FISH CATCHING TRAVEL
Just having a heck of a time getting back on the water. First, I hurt my back Friday. The original injury happened in the late 80’s on the ambulance and occasionally it rears it’s ugly head. And like it often happens I simply leaned over doing nothing particular and on the floor I went. Thank goodness it just takes a couple of days of rest, as in the whole weekend, and I am a lot better today.
And while the boat is done there is plenty to do to get it back on the water, which of course was slowed by my back. It was real dirty, and everything was wet thanks to the couple of feet of rain. So everything got a wash including whatever was in the boat. Funny how much old and useless crap was in it. The trolling motor batteries were dead, which was no surprise, and while one charged up the other was not having it so off to Interstate I went. (Nothing like crawling under the console and pulling out a battery when it is 90 degrees with 75% humidity.) It has a 3 year replacement warranty so they put it on charge and they said come back in the morning to make sure it takes, and then keeps, a charge. This is a perfect example of what can happen if a boat sits.
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The Wade Right Fishing Belt and the new Madre Sling.
For all your wading needs.
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And to complicate things the Boss is having knee surgery next week. Looks like no big deal but it will be done under a general which is always a consideration. She did not “injure” it in the classic sense, it just started hurting and giving her lots of trouble. The Boss has always been a picture of health so this is the first hitch in her git along. Only time will tell what kind of patient she will be, the opposite of her last 30 years. But the Doc says she will be back hiking mountains in a few months so there is no doubt she will crush the rehab.
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On the fishing front the reports out of Grand Isle are full of folks absolutely killing the trout. 75 – 100 fish limits, most by 10:00 am is common. It is really a whole other world down there, and besides the off the chain trout fishing, it has the redfish that Louisiana is famous for. That place is a fish factory. It is calling my name and driving me a little nuts right now. If it was like that here the trout would be decimated. The Louisiana marsh is a thing of beauty, to bad it is shrinking daily.
And the bay reports from our area are looking up, with redfish dominating. Other than a few guides most are not posting pictures of strings of trout but they are being caught. What I hope comes out of our freeze is a little more of that keep enough to eat and CPR the rest, and then the end of the dead cooler picture. Most of us would much rather see a bent rod picture than some stagnant dead trout.
And it is to bad a planned Amistad trip did not materialize when the boys called off. The fishing there is off the chain right now. A good topwater bite along with the typical grass pattern are producing numbers along with some big fish. It is my favorite Texas lake, just like fishing the highland lakes of Arkansas. After running the boat a few times to make sure it is good to go, then getting the Boss over her initial tribulations, I should be good to go somewhere.
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Just wanted to let you know I have not fallen off the face of the earth. This is how I hope the week goes. Wednesday the lake for a little shake down with the LTS. If it is all good Thursday will be bay day. I have some new “things” from Controlled Descent that are burning a hole in my tackle box. The look killer and my initial thoughts is another couple of fish catchers are on the way. So keep stopping in and thanks for reading my stuff.
Good Luck and Tight Lines
