The weather has been switched back to suck (or blow, depending on your perspective, I guess). Gale was the term used by the National Weather Service today. Tomorrow we might be back to just small craft advisory for a day or two before gale shows up again. But maybe better later in the week? Historical records say that June is the windiest month here, so I guess we shall see about a spot of decency. It could happen, even though it probably won't. But before the wind really hit this morning I got a text from the Coastodian:

   "According to the fish counter

6+ male caught 730 smelt

8+ female caught 730 smelt

12 female caught 900 sardine"

That sounds like pretty good work and pretty good fishing before getting chased off the water pretty early. He was fishing at Marshall. So, there's halibut from Inverness to Hog Island and the bait to catch them is swimming all over.