It is Labor Day weekend, and the water is doing exactly what you would expect for early September - warm, blue offshore, and worth the effort if you pick your spot. The late-August blow that browned out the coast has settled down, the diving is coming back, and the warm water has the coast loaded with fish worth putting a shaft in. It is also one of the busiest boating weekends of the year, so staying visible and staying safe in heavy boat traffic needs to be front of mind. H