According to Captain Temo Verboonen, this past week was a non-fishing week for the fleet and that Tropical Storm Frank had lingered out in front for 3 days and kept the port closed for the better part of the week. Temo said, "there is much more rain than last year, the ocean is very rough and the harbor is closed to navigation. It's time to put the boats on land for annual maintenance programs and get ready for the next go-round of fishing.

IZ Climate: Mostly cloudy, 72 nights to 90 daytime highs, hot, humid and lots of rain, especially in the late PM and nights.

Sea Conditions: Rough weather week for this area, big swells, wind and rain and the dirty water is now out to the 15-18 miles mark from the running water out of the river mouths.

Best Fishing Area: None reported.

Bait Supply: Not reported.