It seems the trout are still making their way up into the lake I like to fish the most, Lake Decade. Termite and I fished from one end of the lake to the other and picked up a few trout at every spot. Termite caught the most trout today and the BIGGEST trout. I was very…
Some folks call a black drum a “goo” and consider it undesirable; but when a fish gives it’s life for my pleasure or gain, I do not feel comfortable wasting its life. So, in honor of the 30.5 pound black drum that gave its life for me, I call these “Goo Cakes”. They are…
I had the privilege of participating in the Grand Isle First Annual Ladies’ Fishing Rodeo this past Friday and Saturday. The proceeds of the rodeo went to benefit American Cancer Society, and the participation was truly amazing. The weigh-in was from 3-5 PM and it took the whole two hours to weigh all the…
My new fishing friends, J.G. and The Princess graciously invited me to go wet a line with them. Since I usually take others out fishing, going with someone else is a real treat for me. Hey, any time I don’t have to load the boat, haul the boat, and launch the boat, it’s a treat!!…
There were about 10 of them–curious about the wetlands here in my neck of the bayou. They split into two groups, and about five hours later, they knew a whole lot more about what makes up healthy and unhealthy wetlands than they did before embarking on this journey. They were from Florida to Canada, and…
After paying our dues last week and equipped with a new anchor and chain, Termite and I hit the water hard Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of this week. Here is what today held for us. Heading out looked like this . . .isn’t the marsh beautiful? We dropped the trolling motor and the…