FISH CATCHING TRAVEL

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After a fun long weekend in New Orleans it is back to real life.  We had a good time with our friends Chris and Jamie and of course we ate ourselves blue.  And on the way home our buddy Chris had heard about this Cajun Supermarket in Scott Louisiana and wanted to stop and get some Cajun stuff, and we loaded the cooler and another insulated bag.  After eating the bacon wrapped duck breasts last night we should have taken another cooler!  We are really looking forward to eating the other stuff we bought including the marinated rabbit on tonight’s menu.  So if you ever head that way stop, trust me, it is good stuff, be sure to bring your wallet.  The name of the store is The Best Stop Supermarket, and they are not kidding.

www.beststopinscott.com

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I missed the Austin Boys this weekend but here are a few of the pics.  They did struggle some, but as usual a good time was had by all.  And it does not take the dead fish pile picture to define a great fishing trip.  And apparently Roe’s etouffee was off the chain.  The boy can cook.

I think cell phones should be banned while operating a motor vehicle.  And from the pic above maybe from the boat!  The boys fish hard, play hard, and I will not miss next year, already blocked off the 3 weekends next year where when it is generally held.

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The real reason I wrote today is articles in our local paper, The Victoria Advocate.  There are 2 major developments, literally, in Port O’Connor.  Major changes may be coming, and the folks who are proposing them both have the ability to get it done.  One promises to make POC fishing trips easier by building a gated community with a new marina.  Now not quite sure how it will make fishing “easier” for the average Joe, wet slips at $500 a month and a boat barn at $300 a month.  The average Joe needs another public ramp and parking so he can afford to launch his jon boat.  And adding a huge development to the POC sewer situation is going to work how?  (If you know about that they have continued problems with sewer backing up into the houses.  Yuk!)   So go to the paper and read the articles and decide how you feel, but sorry, nothing I read will make fishing easier for the regular folks like us.  But if you are rich things are looking up.

https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/

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Why I Love Fall Fishing.

According to the weather dude we have a major multi day rain event coming in on Friday sometime.  With it will be a big low pressure moving in to dominate, and that usually means one thing, the fish go off.  So today I will be getting the honey do list done after being gone, and then the next 2, and maybe 3 depending on Fridays weather, will be on the water.

This time of year the pattern is usually cold front, then the slow warming and the high pressure then moving off.  As it does the next front, hopefully a big low, moves in with clouds and precipitation and the cycle repeats itself.  Timing becomes everything.  The last day or two as the front comes following the warming trend with the clouds the fish bite, and these are the potential epic days.  It tends to be the same fresh or salt, and the key to real success is being on the water if you can when those special days happen.  Thursday should be exactly that, and some of Friday weather permitting.  Makes me giddy thinking about it.

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I am off to the store and errands, then in the tackle room to get ready for a stretch of what I hope will be some serious catching.  It does take a little prep to keep 2 different sets of tackle and equipment organized.  One thing is certain, not using the freshwater reels in the salt sure lengthens their life.  No decision on where yet, that will be determined by conditions, but I am getting big trout twitchy!  So keep stopping in and thanks for reading my stuff.

Good Luck and Tight Lines