We are coming into a changing time in our angling world. This has been a season of big changes, and this one will be no exception. As the sun crossed the line on Wednesday the wind was blowing northeast, and that means only ooe thing if all the old tales I've heard are true. I'll predict from those sayings that we’ll have prevailing northeast winds all year in 1983, and that may make a difference to every fisherman. Now, on to this subject of change. We didn’t have too much of a spring, and suddenly it was summer. The sun^me^ sort of lingered on through fall, and before we know it, it will be winter. Last Wednesday I was talking to Captain "Hi” Thompson down at Frank Menz’s restaurant, and he was telling me that the "Big Jirrt

11" was finding some nice seabass offshore, and that he thought there would be some good cod fishing this next year. It seems there’s been a lot of cod taken up north, and that sort of pinpoints the possibility of a good cod season. Now I know it seems funny to be talking . about a cold water fish like cod right nou(, but that season will be here before we know it. There is / one more run we fall anglers can look forward to, and that's the fall run of whakfish and blues in our inlets. John Fisher of North Cape May has been fishing the surf at Poverty Beach and he says there have been lots of spots and mullet showing at low water. ( George Dunham also said he’s already livelining spots, and catching

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MOON PHASES/POSITIONS , Thr Moon'* affect on the Tide im greatcBt when r/oinf lo Earth (In perfgee) and when In direct alignment with Sun & earth (full * new moon phatenl On and about there dater. law preirure lyilcmt and/or Btrong winds /depending upon direction/ may retail in flooding, and extremely low I Ides. Kail Moon Z Peri*** h Iji«I Quarlrr 9 Nrw Moon I> ApoRrr 23 Pint Quarter ..24 TIOE TAHI.E Computed for Cape May City beachfront, for other areas, see Correction Zimes DATE M)W IIIOII a.m. p.m. a.m, p.m I Wed 12 51 13:00 7:15-7:32 1 Fri 12 5*1 IB 7:26-7:44 2 Sol I 41 2:03 8 04 8:22 3 Sun 2:20-2:45 8:41 9:02 4 Mon 2:59-3 28 9 21-9 43 5 Tue 3 394 II 10:02-10:26 6 Wed 4:17-4:58 10:48 11:17 7 Thur 5:02-5:49 11:39 8 Fri 5:498:50 12:13-12:35 9 Sal 6:53-8:03 1:14-1:36 10 Sun 8:099:14 2 20-2 43 11 Mon 9:24-10:16 3 293:52 12 Tue 10:2911:13 4:395:01 13 Wed II 27 5:438:01 14 Thur I2:03-I2:22 6:368:54 15 -Fri 12:52 1 12 7 22-7 39 16 Sat 1:37-2:01 8:068:22 17 Sun 2:21-2 46 8 45-9 02 18 Mon 3:01-3:28 9:24-9:40 19 Tue 3 494:07 10:03-10:20 20 Wed 4 15 4 48 10:43 II 01 21 Thur 4 51-5 28 11:23-11:44 22 Fri 5:278 12 12:08 23 Sat 6:087:04 12 2912:55 24 Sun 7:03-8 07 I 291 46 25 Mon 8 199 08 2 :192 41 26 Tue 9 23-10 02 3 193:40 27 Wed 10:2910:51 4:294:42 28 Thur 11:11-11 34 5 195:37 29 Fri 12:01' 6 068 28 30 Sal 12:1912:48 6 52-7:12 31 Sun 12 02-12:35 6:348:54 CORRECTION TIMES Compufr approximate hmet of hiph 6 low water for your area bv addir g or fublrdttinjr Ibe following number of mlnulei for each tide phase in the Tide . Table

LOW HIGH Great (Err Harbor Inlet minus 10 plus 10 Ocean City < 9th St' BndRei plus 35 plus 20 Corson Inlet ibridRei plus 20 plus 5 Sea Isle City <l.udlam Thoro bridRe i plus 95 ' plus 45 Sea Isle City beach o - minus 20 Townsend Inlet plus 20 plus 5

Stone Harbor 'Groat Channel bridge/ plus 4o / plus 40

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West Wildwood •Grass* Channel hndRi" plus 45 plus 40

Hayshore Channel • Ba* Canal junction • plus .Vl plus 40 Miami Beach plus HO plus 85 Dennis Creek entrance plus 120 plus 95 Brandywine Shoal l.iRht plus 80 plus 60

