Pacific Stays Active, Atlantic Gone Quiet, Goodbye Grand Isle

 After Tropical Storm Bertha dissipated earlier this week, all the tropical action is in the EPAC (Eastern Pacific) where we have 2 hurricanes cranking.  One (Fausto) will brush Hawaii with some high surf with the stronger one ( Genevieve) is already a Cat. 3 and could become a Cat. 5.   The color satellite view gives the classic look of a major storm.

Back over the Atlantic, we have several clusters of storms, but the upper winds will not allow anything to get going.

With so many upper lows (TUTT Lows) in the Atlantic Basin, tropical development is not expected for the next 7-10 days, and that gets us into August.

The other big story this week will be the western heat wave that will extend over us for the first part of this week.

Two things to notice are 1) the number of cities above 100 and 2) the cities with dew points up to 80 (Des Moines, St. Louis).  The only relief for the east will be daily T-storms away from the upper ridge.

No such storms around today. Consequently, temps are mid to upper 90s.

The hottest days according to NWS will be Tuesday & Wednesday where they have issued an excessive heat watch.  as usual, use common sense while working or playing outdoors.  Finally, it's goodbye to Grand Isle.

I will miss the sunrises, the crowds, the food and the fishing.  Valerie landed a 2.65 lb trout and Doc Muller caught 5 sharks, including one over 5 feet.  Despite Bertha delaying the start, the weather turned near perfect and lots of fish were caught.  Start planning your trip down for next year as we celebrate # 99 of the International Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo.  Stay tuned!

Grand Isle Rocks, Tropics Gone Quiet, The Heat Is On.

With Tropical Storm Bertha long gone, the skies turned sunny, and the winds and seas settled down just in time for the Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo.  After a breezy Thursday, where offshore fishing was a no-go, seas offshore were 1-3 feet, allowing for the bigger boats to go out after the bigger fish.  We stayed on the bay side of the islands and Captain Pat Belanger found some nice trout.  Valerie boarded a 2.65 lb trout that was on top of the speckled trout leaderboard.

I caught several nice trout on Vudu shrimp, but the  biggest fish were caught by Dr. Rob Muller.  He landed a 32" throwback redfish and this 5'+ shark.

If the weather is perfect again tomorrow, I expect the leaderboard to fill up with some big fish.  IF you come down to the island tonight or on Saturday, don't forget to register for the $10,000 grand prize.  Drawing is Saturday night around 9:15.  Come join the fun and listen to the Wiseguys close out the Rodeo.

The Tropics have gone quiet as TUTT lows are everywhere.  It seems every late July through August brings us awful heat waves.

Look for the western heat to build eastward into next week.

The only relief from the heat will be a few spotty storms.

Use common sense when you're outside for the next 6 weeks.

This is serious heat that could turn deadly if you don't stay hydrated.  We have plenty of cold beer down here at the Tarpon Rodeo.

We have some great local bands, art & craft vendors plus I'm calling the name of the lucky winner of $10,000 Saturday night.  Hope to see  you there.  Stay tuned!