We left at 10 AM, drove 166 miles and arrived a little after 1 PM. It was a little windy, but not horrible. John boosted the air rides to 85 lbs which helped, especially when trucks passed us. We have a nice site here (12), which is a little tight, but not bad. At least it is level.
Friday - We (John, Joan, Skip, & Shirley) launched our kayaks on the river here in the campground (Estero River). Even though it is quite developed, it is still a very pretty river. Joan started things off with a small mangrove snapper, but we were not catching anything else for the first couple of hours using Clousers, so John tied on a foam hopper and proceeded to catch three snook. They were small and out of season, so nothing for the table. Instead, the four of us headed south to Naples to visit cousins David and Marty at their very nice place in a golf community there. We shared a very nice dinner with them and their friends.
Saturday - We got up earlier this morning to beat the crowds on the river and once again Joan started things off with a small mangrove snapper and John followed with one of his own. These were both caught on foam hoppers. We went out farther today and found a nice bay to fish. We saw a huge bald eagles nest with young. Too cool. John had a fish hit his hopper eight times and not get hooked.
We returned to camp and shared excellent spaghetti Shirley had prepared, then drove about 30 miles to Pine Island to try fishing there. It was too windy on the flats, so we tried the back channels. However the fish were not there.
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