Randy(308) and his nephew, Tim Kocian, went with Scott and I to test the waters on Friday.

We intended to go fishing the surf for trout. When we got to the mouth of the jetties, there were boats everywhere. Some can be seen here. There were about forty in all and most were fighting Kingfish. There were bass boats, flounder boats, pontoon boats, john boats, and even the Island Queen party boat. We had only two heavy reels, but gave it a try. Right away we hooked into a large one. We got it to the boat, but had no way to get it on board. Scott put on some gloves and tried to lift it by the steel leader. The fish was about 45 inches long and the leader broke. We hooked another, but it gave us the slip after a short battle.

The clear green water was all the way up into the Lydia Ann channel. We tried there and caught one of the reds. We then went to Sailboat Pass and picked up another. They were 25 and 26 inches long. Three other times we had strong hookups, but the lines snapped.
There are still open houses being held to try to sell some of these condos. There is one today from 12 to 4 in 306. None have been sold yet. I understand that the strategy will be changed to try to market only five at a time.
The lights on the pier work well, just no fish to attract with them. There will be some green lights installed on the new pier. We have done that before and it was a total waste of money. I guess we can always waste a little more.
The fireworks display was less than last year, but still entertaining.
The parking area was as full as usual for the fourth of July. There were about five unused spaces.