Tuesday - We were going to head over to Ft. Hamer Park with Tom and put the kayaks in there, but the morning was quite foggy with a band if rain heading in. Instead, the four of us went to O'Brien's Farm and had BLTs followed by strawberry shortcakes. T&J had some errands to run so we went down to the docks here and used the new Clousers John tied today. The white with red eyes won with a 13 1/2" bass a 13" crappie, a small crappie and a small bream. The chartreuse/white with chartreuse eyes only caught a small crappie.
New Years Eve - It was a cloudy, windy, spitting rain day.
New Years Day - We fished the pier for awhile, but it was only casting practice. We had a wonderful pork tenderloin and sauerkraut dinner and visit with our friends Tom & Jane.
Friday - We fished again in the morning, but again, nothing. We then said goodbye to our friends, who are moving on to Myakka today.
Saturday - We got up early and had breakfast at Cracker Barrel, then headed over to Coquinta Park south of Anna Maria Island to kayak with the Sarasota Bay Estuary Program. We have done several of these and really enjoy them. We meet great people and always learn something from the guide Brad who works at Mote Marine. We paddled just under four miles, with some of it fighting a strong headwind. Next, we had lunch at the Seafood Shack and enjoyed their grouper sandwiches. We stopped at Jiggs Landing on the Braden River to check out plants we helped put in last year. They didn't look great, but this isn't exactly the growing season. Lastly, we stopped at O'Briens Farm and split a strawberry shortcake.
Sunday - It was another really nice service at Sun City Center UMC.
Monday - We got an early start and were on the water at Ft. Hamer Park near Parrish by 8AM. We paddled to a back area, and because the tide was out, we had to get out and pull our kayaks to a hole we have found. Joan started things off with a nice redfish, then a nice snook. We both caught several ladyfish and John also caught a couple of reds. We then came back out in the river and caught some larger ladyfish. John then hooked a 42 1/2 inch Florida gar that gave him quite a ride. Skip and a couple of friends showed up and they caught several jack Crevalle and ladyfish.
Tuesday - We got on the water early again at Ft. Hamer Park to fish for awhile before meeting our friends (Bill & Karen) from our northern kayaking group to paddle with. John caught a few ladyfish while Joan wrestled with a large catfish. When we went down River with our friends, Bill said he would really like to see John catch a ladyfish on the fly rod. In two casts John obliged with one that came out of the water twice. He also caught a nice snook later. We had a nice 4 mile paddle down River and back. It was great getting to visit with them and then sharing BBQ in Parrish. The weather today was perfect with lower humidity, 75 deg, and a nice breeze. While we were out on the water, we saw dolphin, a roseate spoonbill, bald eagles, and a tri-colored heron.
Wednesday - Today is cleanup and get things ready to leave in the morning. We also stopped at O'Brien Farm to pick up veggies and have their awesome Click HereBLTs and strawberry short cake for dessert. We will have to do without for two weeks.
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