Fish Catching Travel
This website first debuted in August of 2011. We have just finished our second full year of fishing and blogging. It seems like forever since our first month. The first month we had 69 visitors, and even that surprised me. As we wrap up this year I am amazed that we have had 103,000 visits this year. I guess that means we are doing something right.
When you are fortunate as I am to spend lots of time on the water some really cool things are bound to happen. This spring I had a fawn swim over and try to get in my boat, I saw a gator run out some reeds to chase some ducks, and my friend Chris and I hand landed a sailfish. I fished Lake Fork for the first time, went to Turkey and Greece, and did my first shark beach trip. My brother and Clyde went with me to Belize, and we all caught fish. Clyde managed to catch a cool slam – a bonefish, tarpon, snook, and permit. What could be better than that.
I managed my biggest trout ever, killed the redfish all year on Redfish Magic, and caught more big bass than I ever have. My brother, alias Shoedog, and I fished Baffin and he caught his biggest trout. He also fought an epic struggle with a huge gar on his trout rod. Rivers, lakes, creeks, we fished them all. I was lucky enough to share the boat with some great guys.
We went on a dog hunt for hogs, and Alfie from South Africa killed his first hog. And he had never caught a bass, so his trip was a roaring success. I ever managed to kill a few ducks in spite of my poor shooting.
So what is to come this year? I have been working on changes to the website, and promise to get them done soon. And more videos and how-to articles are coming. Looks like I will be fishing in Cabo this year, not to mention 2 weeks in Canada, Australia, Fork, Falcon, and Baffin. I will be actively pursing some sponsorship for the website, fishing is an expensive endeavour.
The bottom line is that I am surprised and thankful with the growth of fishcatchingtravel.com. It has made me a better fisherman, let me meet lots of new folks, and provided the memories that will last my lifetime. And most of it is thanks to you. I can not express my gratitude to ever single person who reads my ramblings. So off we go into a new year. The anticipation is killing me. So with all this out of the way it is back to the business at hand, fishing. Thanks for reading my stuff.
Good Luck and Tight Lines
