Don't know whether you've been following the theorizing of the evolving permit opportunities in the Carib Yucatan, but one idea is that the purported number of bigger and more fish along the reefline, and bays is that hurricanes may have a beneficial impact on this fishery. There is no real way to certify these ideas, one of which says that possible water mass and biomass shifts from Hurricane Mitch did the trick.
I remember Captain Buck Starck's idea that Florida Bay needed a good 'cane cleaning periodically, this purportedly to flush out weed-clogged bay bottom, although the de-Thallasianization of this area would be like evicting crabs, shrimp, etc. from grassy condos.
I do recall that Hurricane Jeanne's massive storm surge into North Bay put wads of finger mullet alongside and often right over our seawall tops-the storm occured as the mullet run was beginning. I recall hooking tarpon literally at my feet. What is clear is that the forage and gamefish within the waters being storm-affected and shifted may wind up in some new and temporarily concentrated places. Couple this with a hurricane making landfall during an autumn high tide augmented by a spring tide, and maybe this year I'll just drop a line out my office window.
These speculations have merit, particularly when waiting out the torrential rains us Floridians have been dealing with these last two weeks. Instead of feeling frustrated and helpless, we can think great thoughts!!
Jan
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