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Was he looking for your picnic basket?

Tis the season for Bears- likely looking for a girlfriend

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Which harkens back to that age old mystery — Does a chicken have lips?

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For those who live in lower NY and CT near the Long Island Sound the striped bass bite remains very good.  Since the end of April I've been out a half dozen times and have managed to keep my one allotted slot fish (28-35") each trip.  In addition there are a ton of big nasty hard fighting blue fish around in the 8-12 pound range.  Probably the best blue fish in size and numbers in many years.      

Our annual clam jam in Rhode island is going great. The weather has been stellar and during the week, the campgrounds is quiet.
Clams have been coming super easy. I am getting my limits in less than an hour.
My son and grandkids came out yesterday and we hauled about 150 clams in 2hrs just messing around.

For the fishers, there has been really good fishing in the bay and breachway early and late for stripers, fluke and sea bass.

Lobsters continue to rise in price as expected but man, they are so worth it.
Current price at the dock is $12. $14 & $16.
We got 6 1.50lb at $14.00.
When we first came here years ago it was $4.00 , $6.00 & $8.00.
Obviously those days are well past.

Hopefully with the heat wave coming, my chickens survive until we get back on Saturday with a butcher date of Monday.

Looks like a fabulous time!

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