NaCl H2O

I have a little time this weekend and hope to go out and try some salt water fishing here:
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/goose_island/

Augie and I are going to leave very early Saturday morning and try to get to Goose Island State Park when it opens. We hope to try the jetties and maybe the salt marshes there. Will be happy with Redfish, sheephead, flounder, speckled trout or anything else that decides to fall to our trickery. I will report back with news and plenty of pictures. With any luck there will be some pictures of actual fish to share.

Brazos Bend/Houston Visit

We had a very nice visit in Houston last weekend. We got to see Joann, Josh, Amanda, Darrell, Brent and Desi, as well as Maddy and Cadence. Aunt Lauri was there too, and we all had a great time. I was able to get out to Brazos Bend on Saturday by myself and with Darrell on Sunday. We managed to catch a few nice bass, but only one that was of legal keeping size, so it received a reprieve. We stayed up late Saturday night and played Apples to Apples, Taboo and watching the Dallas Stars. The Dallas Cowboys fiasco wasn't until later. Mom fixed a feast of Roast Beast, mashed potatoes and lemon pies, I had more than my share. The youngsters went "honky tonkin' " Saturday night. Us old fogies stayed home and had a good time playing games and having fun.

Obligatory pictures:

Only catfish I caught out of the Brazos River--not much to write home about.

Hannah, with her new appendage, AKA IPod and Maddy

Darrell hauls in a nice one.

Blind Hog, Acorn

BRAZOS BEND WEEKEND

Went fishing yesterday and today with Mom at Brazos Bend State Park. Yesterday she caught the two nice bass (pictured below) on consecutive casts. A cold front came through mid-morning today and we decided to give the fish a reprieve. We drove around the park and looked for future fishing spots and found some nice places for camping.

One for the skillet.

Park volunteer handles a King Snake.

Red on yellow, kill a fellow

Red and black is a friend of Jack.

Windmill, Brazos Bend State Park

A small one just before we called it quits.

Old Fishing Photos

After spending the weekend fishing at Brazos Bend, I finally finished the roll on an outdoor camera that has been laying around for a couple of months, and I wanted to get them posted. Here are some from Calaveras:

My good friend Augie, early morning Lake Calaveras

Another nice stringer from Calaveras

Same fish, maybe.