Ship ahoy!

 Sitting home today watching an all day drizzle that hopefully produces olives and feeding fish for all those on the river. Was surprised to see that it's been three weeks since the last WK&TL page. Even more surprised that there were next to no questions during those three weeks.

Hopefully last week was the nadir of my season, if the rivers aren't blown out, the predicted cooler weather will perk up the fishing. The olives have been hatching in the coldest water and fish have been on them - albeit carefully and only just before dark. 

Dennis, Perfect Manhattans come in two flavors rye and bourbon. Personally I agree with your good wife and use rye in mine, no bitters thanks, and just a lemon twist (skip the cherry please). Andy thanks for the tip on the catchup at Wendy's but I couldn't reach it from the car window, thought I would find it in the bag.

The mysterious "Black Boat" added some intrigue to the comments section, Scarlet Pimpernel indeed. Quite sure I saw him drifting quietly by in the heavy fog one night with his skull & crossbones flag hanging limply from the mast.    

Just noticed there was a question on "the pay side". Darryl Bogart asked about the algae that is plaguing the WB this year. The WB drainage area above the reservoir contains thousands of acres of farm land which results in excessive amounts of fertilizer being washed into the river. The water under the bridge at the upstream end of the reservoir is often a light pea green during the sunny summer months. The nutrients also aid and abet the growth of the heavy chunks of algae that flow out of the reservoir in the release water. New York City has purchased farmland in the drainage area when possible in an effort to cut down on the amount of nutrients entering the reservoir. The amount of algae in the river seems to vary from year and is perhaps related to both the amount of fertilizer washed into the reservoir and the amount of sunlight. This year (and right now for sure) it's as bad as I've ever seen. 

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