A few words to say about local fishing lately: "Fay, Gustav, Hanna, Ike, and slow-season! Although we were very fortunate to have few serious effects of the storms, they did disrupt fishing with their fringe effects that included gusty winds, high seas, rain and fresh water influx. Add to that mix the slowest of all seasons in SW Florida and the result doesn't add up to a lot of time on the water. I have been using this down time to do maintenace on the boats and the home-front. Pretty soon, October will bring many of our seasonal residents back and will also mark the end of peak storm season, which ends officially on November 30th. We welcome all of those events and we also say gleeful goodbyes to Fay and her followers!