Richard Ehrenkaufer

Everyone complains about the weather, but nobody ever does anything about it.

Last week, I mused about the use of sand fleas (mole crabs) as a prime bait for various munchers and crunchers. But what about the secret life of “fleas” and how to rig them as bait?

This week I’ll finish up with U.S. Coast Guard tips for safe boating.

I know aging is a pain in the…but please allow me one more musing on fishies of my past, this relating to a couple of citations that still remain uncited. These are two of my favorites.

Over the weekend, I measured surf temperatures at Bogue Inlet Pier as high as 86 degrees early in the mornings.

I must say, this past Independence Day holiday week in Emerald Isle was one of the busiest I’ve seen in my 30 years living there, with Shibumis blowing in the wind, clogged streets and boats galore, what a week it was.

Over the past years, I’ve noted some of the obvious signs of a warming climate, particularly as highlighted by changes of fish and other critters to habitat-range changes in response to the warming oceans - blue crabs in Maine, mahi off the coast Massachusetts and so on.

Last week, I started a series I call Waaaasssss-That? I will get back to that periodically throughout the year. This week I’m going to go over some important news items

So, it’s been a tough summer, hot-hot-hot, then rain-rain-rain along with the hot-hot-hot. FYI, I’ve had measurable rain in my rain gauge now for nine days straight adding up to

Happy Labor Day to all out there, and with the passing of Labor Day, we look to a drop in water temperatures, a change of season and a change of fish and fishing.