2B JULY 28, 2011
THE GLOBE, CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C.
2011 turning into summer of âsame oldâ Onslow Offshore With Dr. Bogus
Does the term âsame oldâ mean anything to you? For the past week or so, the wind has blown from the southwest day after day. The ocean swells are three to six feet or more. The water is beyond a dry cappuccino (lots of foam, not much steamed milk) in color, full of weeds and 83 degrees. The sound has held at 86 degrees for days, with two-foot whitecaps, and is also dirty. Very dirty. Same old, same old. The fishing? Same old, too. The good news this past Saturday was I got to help out with the Onslow Bay Saltwater Fishing Clubâs annual Take the Troops Fishing Day. The captains took out local Marines and spent a day on the water fishing, finishing off the day at Osprey Oaks Marina with a lunch of grilled hot dogs and hamburgers. The guests from Marine Corps Base
Camp Lejeune were also given gifts of thanks for their service to our country, like T-shirts, fishing rod combos and more, donated by local businesses. I had some bumpy waters going out and back from the Beaufort Inlet area and fished mostly behind Shackleford Banks, trolling for Spanish and drifting for flounder without success. My friends and I also worked an area around the Atlantic Beach Causeway Bridge. All in all, we landed a bunch of small bottom fish, a bluefish and big needlefish, and ended up with a Spanish mackerel that went airborne and boated itself. It was the only Spanish we saw all day. And the âskiff â ride back in to the southwest wind and whitecaps was memorable, pounding and wet to say the least. When things are settled down, the Spanish fishing remains
good, especially around the inlets - both Bogue and Beaufort including Bird Bi Shoals - although we couldnât find them there. the The Spanish are eating small stuff, so ea at flies flie are working well as well we as speck jigs. The best bes fishing is early and late in the day and they really prefer clean and green water. Speaking about Beaufort Inlet, there are some sea mullet still there and gray trout, 14 to 17 inches, as well good-sized croakers in the Turning Basin. Nearshore (if you can get there from here), the flounder fishing remains good on the reefs and rocks. Inside, the floundering is slow as well as slow from the surf or piers, although I did get a couple of throwbacks on Sunday in the Emerald Isle surf. The surf is generally slow, but there are some sea mullet and other bottom dwellers around Fort Macon. Where are the surfinâ redfish? Inside drum fishing is generally slow, although there are some fish recently showing in the Haystacks, but the water is so dirty that the only thing that will get their attention is cut bait, preferably cut menhaden. Itâs cheating, but they canât see artificials right now. The Haystacks have also produced some decent sized specks on live shrimp as well. Piers are currently fishing what is mercifully called
summer slow. Oceana Pier has had blues and Spanish. Bogue Pier had few sea mullet, an occasional bluefish blitz, some sheepshead if you fish for them, and Spanish. No big ones (like king mackerel) this week. Seaview Pier reports a few nice fish, along with trout, sheepshead and flounder on live bait, and some Spanish. No big ones here either. Surf City truthfully reports terrible fishing, but when something comes in, itâs a nice one. They report a few small cobia, trout and flounder on live bait, blues, spots occasionally at night and you can still watch the tarpon roll, but it will not hit a bait. Jolly Roger had some better news. Certainly, there are tarpons-aleaping and even two releases this past week in the 80 pound range. There are some nice black and red drum above slot that have been biting for the last couple weeks as well as sheepshead. Offshore (again, if you can get to there from here) is good with billfish, sails, whites and blues being found from the Big Rock to the Swansboro Hole.
