Maryland Diamondback Terrapins On Poplar Island

November 19, 2008

I captured this video on a tour of the Poplar Island restoration on the Chesapeake Bay, Maryland.

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Blue Crabs In Thailand

November 17, 2008

I recently spent 10 days in Thailand on vacation, with most of it spent in Phuket where it can be a seafood-lovers dream.  One of the main reasons for choosing Thailand as this year’s vacation destination was the food.
I was stopped in my tracks by this sight as I walked along the shops and restaurants [...]

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How To Pick a Maryland Blue Crab

November 12, 2008

I just happened upon this video that covers a strategy for picking Blue Crabs by CalvertNews.info. I think every picking “expert” has their own approach to picking crabs and the key is to get someone to teach you theirs (if you don’t yet know how) and adapt it to your own preferences over time. [...]

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Collecting Tilghman Brand Chesapeake Bay Oyster Tins

November 10, 2008

As a Tilghman Island homeowner, I am always looking for Chesapeake Bay memorabilia from days past and especially Tilghman memorabilia.  In a future post I’ll explain how I lost the majority of what I had collected over the years to a fire, but in the meantime, here is one of the Holy Grail items that [...]

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Steamed Bluefish With Ginger Recipe

October 6, 2008

I had a great weekend on the Bay this weekend and spent ample time casting a line for Bluefish off of the pier.  It’s always a two-step process – catch the Spot using bloodworms, then catch the Bluefish with pieces of Spot. I caught two keeper Blues in the 14-18″ range and one about 8″ [...]

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