The last couple of weeks have been filled with a variety of trips and I have been on the water quite a bit. Here is an update on the current conditions as I see them. Water levels in the Saint 
George are at about normal for summer. I can report that there are plenty of mosquitos when you are out of the breeze which has been keeping our visits to the beaver’s lodge short on nature exploration canoe trips.
All of the rain earlier this summer and forecast for this week has put lots of tannin (from the leaves on the ground) in the water staining it much darker than normal and of course making foam where the waves lap on the shore. The additional water has not hurt the fishing though on any of my freshwater trips. Large and smallmouth bass are showing up in good numbers and the usual places.
The impact of the rain was more pronounced on the saltwater fishing with the lower river water much more brown than normal. For a while even the mackerel became tough to find but we are back to normal now. The stripers started out strong but were pushed out by the freshwater and have not shown back up in numbers. I expect that to improve as the amount of freshwater drops off.
Looking forward to the next two months and spending lots if time outdoors!
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