Tropical depression Julio tip-toed by bringing with it a little wind and leaving 3 inches of rain, with even more wind coming from the collective sighs of relief from the locals than the storm.

In the wake of Julio's departure, we've had storybook weather with water temps hitting the high eighties, but the fishing has been described as ???double tough.' Offshore it has been a scratch bite for sails and blues, though there were a few small tuna in front of La Ribera on the high spot.

Inshore the water was off color and there was a bit of leftover swell that has kept it stirred up. You had to earn the few small roosters and jacks that were still to be had.

I suspect that part of the problem was the fewer number of boats that went out this week; many cancelled their trip at the last minute because of Julio.

Tip:Following a storm is a good time to find the color breaks; cruise along the clean side and look for debris that may have washed out of the arroyos. In the hot weather, the dorado like to gather underneath in the shade of the debris.

Tip Archives Water temperature 76-87
Air temperature 77-100
Humidity 62%
Wind: WSW 5 to 7 knots
Conditions: Partly Sunny
Visibility 11 miles
Sunrise 6:59 a.m. MDT
Sunset 7:41 p.m. MDT