Don't go away mad - just go away!
The Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission webpage gets updated every Friday. Like a drunken sailor drifting up and down the coast looking for a port to land in - the red tide algae bloom that made it's appearance on Christmas Day is still wandering aimlessly up and down the SWFL coastline. Manasota Key was hit especially hard. For 4 weeks now tourists, snowbirds & local beach goers have been hacking, coughing & sneezing all the while stepping over dead fish to try to get in some quality beach time. I ventured out to Blind Pass Beach on Manasota Key hoping the recent NW winds had blown the nasty stuff back out to sea. The sun was out and the tide was low enough to make it a great day for sharks toof hunting. The beach was clear of dead fish but there was a definite whiff of red tide in the air. We stayed for a bit until the winds blew the bloom our way and as the hacking and coughing commenced we quickly exited the b...