Fishing

Since the baby was born, I've accomplished a number of things, most of which have been baby related. I've discovered the joys of 3 am feedings, learned the inside of Baby's R Us like the back of my hand, etc. I've squirrel-proofed my pecan tree, even read O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin series - all 20 volumes, but I have not been fishing or kayaking for the past 7, almost 8 weeks. That all changed this morning. After a few weeks of false starts, I was able to get out this morning and heade

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So, Jason and I had a few rough days on the water in early July. We went to Dickinson Bayou one morning, thinking that we should have a great trout bite on the reef there, but that wasn't to be. Instead, we ended up with a marathon paddling session into a back marsh drain and finally found a couple of rat reds near the barges where we started. I did manage to pick up a ribbonfish, but he jumped off before I could get him in the boat. I think the total for the day was a couple of rat reds for

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Jason called the night prior and asked if I was interested in taking a trip over to the Bolivar Pocket to see what we could find there. I was definitely interested, it's an area I've never fished but have always been curious about it. The only reason I haven't been there yet is because it involves a ferry ride over and during the summer, the ferries can be packed, sometimes necessitating a 3-4 hour wait and the pocket is best fished in the summer or spring.
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Since San Leon is so close to my house and I had to be back by around 9:30, that was the natural place to go this morning. I called Jason the night before and he was agreeable to it also, so we met up there about 5:30 am.


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After a pretty good trip to Tiki Island a few nights prior, Jason and I decided we'd try the lights at Pirate's Cove. We've been out there early in the morning before heading to the marsh and the fish have been plentiful but a little shy and spooky.


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