GONE FISHING

We left home about 7 am this morning to head down to Port O'Connor for a day of fishing, it was a chilly 49 degrees. We put the boat in the water about 8 am and headed out across the water for our favorite fishing spot.

It was pretty breezy going across the bay, but we had put on several layers and stayed warm.
We started fishing, casting as we drifted, looking for Reds. This was our first fishing trip with our new Shimano Curado reels and we were anxious to hook our first Reds and break them in. We caught a couple of Reds and then a few that were to small to keep as we drifted. The wind seemed to be constantly changing directions and a few clouds dotted the sky. Dale landed a nice Red, a couple of small ones and I landed a pretty good Trout. We had our usual breakfast-peanut butter sandwich and banana with a hot cup of coffee, really hit the spot.

We continued to make drifts across the lake hooking some small reds, but seeing some really nice fish. Around Noon we decided to stop as we reached the bank and enjoy our picnic lunch-sandwiches, chips and a cold Coke.

We thought the tide was high enough to run into one of the other lakes, but upon trying we found that it was to shallow. We decided to try a drift across some of the spots we had fished in the morning, since we had seen some Reds.
We hooked another nice fish, when I spotted a Red tailing off in the distance. Dale polled us over to the spot but the fish had moved on. It was about that time Dale spotted a nice Red, after a couple of cast he had it hooked the biggest Red of the day. As Dale was playing the Red, I hooked a Red. Luckily we landed both fish and our day was over, we had limited out on Reds with 6 , and our 1 Trout, and it was only 1:30 pm. We headed back in, stopping along the way to
watch the oyster boats working the reefs. We stopped in Seadrift and picked up a gallon of fresh oysters, nothing like a good fried oyster. We got home, unloaded and cleaned the boat, gear, and put our large bag of fish filets in the frig.
A good day, a limit of reds and our reels were great!!!!

Turkey Day

Well "Turkey Day" has come and gone, which means Christmas is just around the corner. We spent a very nice Thanksgiving Day at my Mom's house, the food was great. Mom cooked the turkey and dressing and I made cranberry salad, sweet potatoes and a dewberry pie.
The weather has turned nasty---cold and wet, not the usual South Texas climate. We have been staying in, trying to get caught up on things, and using the computer to Xmas shop. I have been working with Natasha in Port Douglas, Australia on our wedding ceremony. She has done a fantastic job and wrote a beautiful ceremony for us. We booked Steve Brennan to take photos at our wedding, makes me feel like the rich and famous after looking at a portfolio of his work. Hope he is ready for two Texans. I have also been posting some questions about dive operators and getting some info on diving the Great Barrier Reef.
Hard to believe we head to Aruba in just a month for Xmas and New Years, boy am I ready. With the Holloway case in the news again maybe we will run into Greta or Grace, who knows!
Two weeks of sun, sands and the crystal clear waters of the Caribbean out our front door, what more could you ask for.

Lunch at The Wharf

Since our flight yesterday to the Elm Creek Fly-In was canceled because of the fog we decided to go flying today. Again this morning we were grounded for a while with fog, but we finally got off the ground about 10:30 am and decided to head to Port Aransas for lunch. We hit the coastline and flew the beach almost the whole way, spotting lots of fish. We landed and waited for the trolley to take us into town for lunch at The Wharf. No trolley today, so we called a taxi. We had a great lunch of fried shrimp and oysters with all the trimmings. We called the taxi and went back to the airport. Before we took off we met a guy that had flown down from Canada in a Vans he had built, he looked and admired Dale's plane. We finally landed about 4:30 pm and wiped the plane down and put Miss Ice Tea Too to bed for the night.