Friday - We had plans to put the kayaks in at Ft. Hamer Park with Tom, but rain this morning made us change our plans. Instead, we did an explore and checked out a few launch points and showed Tom Ft. Hamer Park. We came back and had dinner with Tom and Jane and enjoyed Tilapia that he had caught at Myakka State Park. It was really good.
Saturday - We joined the Sarasota Bay Guardians and Satasota Bay Estuary Program with planting native wildflowers and grass at Jiggs Landing Park near Bradenton. This area is part of the regions watershed and the plantings are done to protect it.
Sunday - The message was titled "Jesus Wants us to Fish". Of course it was about leading others to our savior, but it really got our attention. In the afternoon, we got together with Trackrock friends Bob, Carolyn, Mike and Janice at M&J's place in Lithia. Mike cooked up wonderful chicken and ribs on the grill. We had a great time catching up and joking around and eating way too much.
Monday - We returned to Ft. Hamer Park and got the same result. Ladyfish! One that John caught was quite large and gave him a really good fight. We would really like to get into some trout, but the cold fronts and rain every few days is keeping that from happening. Anyway, it was a beautiful day today.
Tuesday - We needed a break from kayaking, so we headed over to E. G. Simmons Park and fished from shore. At least there were several people fishing there, which is much different than what we have been seeing. We didn't see anyone catching any fish, but John managed to catch what appeared to be a keeper sized trout. We didn't have a ruler, but it looked to be about 15 inches. We discovered a back way to get over there, which was about 22 miles. It is a little farther that way (5 miles) but we miss the Sun City traffic. We are getting to like this area more and more.
Monday - We returned to Ft. Hamer Park and got the same result. Ladyfish! One that John caught was quite large and gave him a really good fight. We would really like to get into some trout, but the cold fronts and rain every few days is keeping that from happening. Anyway, it was a beautiful day today.
Tuesday - We needed a break from kayaking, so we headed over to E. G. Simmons Park and fished from shore. At least there were several people fishing there, which is much different than what we have been seeing. We didn't see anyone catching any fish, but John managed to catch what appeared to be a keeper sized trout. We didn't have a ruler, but it looked to be about 15 inches. We discovered a back way to get over there, which was about 22 miles. It is a little farther that way (5 miles) but we miss the Sun City traffic. We are getting to like this area more and more.
In the evening we went over to the church and had a very nice Valentine's Day dinner and were entertained by a local high school and their acappella choir. They gave a wonderful performance which made for a very enjoyable evening.
Wednesday - John had bought a high def dish at a yard sale last year, but just put it in the shed, so we drove down to Zephyrhills to pick it up to use with our new receiver when it arrives. We had lunch at our favorite restaurant Mainely New England and enjoyed the fish. Some really nasty weather blue in late last night, but there was no damage in the area.
Thursday - It was very windy and cool today so we pretty much stuck around I got some things done here, except we ran to the vegetable market to pick up some veggies and go down to Fort Hamer Park just to see how it was there.
Friday - The weather was not so great so we did some biking and hiking in the park here. We also drove over to Balm and had a strawberry shortcake at Goodson Farm. This is the best we have had anywhere.
Saturday - We drove over to Ruskin to try to get our satellite situation resolved, but without success. We stopped at the Ruskin Inlet and fished for a little while, but like everyone else there we caught nothing. The weather is supposed to warm up and be a little more consistent the next couple of weeks, so we are hoping that the fishing will improve.
Sunday - This was our last service in Sun City. We have really liked it here and will return next season. Skip and Shirley joined us here and came over for dinner. We also enjoyed a fire. The temp really dropped after the sun went down.
Monday - The four of us took advantage of a beautiful day to go over to E.G. Simmons Park to kayak and fish. Once again the kayaking was much better than the fishing. Except for one too small to keep trout, the only fish caught today were ladyfish. Shirley had put stuffed porkchops in the crockpot, so we didn't starve to death. They were scrumty delicious.
Tuesday - In order to take Advantage of the nice weather, we headed over to Fort Hamer Park to kayak and fish. Joan started things off by tying into a nearly 20 pound Tarpon which began to take her towards Mexico. It took her rod totally down into the water but then took off, rolled and came unhooked. It was very exciting to watch and experience. Joan also caught a keeper sized Spanish mackerel, but they are not really to our taste. John caught two very nice sized ladyfish and one also nice sized Jack Crevalle which gave him a very good fight. Skip got into a few ladyfish as well which were good-sized. All in all it was some fun catching, but nothing for the plate. It was good to see more people on the water fishing, kayaking and enjoying the nice weather.
Wednesday - Skip and Shirley are wearing us out. Today we drove over the Skyway Bridge to Weedon Island and put the kayaks in. This is a great place to kayak and fish, but too much traffic to suit us. John and Joan each caught a ladyfish and missed a few others. Skip had to settle for a catfish, which is not good to eat. On the way home we stopped at the Crab Shack for lunch and Goodson's Farm for strawberry shortcake for dessert. In the evening we had our fourth campfire.
No comments:
Post a Comment