The "early summer" of early spring has given way to the more traditional conditions we experience in South Florida and the Keys during March and April. Days are longer, brighter, and feature brisk onshore winds. Given this weather correction -as euphemistic stock brokers put it- maybe the flats fish won't experience what I call "false positive weather cues", which triggers premature seasonal movements. Early migrations of tarpon on certain flats and early endings of these movements are an example of this.
This morning was a classic spring thoroughbred, featuring partly sunny skies and easterly winds of 15 to 20 mph. The ocean flats have taken 3 days of this with a resultant drop in water temperature and a tilt in the tint towards tea, which created poor visibility. I scrammed the shallows for the channels and dropoffs, and was nicely paid off with a big morning's helping of large ladyfish to 4 pounds. I'll say it again, and then, some more, that if ladyfish grew to the size of the silver king, we'd have to invent new casting tackle to cope with Leviathan Ladies as well as watch the now- Tepid Tarpon become the wallflower of the Saltwater Dance.
Jan
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