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Got the Contributing Memberships stuff finally worked out and made up a thread as a sort of "How-To" to help people figure out how to participate. So if you need help figuring it out, here's the thread you need to take a look at -> http://www.corvetteflorida.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3581 Thank you, everyone! Rich Z.
Rain today
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Yeah, we got a dry day here today too.
Nothing much showing up on radar or the forecasts for this area. I heard about a tropical storm maybe heading into the Gulf, but the weather service forecasts haven't been all that accurate lately, so I'm taking it with a big grain of salt.
Our road is still pretty muddy, yet our temporary pond doesn't have a drop of accumulated rainwater in it.
LOTS of yellow flies marauding the property, but not so many mosquitoes. The mosquito magnets are trapping a good number of them since I put some blinking blue lights on them. The appearance of motion the lights are giving seems to attract the yellow flies to the traps. I've got a few more things to set up near the traps to enhance that attraction. Getting pretty tired of feeling trapped in the house. We put up a new storm door on the front door of the house a few days ago, and Connie manned the fly swatter. She got 23 confirmed kills for the couple of hours we were out there working.
Nothing much showing up on radar or the forecasts for this area. I heard about a tropical storm maybe heading into the Gulf, but the weather service forecasts haven't been all that accurate lately, so I'm taking it with a big grain of salt.
Our road is still pretty muddy, yet our temporary pond doesn't have a drop of accumulated rainwater in it.
LOTS of yellow flies marauding the property, but not so many mosquitoes. The mosquito magnets are trapping a good number of them since I put some blinking blue lights on them. The appearance of motion the lights are giving seems to attract the yellow flies to the traps. I've got a few more things to set up near the traps to enhance that attraction. Getting pretty tired of feeling trapped in the house. We put up a new storm door on the front door of the house a few days ago, and Connie manned the fly swatter. She got 23 confirmed kills for the couple of hours we were out there working.
We got 0.22 inch of rain yesterday. Some storms popping up all around us today, but no precipitation landing here.
Mosquito population is starting to build up, to fill in where the yellow flies are tapering off. The mosquito magnets are taking a big toll on the yellow flies, luckily, as they are unbearably aggressive biting pests. I've had to change out propane tanks and do some other mods on the mosquito magnets to make them more attractive to the yellow flies, and I had to do all that after full dark so I wouldn't get the crap bit out of me. Which, of course, leaves me open to the mosquito bites instead. Lovely....
We spotted a great crested fly catcher several days ago collecting nesting material. Those suckers need to get busy catching flies and earning their keep around here!
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Great_Crested_Flycatcher/id
Mosquito population is starting to build up, to fill in where the yellow flies are tapering off. The mosquito magnets are taking a big toll on the yellow flies, luckily, as they are unbearably aggressive biting pests. I've had to change out propane tanks and do some other mods on the mosquito magnets to make them more attractive to the yellow flies, and I had to do all that after full dark so I wouldn't get the crap bit out of me. Which, of course, leaves me open to the mosquito bites instead. Lovely....
We spotted a great crested fly catcher several days ago collecting nesting material. Those suckers need to get busy catching flies and earning their keep around here!
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Great_Crested_Flycatcher/id
We got 0.02" here yesterday and 0.13 so far today. Looks like maybe some more rain coming in from the west tonight.
Red snapper is GOOD eating! One of my favorites. Sounds like you have a very good day fishing. :thumbsup:
Looks like the long term forecast on Ventusky is predicting a hurricane to develop in the western Gulf, so it might be something to keep an eye on.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lg-qrKvbRXk
Red snapper is GOOD eating! One of my favorites. Sounds like you have a very good day fishing. :thumbsup:
Looks like the long term forecast on Ventusky is predicting a hurricane to develop in the western Gulf, so it might be something to keep an eye on.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lg-qrKvbRXk
CHASZ51
Z51
We were about 60 miles south of you where we were fishing. The red snapper have really come back the last 15 years in our part of the gulf. Had to give away many 6 to 8lb snapper as you are only allowed 4 on a 2 day trip.
Been raining most of the day today. Nothing very heavy, but pretty steady for a good soaking.
Got 0.47" registered so far. Seems like it should have been more than that.
According to the weather radar, more is on the way.
The mosquito population has definitely picked up. I had to change the propane tanks on two of them yesterday evening, and there were a LOT of mosquitoes mobbing the mosquito magnets. Yellow flies seem to be well on the way out, however. Apparently caught lots of them in the mosquito magnets, so I'm sure they helped.
I really need to get out in the yard with the hedge trimmer attachment as the underbrush is taking full advantage of the rain and the fact that the yellow flies kept us stranded indoors for so long.
Got 0.47" registered so far. Seems like it should have been more than that.
According to the weather radar, more is on the way.
The mosquito population has definitely picked up. I had to change the propane tanks on two of them yesterday evening, and there were a LOT of mosquitoes mobbing the mosquito magnets. Yellow flies seem to be well on the way out, however. Apparently caught lots of them in the mosquito magnets, so I'm sure they helped.
I really need to get out in the yard with the hedge trimmer attachment as the underbrush is taking full advantage of the rain and the fact that the yellow flies kept us stranded indoors for so long.
Temperatures here have actually been pretty mild for June. Today only got into the low 80s. One of my mosquito magnets bit the dust today, so I'm trying to figure out how to fix it, because I need it RIGHT NOW! I think the mosquitoes are about done eating the yellow flies, so they are turning their attentions towards humans.
Probably a clogged fuel nozzle so I found some on Ebay. Looked at some pretty informative videos on YouTube that go into detail about how to repair these things. Looks like a rather easy fix if that is the culprit.
Probably a clogged fuel nozzle so I found some on Ebay. Looked at some pretty informative videos on YouTube that go into detail about how to repair these things. Looks like a rather easy fix if that is the culprit.
Connie and I walked down to our temporary pond near the large bamboo grove to see if the pond held any water that could be a mosquito breeding area. Nope. Bone dry even after the rain we have had lately.
Interestingly enough, no yellow flies to speak of, and even the mosquitoes were not as much of a problem as I thought they would be.
The forecast for rain has lightened up quite a bit for the next several days, but still, even with a 20 percent chance, being under that 1 in 5 spot and getting a thunderstorm can still produce quite a bit of rain.
Interestingly enough, no yellow flies to speak of, and even the mosquitoes were not as much of a problem as I thought they would be.
The forecast for rain has lightened up quite a bit for the next several days, but still, even with a 20 percent chance, being under that 1 in 5 spot and getting a thunderstorm can still produce quite a bit of rain.