Well, I haven't posted a good fishing story in a while....so, I think I'm overdue!
We were supposed to make the trip to Delacroix before the butt-crack of dawn on Saturday morning. But, as luck would have it, I was checking tire pressures Friday evening on the boat trailer and found a nail in one of my tires. Wife clearly stated, 'We are not going anywhere with a nail in the tire!' So, I was first in line at Discount Tire on Saturday morning getting the trailer tire fixed. We made the long drive, stopping at Today's Ketch for a dozen boiled crabs and finally making it to Delacroix. Water was really low. I normally like launching at Serigne's...especially when there is a tournament going on at Sweetwater. But, the water was extremely low and I wasn't sure about how far I could back down at Serigne's with the big 24' Gaudet. So, we opted for Sweetwater. By the time we got the boat in the water, bought some live croakers (marina was out of live shrimp) and made the trip south to Black Bay, it was noon. I figured it would be okay since there was a late tide change. Tide had been on the rise all day but was still very low. It was brutally hot and not much wind. So thankful for a bimini top! We had a nice lunch which included some of those boiled crabs and then finally began fishing!
Water was clear in the bay and baitfish were jumping everywhere. No 'reel' fish, though. We fished a few cuts here and there and managed a fish here and a fish there. We saw a lot of gar fish in the water and not many reds & specks. I was hoping the tide change would turn the bite around. But, it really didn't. We did manage to bring in a nice little haul of fish to bring home. Ultimately ended up with some croakers, redfish, speckled trout, green trout and hooked one of those long-tailed flounder. My wife enjoyed the day and had a good time. Our dog, Spot, enjoyed overseeing all of the activities. It was good to be out fishing; and, we all know, a bad day of fishing is better than a good day of ___________ (you fill in the blank!).
We were supposed to make the trip to Delacroix before the butt-crack of dawn on Saturday morning. But, as luck would have it, I was checking tire pressures Friday evening on the boat trailer and found a nail in one of my tires. Wife clearly stated, 'We are not going anywhere with a nail in the tire!' So, I was first in line at Discount Tire on Saturday morning getting the trailer tire fixed. We made the long drive, stopping at Today's Ketch for a dozen boiled crabs and finally making it to Delacroix. Water was really low. I normally like launching at Serigne's...especially when there is a tournament going on at Sweetwater. But, the water was extremely low and I wasn't sure about how far I could back down at Serigne's with the big 24' Gaudet. So, we opted for Sweetwater. By the time we got the boat in the water, bought some live croakers (marina was out of live shrimp) and made the trip south to Black Bay, it was noon. I figured it would be okay since there was a late tide change. Tide had been on the rise all day but was still very low. It was brutally hot and not much wind. So thankful for a bimini top! We had a nice lunch which included some of those boiled crabs and then finally began fishing!
Water was clear in the bay and baitfish were jumping everywhere. No 'reel' fish, though. We fished a few cuts here and there and managed a fish here and a fish there. We saw a lot of gar fish in the water and not many reds & specks. I was hoping the tide change would turn the bite around. But, it really didn't. We did manage to bring in a nice little haul of fish to bring home. Ultimately ended up with some croakers, redfish, speckled trout, green trout and hooked one of those long-tailed flounder. My wife enjoyed the day and had a good time. Our dog, Spot, enjoyed overseeing all of the activities. It was good to be out fishing; and, we all know, a bad day of fishing is better than a good day of ___________ (you fill in the blank!).