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big weakfish in the sounds now. As this bait moves towards the inlets we’ll start getting that real last spurt, and the party boats are already trying along the beach front. Capt Tom Roberts on the "Nfy Gal" had Jerry Jerabek, Fred Hansen, "Banjo," and himself out there on Friday off the Wildwood Condo, and came back with 48 weakfish,and 12 flounder. Jerry stopped by to show me some fo them, and they were pretty nice size. The' count came from him too, so take that as an angler's count (that means give or take five on each species). John Fisher also tole me that the Cape May Co.-Hatteras Anglers surf team is starting on their fall tournament tour. The first contest they will be fishing in will be up in Long Beach Island dt the Pennsauken Surf Angling club's annual affair. Next on the localteam’s fishing agenda will be a couple of Sunday spots along the coast, and finally winding up with a grand finale of a week’s fishing on the Outer Banks of North Carolina for the greatest surf fish of them all, the red drum or channel bass that is prized by true surfmen everywhere. I hope to be able to participate in some of this along with my friend Andy Grace. Next on our local fishing agenda after the inlets die out will be striper fishing in the Rips off of Cape May; and after the world record 78 pound striper taken by Albert McReynolds, of Atlantic Ci.ty, I look forward to a lot of

fellows trying down here as the stripers move South. This will- be my last column in the Herald. I wish all success to all the staff, and^close with t,h£ way I bpened five or six years ago. — "Allah does not deduct from Man’s allotted span of life, those hours spent in fishing." New Record Albacore?

CAPE MAY - A 71-lb. true albacore which measured 49 inches long may be a new world record in the 30-Ib. line class for a Philadelphia angler. John Przybyszewski boated his possible world record fish Sept. 16 while fishing aboard the Part ner's Choice with Captn. Jerry Crowley out of South Jersey Fishing Center. Weighmastcr Scott Knoff said that Przybyszewski was trolling a ballyhoo bait in Baltimore Canyon when the big iilbacore hit. It took 20 minutes to subdue the big fish. Also aboard were Howard Vcrmilye, the mate, and David Anderson and Michael Baker, both of Medford. The fish will be mounted as a trophy. It will also be submitted to the International Gamefish Association for consideration as a new world record to replace a 70-1b. albacore currently holding that honor. That fish was boated Aug. 25, 1974, at Cape Point, South Africa, by Geoff Sonnenberg.

FIRST CALL FOIL^IIELP 729-2255 DEAR FIRST CAN.: Q I have been living in Cape May County for several years and Ret bored lo distraction wherf the season is over Are there anythings con structive to do in the Fall Season A There are many thinRsJn do I will try to list as many ss spa^sill permit Courses of all descriptions are Riven at Wildwood High S4h|ol Evening Division 522 1670. Atlantic Community College in Cape May County 465-7857 and Cumtierland (Community College in Cape May County and Cape May Vocational Technical School at 465 3064 Inaddi tion.. there are many clubs and orRahitatrons that list their ar tivities in this paper's Community Calendar Anything from shell col* lecting lo model railrnadinR ire available in a variety of clubs and organizations There are a1*0 municipal recreation department^ - as follows Avalon 967 3i»l6. Cape M%y RH4B4U. laiwer Twp 886 htMI.

Middle Twp . 485 3520. North Wildwood 522 2955. Ocean Cily 3998111 ext 246. Sea Isle City at 263 1124. Slone Harbor .168 3311. Up per Twp .199-7292. Wildwood 522 .5837. Wildwood Crest S22-431S They offer a wide variety of pro grams from swimming lo ballet dan ring depending on the community Finally, call uur office at 729 2255 for other programs and activities Cape May County comes alive m the fall, gel involved and enjof it Correction Comer It has been brought to our attention*!** Diane Rudolph, deputy x-ounty clerk, that the besl way lo get your birth cer tifirate if you live in Somerset Coun ty as quoted in a recent column is to write to the municipal clerk from the Municipality where the person was bom or to Trenton Division of Ad ministration 'Vital Statistics' Dept of Health. PO Box I540. Trenton. NJ 08625 This is NOT an Emergency tint line for Fire. Police, nr Rescue This ser vice is (ree and confidential If you have a question fur the First Call For Help column write to David G Fnthergill Quinlm, First Call For Help. P o Box 222, Bio Grande. N J 08242, or call 729 2255

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