On Nov 20, 10:20*am, jeff wrote:

weather sucked and the fishing was off - even the local guides
complained. *the albies never really showed in any consistent pattern or
numbers...they were around, just not like they usually are, and up/down
so fast they were hard to find and get a cast to. one guide traveled
over 95 miles of water searching with no success. *the albies and
migrating bait were probably out closer to the gulf stream this year.
we caught a few...posted some photos on the facebook roff site...but not
enough to satisfy the greed in a a month's effort at it. *wind, weather,
and water conspired against us. of course, for me, it was way better
than the alternative of work at the office in groanville.

Any way to know (or even offer a reasonable guess) whether this is
just one of those things that happens sometimes, or if it hints at
something more sinister?

Either way, it sounds like you had a grand time. Maybe it's time to
start thinking about retirement?

giles