June 20 through 24
Lance Cpl. Kyle Keith First Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division Combined score of 341 for tables one and two
End of NFL lockout welcomed by all
Outspoken with Russell Varner Sports editor
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e had all gotten tired of it. Even I, the diehard football fan, had to admit it. I was left begging and pleading for something to happen, for some different news to come out. Day in and day out for the past 130-plus days, we have had much of the same news about the National Football League lockout. The owners want this. The players want this. Neither side was budging. We were given the same news daily, with what seemed like no end in sight. It got to the point where yet another âwill Brett Favre return to the NFLâ story reared its ugly head. With the dogs day of summer treading along at speeds that would make a snail look like a speed demon, no NFL offseason news and slow news coming from Major
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Weapons Training Battalion: High Shooter, Stone Bay
League Baseball, it was a dark time for sports fans. Then, training camp reminded people the season was supposed to start soon, which meant preseason would be just around the corner. As some had predicted, a deal would not be finalized until they were really pushed against a deadline, unless something was truly at stake. The preseason and the millions of revenue it generates was on the line. That was all the motivation that was needed, apparently. But, if you are like me, you didnât care how it got done, about the legal mumbo-jumbo, about who came out on top. All that you cared about was that the deal got done and that there would be football on Sundays this fall. Rejoice my friends. We were not disappointed. Football is back. Itâs nothing against the MLB. Itâs more against its schedule. Baseball gets the most interest in the first and last two months of the season. The months in between them suffer. So, the end of the NFL lockout brings us new news and arguably the craziest and most exciting week in NFL offseason history. Twitter will explode come Friday when free agents are officially allowed to sign with teams. It already nearly imploded on itself Monday when the first undrafted free agents
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announced where they would be signing. For non-football fans, now they do not have to be bombarded with the same lockout news day in and day out. They can now find an escape from it. They can now watch their regular shows and newscasts without having to worry about the NFL lockout update. Even fans of the National Basketball Association can take solace in the news. Now, the NBA is in a similar position: locked out and with the players and owners on complete opposite sides of the world as far as a deal is concerned. But, the NFLâs deal can give hope that maybe, just maybe, the NBA can reach a deal in time so that we donât lose many, if any, games this year. Anything is possible. Isnât that right, Kevin Garnett? The National Football League is back. Major League Baseballâs trade deadline is just around the corner, which means it will be time to start paying attention to baseballâs divisional races very soon. Not to be forgotten, college football is also just around the corner, which also means college basketball and the National Hockey League seasons arenât far behind either. The sun seems brighter. Food tastes a little better. Man, itâs amazing what a lifted lockout can do for your spirits.
Varsity basketball volunteer Marine Corps Community Services is looking for a volunteer basketball coach to help lead a Marinesâ varsity team. For more information, contact Antonio Warner at 451-2061 or warneral@usmc-mccs.org. Twisted Thursdays at Paradise Point Thursdays, 5 p.m. Stop by Paradise Point Golf Course every Thursday for Twisted Thursdays and enjoy a different format each week with no restrictions. The $12 entry fee includes greens fee and cart rental. For more information, call 451-5445 or visit mccslejeune.com/golf. Jujitsu Thursdays, 7 to 9 p.m. Mondays, 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays, 7 to 9 p.m. Learn the art of weaponless self-defense using throws, holds, and blows from a 6th degree black belt. The cost for the class is $50 a month, which is due on the first class of the month. Classes are held at Building 39 (next to Goettge Memorial Field House) and class size is limited. For more information, call 451-4724 or 467-2393 or visit www.mccslejeune.com/martialarts. Kayak in the Sun Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays Enjoy a free, scenic, one-hour guided tour through Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeuneâs waterways with the experienced guides in the Outdoor Adventures Division of MCCS. The trips are open to all authorized DOD identification cardholders ages 10 and up, though a parent or guardian must accompany children ages 10 to 18. For more information, contact Outdoor Adventures in Goettge Memorial Field House or call 451-1440. Whitewater Rafting trip Aug. 19 through 21 Outdoor Adventures will be hosting a whitewater rafting trip on the New River in West Virginia this August. The trip will include two full days of whitewater rafting plus an overnight riverside campout. The next payment for the trip is due Monday. For more information, visit the Outdoor Adventures office in Goettge Memorial Field House or call 451-1440.