Monday, October 13 - It rained this morning, so we slept in and got started packing up at 8:30 AM. The tarp really saved the camper from a lot of dirt from the trees that the rain loosened up. We were on the road at 11:11 AM and arrived at Whitetail Ridge Campground at 12:30 after driving 60 miles. The reservable sites were mostly taken for the weekend, but we got a nice walk-in site (#54) on the water. It is very large and has nice access for the kayaks. There is a good distance to the neighbor sites and is one that we had marked as a preferred one. We got set up, had dinner, and then fished for awhile from shore. We both caught a few small bluegill, but were unable to connect with any bass.
Tuesday, October 14 – We took our coffee walk around a few of the loops and checked out who was here. After a pancake breakfast, we took the kayaks out and fished for awhile. We each caught several bluegill, but all were too small to keep. We had dinner and went out again, this time using flies more suited for bass, but did not get a hit. The mosquitoes drove us off the lake at dusk. We need a fishing report for this lake to see what we need to do differently. (8 pictures added)
Wednesday, October 15 – We saw several turkeys along the road while taking our coffee walk. Fishing in the morning and evening brought limited results with only bluegill to the boats. Fishing reports online told of very slow bass fishing. The kayaking is awesome, however with gorgeous weather and leaves beginning to turn. We visited with our neighbors, Manning and Faye, for awhile this afternoon. They live about 160 miles from here. (3 pictures added)
Thursday, October 16 – We took our coffee walk around the campground and saw deer that crossed the roads in front of us. We also saw hundreds of spider webs that showed up because of the heavy fog and dew that came during the night. (pictures tomorrow) We had breakfast and then biked over to Holiday Campground, which is also an Army Corps of Engineers Campground, and is just down the road. It is closed now and is about three times as large as this one. It was wonderful to have it all to ourselves to bike through. We made note of campsites that we could stay in next year. We fished after dinner from the boat launch and Joan caught a small, but nice 9” bass on a fly that John tied from chenille yarn. It was a good fish to catch on the new 4wt fly rod. We forgot to mention yesterday that we saw a bald eagle that was flying through the area.
Friday, October 17 – It began raining early in the morning and continued all day. We slept in and took our coffee and umbrellas around the main loop. Our neighbors, Manning and Fay, invited us to join them as they drove into Alabama for a buffet lunch. It was real basic, but good southern cooking. We enjoyed their company and appreciate being asked. John tied some flies when we returned and were glad we had some TV stations that worked.
Saturday, October 18 – The rain stopped during the night and we woke up to sunshine and cooler/drier weather. The lakes around the camper soon dried out. We drove into LaGrange to Walmart to do our last major shopping before being home. When we got back to camp, we cooked up the 5 pounds of chicken legs we bought. After skinning and separating the legs from thighs, John cooked 16 pieces on the grill while Joan did the rest in the crock pot for use in an apple salad. We had a fire in the late afternoon and evening and Manning and Faye joined us for awhile. The temps will drop tonight.
Sunday, October 19 – No frost, but it was cool last night. We stayed warm, however. We got up, got showered, and headed to Cracker Barrel for a nice breakfast before church. We went to First United Methodist of LaGrange where we went in June. Again, they had a good contemporary service and folks were welcoming and friendly. We stopped at a campground and recreation area to check them out for future kayaking, fishing, etc. They are beautiful and will make great alternative places to launch the kayaks and fish. When we got back to camp we got some things ready to leave in the morning. After dinner, we took fly rods loaded with two new fly creations that John tied and we wore the bluegill out. Most were small, but a few were respectable.
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