Ten of us got out today with Paul & Ruth on the Venture 3. Conditions a slight chop in the AM, but really calmed down later in the day. I guess it's the calm before the storm.

First stop the Dykes. A few fish, but nothing spectacular. I don't thing any Tog were taken. Some divers bagged up some muscles. Water's very dark from particulate near the surface. About 10 ft viz on the bottom. 61 degrees.

Second stop a rock pile. A few bugs taken, lots of eggers. Tons of sea bass on this rockpile. And alas, they're all still there. Conditions similar to the first stop.

Third stop the Noreeast Sailor. This place was sea-bass city. You couldn't see the chain pile because of all the sea bass and juvie tog swimming around it. Also lots of bugs on the wreck, but many of them were either eggers or too far in to reach. A few were neither and are no longer on the Noreast Sailor.

The water was much clearer here, I'd guess almost 20 ft of viz, and much cleaner as well. You could see the wreck from about 30 feet down.

Guess everyone's hunkering down for the next week or so. DSAO, the year's not over yet.