At the end of this one I need some help. I had two English pointers who are the stars of my October. Rocky and Blue. Over the last couple of months Blue ahs been off and on clearly not feeling well for a day or two but snapped out of it each time.

This week has been marked by high humidity and warm weather. On the Maine Coast that means fog in the morning and sometimes all day. Amazingly thick fog that can reduce visibility to maybe a hundred feet. Most days I had a striper trip and we went every time.

I’m in the middle of a very busy summer season and as you might imagine I release a lot of fish that clients catch. As a result I have opinions about how best to do it successfully and have given it a lot of thought over the years. Last week I received a call from a reporter for the Maine Sunday Telegram one afternoon asking about that very topic.