Over the years I have become much more relaxed about the times to start my trips. A while back I wanted every client to be on the water with me at the best time of day for success. I have realized that most are 
after all on vacation and a start at 6 AM is not really a lot of fun.
Thunderstorms are not frequent in this part of the world but we do have them. I have stopped three trips so far this summer with a thunderstorm on the horizon. This afternoon started out nice enough even if a little windier than predicted. I was on the saltwater part of the Saint George and could clearly see this storm coming from a very long way off.
This morning was a perfect striper fishing trip. The tide was just right and going slack just at our stopping time. Not a breath of wind and about 70 when wen started at 7AM. There were plenty of fish in the river even a few chasing bait onto the surface.
