Sunday – We arrived at our campsite about 10:30, checked in, and set up. The site (#46) is very nice and provides ample room to set up the tarp. We had some lunch and headed out on the river to fish. The weather is rather unpredictable this week which almost caused us to cancel. There is a cold front headed in which promises to drop the temperature like a rock. We decided to cut a day off the end of the trip and come home on Tuesday instead of Wednesday and avoid the worst of it (we hope). Things started off pretty slow, but once we got a good ways down the river, John caught a nice channel catfish. On the way back, he caught a 16 ½ inch spotted sea trout. He was holding it by the gill plate and Joan was trying to get in position and hold the bag open to put him in, but just then he shook and got away. Aw, the joys of landing and trying to negotiate fish from kayaks. John also caught a small bass on the way back in.
We got back just as it was getting dark and got the kayak back on the truck and went back to camp to shower and have supper. We enjoyed reheated chicken that we had cooked and froze at home and vegetables done in foil on the RVQ (the outside propane grill).
We had just gone inside for the evening when the rain let loose. We are very happy to be dry and warm.
Monday – We got up about 7:30 and had coffee and breakfast and headed for the river. We fished on the way out to the flats and John caught a small bass and a small mangrove snapper. We fished Johnson’s creek without any success so decided to fish our way back. Both of us had large fish attack our lures, but would not hook up. We ended up by going to a short creek with a spring at the end. John brought a 16” largemouth bass to the boat. Since we had hamburgers thawing back at camp and this is our last dinner here, we decided to let him go. The weather today was beautiful. There was a fairly stiff breeze out of the East that helped push water out of the river. Boats were having trouble in the shallow water. We had to work to move against the current, but found it much easier going than it was in the canoe. We are hoping that the New Years revelers are not too noisy tonight.
We got back just as it was getting dark and got the kayak back on the truck and went back to camp to shower and have supper. We enjoyed reheated chicken that we had cooked and froze at home and vegetables done in foil on the RVQ (the outside propane grill).
We had just gone inside for the evening when the rain let loose. We are very happy to be dry and warm.
Monday – We got up about 7:30 and had coffee and breakfast and headed for the river. We fished on the way out to the flats and John caught a small bass and a small mangrove snapper. We fished Johnson’s creek without any success so decided to fish our way back. Both of us had large fish attack our lures, but would not hook up. We ended up by going to a short creek with a spring at the end. John brought a 16” largemouth bass to the boat. Since we had hamburgers thawing back at camp and this is our last dinner here, we decided to let him go. The weather today was beautiful. There was a fairly stiff breeze out of the East that helped push water out of the river. Boats were having trouble in the shallow water. We had to work to move against the current, but found it much easier going than it was in the canoe. We are hoping that the New Years revelers are not too noisy tonight.
Tuesday - It rained again during the night, but was not very cold yet. It was nice and sunny in the morning which made packing up smooth. The weather people are talking freezing temperatures for tonight, so we're not too sad about going home. Our young neighbors are going to stay tonight and head down to Ft. Desoto park tomorrow. We pray they stay warm. They have been fun to have as neighbors as they are learning how to deal with whatever comes their way when camping. So far they have kept their sense of humor.
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