I have been out of the country the past 16 days so I don’t have much to report on the fishing side of things. I hope to get out later this week and wet a line or two - the weather is unseasonably warm & sunny. I did learn upon returning to the US that a friend and fellow Topsail Offshore Fishing Club member, Fred Piper, passed away while I was gone. He was a very good King Mackerel fisherman and a great guy! He will be missed.