bassing and Some Tunas Showing Up
I had the pleasure of fishing offshore today on the Blood Money with Captain Anthony Pino and my good friends from An Optical Galleria Nikki, Bob and Chris Pino. We also had special guests Joe Pino and Top Lady Angler in the White Marlin Open Jackie. We fished the Wilmington Canyon releasing two white marlin… Read more »
Good Offshore Bite
We had a beautiful day today with sunny skies and light winds and the temps warmed up nicely making it nice and warm throughout the day. There were plenty of anglers out enjoying the nice conditions and the offshore fleet got to enjoy some good fishing with some meat mixed in there.Captain Mike Burt and… Read more »