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…
The past two days on the water were wonderful – losing sunglasses, breaking rods, losing anchors. I heard it’s called paying your dues. Can you believe this? Termite did NOT want to go fishing today. Rather stay home and do math, grammar, and reading comprehension. So, I made him come with me before he could…