The effects of the red tide are as bad as I've ever seen here. At least all the dead ones so far have been mullet. Larry Rabe is sure glad it's not our turn this month to clean the boat ramp.
About every pelican in the county is at Kontiki. They are wing to wing on the breakwater. They rest there between the feeding forays between the breakwater and pier as they predate on the dying mullet. Here in the marina in this picture the pelicans were lined up like a football team for a kickoff. They were in a line and spaced out to stay in their lanes and pick up the dying mullet as they passed by on the incoming tide. Of course, the seagulls swim around to find the dead mullet and first eat out the eyes before picking at the rest of the carcass. Trout fishing has dropped off considerably. Right now the water is dead still. I went on the pier and caught four trout, but only one was big enough to measure and it was just a bit short.
Time Warner sent a contractor by on Friday to take measurements to prepare to replace all the TV cabling on the property. We are in dire need of that.