Saw on the news that there's a bit of red tide in the Gulf near Sarasota. Is there any in the Destin area? I wasn't sure if it goes that far north in the gulf or not. The only time I was in Destin the water was perfect except for a bit of seaweed at times.

Nope, Yossarian, haven't seen any red tide around here... in fact, this year's been pretty good for red tide and seaweed and algae all together. Last year, oy vay, it was a bit heavy. Oh Mother Nature can be a bit of a witch at times.

Coming down there in about two weeks Ed, how's the water looking now?

The water's darned fine Yossarian. Clear, no seaweed, and mostly calm. You planning on doing any fishing or are you a beach person?

Thanks Ed, we're coming down this weekend for a little fishing and a whole lot of taking it easy. This past couple of weeks has been pretty rough on us, so the wife and I decided we're not going to get in any rush when we get to Destin. Seems like we're always in a hurry to get this and go there, and now we just want to take a breather and watch the world spin by.

Looking forward to the fishing, though!