Swans in the Navesink

[DarkSkies]

Got a call from Papa Angelo this morning. He takes note every year that there is a huge group of white swans grouping up in the back of the Navesink river by the Oceanic bridge. Maybe getting ready for the trip south.

Whatever it is, they get together back there for 2 weeks, and it's an amazing sight. When Angelo first called me last week, there were 4 there. Today there were 25, and the number may reach 30 or more.

Any parents who have little children and want them to see a cool slice of the yearly swan migration, maybe you want to take them down there soon. They may only be there for another few days or so.

A Dad took his little daughter there this morning, she really enjoyed it.

Thanks to Papa Angelo for bringing it to my attention.

[DarkSkies]

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[finchaser]

I never knew this.

Penguins

Did you ever wonder why there are no dead penguins

On the ice in Antarctica - where do they go ?

Wonder no more ! ! !

It is a known fact that the penguin is a very ritualistic

Bird which lives an extremely ordered and complex life.

The penguin is very committed to its family and will

Mate for life, as well as maintaining a form of

Compassionate contact with its offspring throughout its life.

If a penguin is found dead on the ice surface, other

Members of the family and social circle have been

Known to dig holes in the ice, using their vestigial

Wings and beaks, until the hole is deep enough for

The dead bird to be rolled into and buried.

The male penguins then gather in a circle

Around the fresh grave and sing:

"Freeze a jolly good fellow"

"Freeze a jolly good fellow."

"Then they kick him in the ice hole."

You really didn't believe that I know anything about penguins, did you?

[DarkSkies]

I don't see anything there about how after he's buried in the ice, the other penguins go to the local Anarctica deli and get some FRESH pork roll sammiches to eat in his honor.





Or they went to Asbury park, found Speedy's lathe , and spent the afternoon with BIG WOOD.

Or they went up to LI, dragged Surfstix out of his house, and took him to the go-go bar. . And picked up Monty and his cats to give the dancers the seal of approval....
On the way into the club, they saw Dogfish and Mick2360 coming back from a codfish trip smelling like cod, and Jonthepain coming back from a hunting trip, with Wile E Coyote strapped to his front bumper. They all went inside, proceeded to show the dancers their BIG WOOD, and then had a blast talking about big fish stories and the one that got away.


After the refreshing time ogling the strippers and the g-strings.....the mooks above ran into Rich Swiss at the back of RB. They called Killie and asked him to come down, but he said "dont bother calling me unless you're catching 20#ers!".

They then decided to all go down to SH (except for Killie ) did the long walk death march, (with Bababooey and Storminsteve following close behind with their notebooks and GPS plotters) and looked and looked for some fish, only to find none....the only souls on the beach was Wish4fish and GJB, throwing clams and bunker in the dirty cold water.... catching skate after skate...


After seeing all this effort for nothing!!!!! their exalted leader the Grouchy Basstard, said: " I can't believe you guys really fish here, ain't worth the walk, you guys are out of your minds to take this walk, the fishin really suxx up here.....



But they all had a good time, and on the walk home ran into the OldFartsFishinClub and Surfwalker, trying to avoid the internet fishing hordes...


And....on the walk home the 2 newest of the Penguin Phishing team, Rip and Cardoc, kept falling over the same log, prompting the Old Grouchy one to say: " Hey have you guys been drinking or are you just 2 goofy googans....in my day when we came across stumps, we jumped over them like they were hurdles..... And when we caught a big fish, we didn't need to parade it

all around the internet either!!!!


To be continued.......






















You're slackin off there, Old Grouchy.

[rip316]

Can't we all just get along?

[gjb1969]

thats just nutsbut it dose some how sound right

[Monty]

thats just nutsbut it dose some how sound right

Yes...but I'm having a hard time believing Dark is not involved in this story some how.

[wish4fish]

...he only souls on the beach was Wish4fish and GJB, throwing clams and bunker in the dirty cold water.... catching skate after skate...

hey dark that was sum funny **** but im mad at you the story wud have been better if u let me come to the go go place i know some tricks there and wud find u all the best girlz for a lap dance without going broke, lol

[hookset]

Yeah where is dark in all of this, I was looking forward to a dark and the merry band of penguin surfcaster thread, pics and all. This one is ok, but next time maybe you can bring west wind walley into it. I'm bored as hell and could use some walley rants right about now, what do ya say dark?

[finchaser]

DS training his bird to catch fish for him

[storminsteve]

haha pretty cool. Now all you need is some stinky clams and dark should be on it!

[ledhead36]

10 years ago dark was obsessed about clams. Kept stashes of them hidden all over the bay in case the belford guy ran out. When we ran out when the bite was hot at night he would take a short ride and magically come back with some. Don't know how he did it but he saved us more than a few times. Sometimes the bite was so good we had to cut the clams in half to keep fishing. He said stank clams were the best. I know he doesn't fish them now but he was up there with Swiss, Yamo and the rest of them with his clam catches. Now I see he was holding out on us. We should have been using bread.

[surfstix1963]

And that is how to use a lure properly.

[jonthepain]

And that is how to use a lure properly.

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