August 2009 Online Edition

  1. Offshore and Inshore, plus the MA500

    Text by | Published August 17th, 2009 in What's Running?

    The Charter Fleet at South Jersey Marina had some good catches both offshore and inshore. Big Game had 2 Wahoo ,1 Yellowfin and 2 Dolphin early in the week. Common Sense brought in 1 Yellowfin and 4 Dolphin plus released [...]

  2. A Week for Blue Fin

    Text by | Published August 12th, 2009 in What's Running?

    The story of the week at South Jersey Marina was Capt. John Sowerby and his Charter Boat Hooked Up II. He went offshore to the Lobster Claw for Blue Fin Tuna on 5 separate trips. On every trip he caught [...]

  3. Hot time for offshore fishing

    Text by | Published August 3rd, 2009 in What's Running?

    Cape Queen with 18 keepers
    The offshore fishing for the South Jersey Charter Fleet has been hot this past week.
    Cape Queen had a nice catch. A 131.5 lb. Bluefin Tuna and several Dolphin. Slammer had a Bluefin at about the same [...]

  4. Summer time and the garden is growing!

    Text by | Published August 1st, 2009 in Garden Talk • Gardening

    Whether you garden in a pot or a plot, it is time to take notice and give the plants one last feeding if you do not already have time-release fertilizer on the plants. Clip or deadhead blooming plants so they [...]

  5. Time for Variety

    Text by | Published August 1st, 2009 in Fishing • Off the Hook

    August – the month when summer is at its peak. This is none the less true for fishing in Cape May. The month of August brings forth the largest variety of fish species caused by the large numbers of bait [...]

  6. Blame it on Mother Nature

    Text by | Published August 1st, 2009 in Environmental

    Cove beachgoers will have to check the tide charts and make sure their bathing is at low tide until Mother Nature decides to shine down on the little strip of beach at the end of Cape May.

  7. A Half-Baked Idea

    Text by | Published August 1st, 2009 in Recipes • The Persnickety Chef

    There are two distinct clans in the culinary world. Hot foods chefs and baking/pastry chefs. Not exactly the Hatfields and McCoys. Nevertheless, there is a distinct line of demarcation between the two groups. They work differently and think about food [...]

  8. Island Surfing

    Text by | Published August 1st, 2009 in Beaches • Outdoors/Water

    Trying to describe the impact of surfing on Cape May is like trying to describe the impact of baseball on America – it’s an incredibly broad topic. Many locals have built their lives around surfing, embracing careers that allow them [...]

  9. 5th Annual Best of Cape May Survey

    Text by | Published August 1st, 2009 in Best of Cape May

    Vote now for your favorites in the Best of Cape May! Voting is open August 1 through August 26.

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    Christine: A Fresh Beach Wedding

    Text by | Published August 1st, 2009 in Real Brides

    Growing up with annual summer visits to Cape May I had always dreamed of my own Cape May wedding. When Jeff and I started discussing our wedding plans I knew I had to at least throw the idea out there [...]