It’s not officially summer. June 20th is the official start of summer. Yet, expectations of a season, and trademark signs of that season appear at different times and in different ways across the country. I would be inclined to say it’s summer, however summer has some trademark things that aren’t technically here yet. Sure, we have the heat, sure, the bright sunny days, day in and day, out, absolutely. The absurd humidity is here, slowing creeping up from the south, day by day getting worse and worse. One of the most iconic things we see here all summer are the lightning storms. Unlike a lot of places we get small squally storms all throughout the summer. Storm can be only as large as a few small houses. The small storms with the lightning striking in random places sometimes during sunny parts of the day is kind of unforgettable. It’s scary and beautiful at the same time. You can also see some lightning bolts if you follow the local team, the Tampa Bay Lightning as they start off their playoffs against the Florida Panthers. They’ve got their work cut out for them. Scalloping is almost here as well. If you haven’t seen the summer storms from the water go rent a tall hotel or condo that overlooks a coastal area. Scalloping, while more dangerous, is also a really fun way to see the summer storms. GL Bolts, and enjoy the summer.
Category Archives: Fishing
Picked Up A Fatty Today
Nothing but love from the gulf today.
A Dolphin Encounter in December
A few stone crabs made their way into my boat too.
Annual Park Passes at Honeymoon are Half Price Through January 13th
Go pick up your annual park pass if you don’t have one. Come surf the Pinellas Punta Roca. The t-groins are calling your name. Surf one of the handfull of point breaks in the area. Honeymoon passes are half price until January 13th 2024.
Snook are in Season
Tried to get on the water today. Snook season is open apparently. My two stroke ran out of motor oil, and the fish camp didn’t have any motor oil, nor did “the resort.” It turned out to be a decent day just chatting it up with the doctor of fish, Capt. Hud. Some nice people gave me pilchards, I just couldn’t get much use out of them with a boat that wouldn’t get up on plane. Some days are like that I guess.
Scalloping In Pasco County
Cool People In The Surfing Community
Dave Adams, a surfer for decades was inducted into the Florida Skateboarding hall of fame for being a legend. Go Dave.
Austin Mcwhorter was at a fishing contest around the North Pinellas beaches hosted by the Ozona Fish Camp marina in Ozona. I’ve been surfing with Austin for probably a decade now. We’ve even been over to the bay to fish the Safety Harbor area. Austin’s boat took second place in a pool of 20 boats. Great job on another successful tournament result.
Yana Smith is pretty cool. She’s a mother with a son who she takes surfing. She caught some great waves the other day! Happy Mother’s day to all the mothers.