[Broad Bill]

Again they had the feed bag on because of the imminent pressure change from the approaching storm. Do fluke know the difference between a big storm and change in pressure on August 19 - 20 versus one a few weeks later during the first week of September? Doubt it. The answer is probably somewhere in the middle. Some fish may have already started their heavy "feeding their head off" building up their reserves for their journey offshore. Others maybe not. One thing for sure, the storm won't help matters and if there's a stronger storm behind it that won't help matters either.

I've heard two theories during my life about what triggers their fall departure. Length of daylight and low pressure systems. I'm a firm believer in the later but who knows maybe it's a combination of the two. I don't think anyone knows for sure. But the clock is ticking and whatever tells them to head east is approaching and winds forecast for this week will only accelerate their internal clock. Then the commercials will take over and absolutely crush the biomass during the spawn. I'm more concerned about that than I am about the weather and when the stock's migration begins.