We took a day trip to fish and kayak at a beautiful place that is in the middle of a major metropolitan area, but you would never know it. It is just off the St. Petersburg side of the Gandy Bridge. The down side is the traffic you encounter on the way there and home. We put the kayaks in at a very nice launch at the park and it wasn’t very long before John caught the first of three ladyfish he managed to land that day. Ladyfish are not at all good to eat, but they are great fighters and very acrobatic. For this reason they have been given the name “poor man’s tarpon.” John caught the last one on a fly rod, which is really a kick. The day was beautiful with many bird sightings and three dolphins that were not very far away. We stopped just outside the park at the Crab Shack to let traffic die down before heading home. The food there is very good, and pretty reasonable.
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