24 ' i v* written a lot of columns since 1962. but I don't believe I've ever coveted fishinU season like ttorf one' No one species is following a sot. pattern, and I guess the mam causes are the weather, and the water temperature Drum are certainly not showirtg up in the quantity they have in other 'years. but the season isn't over yet. and I don't want to be pessimistic about the catches just yet I was talking to Boll'Neeley on Friday and he reminded me of the 1967 season when the total catch for his boat livery went from 300 in 1956 to 70 for all of 1957 I THINK this week will give us .the answer on those humpbacks, because they could start biting on the full moon, and the season could wind up with a good catch. The popular species right now are weakfish. and bluefish. and both of these

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gamefish are performing

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Capt I mu Haubois. on the Dottle I .in found a nice size school of weakfish out near the Pin-Top in the Bay for his party, and caught 14 of those tiderunners himself He would up with a nice catch and had a very satisfied party Capt. Al

temperature is getting right for those tiderunners. and I believe the most success has come from boats that anchored up and fished them. Another unusual Story came from Capt. John Heron on the Slammer out of Roseman’?. He found ^school of blues on top around Somers Shoal

Nace. who ’runs the ' for hfs party, and they Hucklebuck. was telling caught 52 medium-sized

me of helping clean 25 big weakfish that were caught on the Glass Machine out of South .Jersey^ Fishing Center These are a few of

the success stories.

THERE ARE also some stories of small to none catches df weakies. but it does seem like the water

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There are probably a few more good typefish stoTies around, because they've been plentiful in the Bay all the way up to Fortescue. y and they do tend to chase every other fish out of their area Maybe the weather will get warm this week, and the wind will stop blowing, and then next week I’ll have some good catches of drum and weakfish to

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NEW ARRIVALS on our fishing scene: Capt. Mike Vertges on the Sea Witch from Brielle is now docked at Roseman’s Boat Yard, and Capt. Joey Roseman will be running the Miss Penfield, a 46-ft. Norseman, out of South Jersey Fishing Center. It's been another tough week for the old timers on our Jersey Cape with the passing of Harry Eldredge. Sand Flea Market MIDDLE TWP. - The Wetlands Institute on Stone Harbor Blvd. is sponsoring a Sand Flea Market, with all proceeds going to help the institute's Children's Museum, rain or shine, 10 to 4 Saturday, May 23.

formerly of Rio Grande. “Hadgo”- touched my life in three different areas WHEN I WAS a boy and mascot ob the Court House town team he was a left fielder r ahd\ his brother Wilson played third base. During my maturing years in banking he was an officer at Union Trust, and a fellow board member on the Cape May County Savings and Loan Assn, with -me. When I started dnitti fishing in 1952 he already a legend b< of his catches with Morrison. In every field I always got help from “Hadgey," and good advice. He was a real friend to me, and to a lot of other people, and we’ve suffered another loss to Cape May

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I'll miss your, ‘‘Hadge;” as you travel on that place where the tides are right, and the Drum are biting. Another ship passes in the night, ahother friend is gone. Life goes oft, but our memories are full of yesterday's happiness.

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Unidentified member of Cpt. Lou Haubois party on the Dottle-Lin displays a 9-6 weakfish, and a 6-8 bluefish, weighed in at Rodia's In Rio Grande.

2nd Annual Foot Race On May 30

CAPE MAY - The second annual Great Cape May Foot Race is at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 30 at Convention Hall, BeaclRfirive. The event is a 10,000 weter (6.214 mile event). This year a weekend for all race enthusiasts and their families is planned. Some of the guest houses and motels are giving special weekend rates. Friday evening, May 29, is a carbo-loading party with spaghetti/meat ball dinners and beer. This will be followed by a clinic with Tom Osier, well known ultramarathoner, (50 miles and up) and author of two books on running. Osier is a professor at Glassboro State College. That evening he will present a slide show entitled "The Great Six Day Races” of the past century. There will also be a lecture followed by question and answer clinic. Awards will be presented immediately after the race

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