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Outdoors This Month: August 2010
 What could be better than crabs in August?Crabbing is a great way to beat the summer heat on Delmarva. Not much expertise, nor equipment is needed. Simply a bucket, a net, a string, and some bait. Raw chicken necks are the most popular. Find out how to catch and cook crabs at this website: http://skipjack.net/le_shore/crab/ Likewise, digging for clams and oysters require just a bucket and maybe a rake, though you can feel them with your feet and pick them up with your hands in the shallow water. Just remember to wear water shoes. Shells can cut your feet in a way you do not want to experience. This is the month fishing tournaments along the ocean and coastal bays of Delmarva get underway. The most famous of course is the White Marlin Open which is the week of August 2nd this year. Weigh-ins at Harbour Island in Ocean City are generally from 5:30-7:30pm. Check our calendar for a list of tournaments through the fall and links to weekly trends and bait suggestions and local fishing regulations: http://delmarva-almanac.com/index.php/site/calendarcategories/category/fishing/ For weekly trends and bait suggestions check these online fishing report resources before you head out: Delaware Division of Fish & Wildlife - Fishing Report: http://www.fw.delaware.gov/Fisheries/Pages/FishingReport.aspx Maryland DNR Chesapeake Bay & Tributaries Fishing Report: http://www.dnr.state.md.us/fisheries/fishingreport/chesapeake.as Maryland DNR Freshwater Report: http://www.dnr.state.md.us/fisheries/fishingreport/freshwater.asp Maryland DNR Ocean Report: http://www.dnr.state.md.us/fisheries/fishingreport/ocean.asp Virginia DNR - Saltwater Review: http://www.mrc.virginia.gov/swr/saltwaterreview.shtm Atlantic Anglers http://www.atlanticanglers.com Coastal Fisherman: http://www.coastal-fisherman.com Tidal Fish: http://www.tidalfish.com Chesapeake Angler: http://www.chesapeake-angler.com The horses on Assateague beat the heat by regularly joining beach goers along the ocean shore during August. Also this time of year, the bucks are in velvet. I saw this fellow near Furnacetown recently. Between the heat and heavy foliage, birds of special note are little tough to see right now. Some can be spotted on wires like this Eastern Phoebe in Bishop, Maryland. Another good place to look is on dead trees like the one where this tricolor Heron perched near Turville Creek. Butterfly spotting continues to be pretty good right now. Even the brown ones are pretty. A good place to look is your own garden or back yard and along country roads where you can find them in the wild butterfly weed and other wild flowers.     
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Some Upcoming Outdoor Events
July 22, 2010 - Delaware State Fair
18500 South DuPont Highway - Harrington, Delaware July 22, 2010 - Arts on the Docks  Ocean City Fishing Center - Ocean City, MarylandJuly 30, 2010 - 2nd Annual Marlin Club Ladies Tournament Ocean City Marlin Club, Ocean City, Maryland July 31, 2010 - 3rd Annual Ocean Pines Chamber of Commerce Flounder Tournament Ocean Pines Yacht Club & Marina - Ocean Pines, Maryland July 31, 2010 - Sultana Projects Public Paddles Turner's Creek on the Sassafras River Rhythms & Tides Archive
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