Community Bloggers

Upwelling of cold water typical of July

Newspaper Section
Cobia
Helen Klenk tries to lift the cobia she caught while Gail Nelson and Evan Stein watch.

“Hot, humid and a lot of rain” (and in some cases hail) equates to typical summer-time fishing weather. Also every July, and this year is no exception, we often get an upwelling of cold water due to the westerly winds blowing the warm surface water offshore and the colder water will start upwelling and bring about cold water and miserable fishing as well as beach conditions out to several miles.

Some people call it a Labrador Current, but it is not such. Divers have seen dead lobsters and Moray eels on the bottom. Fish hardly move and are an easy target for the unscrupulous diver. who tries to take his limit without any effort. That is not my kind of fishing.

Congressional politics and gas prices a costly formula

Newspaper Section

What can be done about out of control gas prices and many goods and services?

It's not only at the pumps, we are also paying higher prices on home energy, groceries and clothing.

Why?

Truckers are paying $5. a gallon for diesel fuel, while the farmer uses fertilizer and gas to run their tractors which are petroleum-based products.

Fish, Feathers and Fur

Newspaper Section

The weather is the typical summer-time fishing weather hot, humid and thunderstorms. The good news is that several captains are seeing the cold water is resolving but it is still spotty yet. Fish seem to be marking better, however.

The dolphin have moved north with no reports of any being caught this week. SST’s are 80 degrees Fahrenheit. The King Mackerel continues to be the main trolling fish - mostly on wrecks and artificial reefs and barracudas. are also being caught. Capt. John Krall continues to slam the kingfish, red snapper. and grouper. Cobia are under debris and loggerhead turtles. Nobody has seen any rays. Several sailfish have been caught recently. Little tunny are still testing the endurance of the light line anglers. The bottom bite for back sea bass, trigger fish, vermillion and Lane snapper has slowed but continues to be good. A lot of genuine American red snapper were landed this week. Amberjack continue to give anglers great fights.

Obama really a Muslim?

Newspaper Section

Do you remember Barack Obama talking about the winning all of the 57 states And passing it off as a slip of the tongue?

Most Americans don't that there are 57 states -- Muslin states that is. Being a Muslin, Obama deep in his heart knows this what he was referring to.

On May 26th if you listened to the Rush Limbaugh radio show, here is what Rush had to say:

Parents of injured veterans become caregivers

Newspaper Section

A growing number of parents are, by necessity, stepping back into the role of caregiver for their veteran son or daughter who has returned from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan with debilitating and long term injuries.

An estimated 10,000 young veterans of these wars now depend on their parents for their care. Many parents have become warriors themselves fighting to make sure this new wave of injured veterans get the medical care and rehabilitation they need.

Dealing with the the homeless a real eye opener

Newspaper Section
Tia with Girls NSB News
Tia McDonald teaches sisters science in a
book she gave to them at Burger King in
Daytona Beach.

I have recently made a sad and surprising discovery and that the amount of homeless and needy people in Volusia County. Did you know that its estimated that there are more than 1,000 children, and over 3,000 adults homeless just in our little county of Volusia?

When there are so many people with no place to go, where do you go? How can you raise a family on the side of the road, or behind a business? I have a huge heart for the homeless. I feel very badly for them and will do anything I can just to lend a helping hand.