FISH CATCHING TRAVEL
“SAVE OUR WATERS”
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Notice
GBRA just announced that Coleto Creek will remain closed for the time being. SMH!
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Random Fish Picture – A nice Everglades Snook.
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We have done the best we can with staying home and following all the guidelines. I have not fished much, simply because I did not want to catch it, or spread it if I was not symptomatic. And the Boss has more than done her part, it has been very stressful, but she has handled it like a trooper. But now with many places are opening in various limited forms things will change. Not sure if it is time yet, but I will play along. We will keep up social distancing, wear a mask, and not cough in your face. But she has really been suffering with not being able to go anywhere, she is addicted to travel, so we made a simple plan – Colorado!
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Stop in and pick up a couple of bags of the Knockin Tails, or head to the website for a great deal. Once you use them you will be hooked! Ask for the Knockin Tail at your local store or pick some up at these fine stores:
Anglers Anonymous in Katy. Tackle Town in Rockport. Fishermans Place in Corpus. Serious Tackle in LaMarue
(And here is a hot tip. Chicken On A Chain has been putting fish in the boat on the coast!)
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Colorado announced yesterday that it was starting to re-open. Yahoo. So first up I contacted a fly shop in Pagosa Springs and asked if fishing was on, it is. But with their warm weather the main rivers will be blown out with run off, it just means maybe a lake or two, plus headwaters way up in the Rockies. Just have to find those creek accesses. And since we spend our whole time out there in the woods no problem with that. We love chasing wildlife and hiking in literally the middle of nowhere. In fact, a big hike into the Rockies definitely hits the social distancing part of this mess, the very reason we love it out there. Come hell or high water I will be wetting a line. So finally something to get excited about. This has been a long hard road for all of us and there just might be light at the end of the tunnel.
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Captain Experiences
A couple of things on these good folks. First – enter! It is their Bucket List Giveaway. You could win $500 towards your bucket list fishing trip. That is as good a prize as you can imagine. So enter, I am, and let the dream begin. They have fabulous trips, a blog, and other cool stuff on their site. Nothing but sweet dreams there.
And an important word on the company. I booked a fly fishing trip for reds with Capt. Jeff for Thursday through the site. Of course the weather is going to complete crap, so much for that. I really was looking forward to that. Both Capt. Jeff and Jonathan the owner are so easy to work with. No problem with being flexible on both parts, great customer service. No bullshit from the guide, the old we can do it, fishing if fabulous, or other pressure, just sure no problem. Personal service is their creed and they lived up to it. After being totally let down by Fishing Booker, a complete joke that you should never use, it is refreshing to deal with folks who have a clue. So as soon as I get back from Colorado the redfish trip will be back on. Might even take the Boss.
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The forecast ended up making me re-schedule the redfish fly fishing trip, but now that we are sort of “open’ I am going to get back at it when we return. And if lucky the lake should be open on May 1st. (I must admit I am missing my bass fishing.) With May comes decreased winds and the bay becomes a much more regular option. The fishing just had to take a back seat to what really needed to be done, stay home and not fish. Not right to give folks a hard time about not really following the guidelines, or telling you to protect my wife, if I was out there mingling. We all still need to take it slow, it is not over yet. So stay safe, it would suck to get sick on the downside.
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So today the packing begins, and in 3 days we will be in Colorado. The anticipation and the packing are all part of going somewhere great. Taking the fly stuff, waders, and a couple of spinning rods, hard to tell what our options will be. Since we will be observing the rules we have a small house with cooking facilities and will keep social distancing for the whole trip. (And it was nice to know that our check in time is a little later as the house will be disinfected.) And my hope that the lake would be open are dashed as GBRA will keep it closed. Really hoped that it would be open when I get back. So we shall see how long that lasts, but I sure miss it. At least a few trout can lesson the pain. Have a great week, I will be posting regularly from the mountains, hopefully there will be some great pics. So keep stopping in and thanks for reading my stuff.
Good Luck and Tight Lines
