Global Warming? Climate Change? Who knows for sure what's going on throughout  the world weather-wise?

What I can tell you is that saltwater fishing is nothing short of terrific.  And, for parents and grandparents of young children, there is some really  good news.

Snapper blues are starting to show up.

Water temperatures in the Western Sound are in the high 60s and low 70s.  Migratory fish, especially bluefish, appear to be spawning early.

Many anglers and the Connecticut  Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) are reporting some  catches of snapper or baby bluefish in many of the tidal rivers and are about 3  to 5 inches long. This is definitely an early arrival for these guys

Read more: http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/sports/article/Fishing-Column-Warm-Sound-waters-have-fish-3690568.php#ixzz1zykiJ8Jy

Oddly enough Tom we had excatly the same thing in New Zealand this year, Our snapper numbers were off the charts and everything started earlier than normal . Its got to make you think i know i do ,, i guess snapper is not a fish thats effected by Netting as much as other fish which could be part of it and goes to show the massive effect Netting has on fish populations worldwide. If only we could stop those Huge nets wiping out so many fish every day. Also like you say it seems warmer each summer and for us anyway snapper certainly moves around much more as a  summer fish around here.