Manatee Hammock County Park (Jan 31 - Feb 6)

We made it here in less than an hour and a half. We got set up, then went to Cracker Barrel for dinner and Walmart to pick up supplies for the week. It looks like some rain on the way, so we may check out Kennedy Space Center tomorrow or Wednesday. The sites are much closer together, so having good neighbors is very important. We were greeted by a Red Shouldered Hawk when we arrived.

Tuesday - First on the agenda today was laundry so we got up early and got er done. We heard people were catching trout on Jakes Creek out on Merritt Island NWR so we drove the 21 miles out there to check it out. The reports were correct. We managed five between us plus one small flounder. Even though it was quite windy, it was awesome to get back into fish. We kept two, which will be dinner tomorrow night.

Wednesday - We scouted several areas in the NWR to put in and fish, but none proved to be better and offer us safety for ourselves and our vehicle than Eddy Creek did.

Thursday - We returned to Eddy Creek. The wind was really blowing out there, so we wade fished. Joan caught 2 trout, 1 lady fish and 1 pin fish. John caught 1 trout. 2 trout were keepers but we had already planned on pizza so it was catch and release today. A year ago, we would not have attempted to fly fish with this much wind.

Friday - It was very foggy this morning so we decided to wade fish again instead of kayaking. We returned to Eddy Creek, and this time we were prepared to keep a couple. It took a change to a yellow-headed Clouser before we got a hookup. We ended the day catching a dozen trout and three were keeper size. Joan also caught a couple Pin Fish and John caught a Sea Robin, that has wing shaped fins and legs. It is a very strange looking fish indeed.

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