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The lingering effects of winter are delaying the schedule for where we should be for fishing this year.

 Better stated, the time table for the arrival of certain species of fish likely will be later than usual.

Supporting this is a historical account of our water temperature. By now, we have surpassed the magic 70-degree mark in most years, and in recent years the thermometer has reached 75 degrees before the end of March.

On March 28, 2011, the Galveston Daily News weather summary published on the same page as the Reel Report showed the beach water temperature to be 73.5 degrees. In 2012, the reading was 75 degrees and on that day the Reel Report told of offshore activity heating up with action on king mackerel not far off Galveston.

This week, the beach water readings have been hovering in the mid-60-degree range, approximately 10 degrees below normal. April will arrive in a few days and with it warmer temperatures should start taking over. Once warm, sunny days begin being the norm the water will warm quickly.

Now, there is one thing that anglers and other outdoor enthusiasts need to be alert to and that is the sun. In a typical year, which this has not been so far, there would have been a number of sunny days that allowed a gradual acclimation to the sun’s rays resulting in a protective tanning process.

This year, most of us have not seen enough sunny days to get any type of protective tan so it is extremely important that a high SPF factor sun screen be used. No doubt that there will be some painful experiences by those desiring to make up for lost time and get a quick suntan.

Sunscreen ratings of 15 and higher are used regularly by those of us on the water often and all it takes to get your attention is to have that first skin cancer removed from your face or arms. For me, I was lucky and it was a basal-cell carcinoma and not the feared melanoma.

From that point on I never leave dock without a good coat of lifesaving sunscreen covering all exposed skin.