While fishing Jupiter Inlet the other day, I witnessed and impressive sight. What started out as a tiny column of smoke in the background, turned into the mother of all conflagrations. The column of smoke was so large that it looked like it was starting to create it’s own weather. The illusion of depth made it look like the ocean front middle class neighborhood on the North side of the inlet was in danger. Actually, the source was a safe distance away in Jonathan Dickinson State Park. And a check of the news that night revealed that is was even a park ranger controlled burn.

The July Moon is rising and I’m headed down island. I’ve been hired to shoot the Virgin Islands Game Fishing Club’s 48th annual July Open Billfish Tournament. This should be a blast. The July Open is always a great event with plenty of Blue Marlin bites for all the boats. The July moon in St. Thomas can produce some spectacular fishing and if it’s anything like last year, some very big fish. If you can’t make it down there in person, I’ll be posting updates here for all to see.