Folks see my pics and ask often what do you do with all those filets? I have quite a few folks who love fresh fish but r either unable to get out fishing anymore or don't know how. So I make sure they have some.
I was up early out ready to go turkey hunting but almost no gobbling so checked out multiple places that are public and only couple folks out chasing. As I have another buddy coming from Mark twain lake to fish with us just went down to launch
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Bymo and his wife timed their April family trip to coincide with the eclipse. They hit grizzly jig first then stopped at cap girardeau MO. saw Totality for minutes then stayed in camper and relaxing at perryville while the terrible traffic
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Got the call that it's about formal time at couple of favorites so since wife wanted me to stay for eclipse I would run out to LSL and see if formal time was there. Hit smaller lake and not much there but coup k e kids in normal dress.
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We went down to Naples/ft Myers area for week as I had house for us to stay at with his wife as planner. We hit every park, swamp and nature area there along with Edison and Fords winter homes. Short stop of Marco islands beach.
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So we are in Orlando area fishing and visiting with your good friends. You went to Good lakes but ketch only a couple. Then the last a e you were at couple dudes at cleaning station have sinkful o big uns and had whacked them 2 days previous
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After gale force winds night before morning dawned calm and warm. Hit the lake and caught couple good ones quickly and buddy calls and said he i heading over.
Caught 3 more by time bud arrived. He is a minnow guy and started ketchn
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When I saw forecast of upper 70s had to get up to the cabin. Planned excursion with two main fishing buddies but yesterday get txt saying feeling crappie so sitting in hospital parking deciding if weeks bad enough to go in. Did and had elevated
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Finally big and lil lake open. Hit lil first and nothing for hour deeper w bobber and even minnow trailer on maribou jig. Finally cast closer to bank and brought in slowly and picked up a few. None real big but still fun.
Went back to open water early and only couple guys there before me. Hadn't had bite they say and on first drop KABOOM happened and it was big un. My buddy had warned me to go to bottom then up a crank, I did and thought I was hung up till it
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Nice couple days in 70s so we Decided to head to the lake. Good time to get final boat rides in and wet a line. Went out on our besties
Toon for cruise and it was perfect.
Then I cooked up shrimp for probably our last neighbor
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This is the rest of the story. Couple weeks ago I had breakdown and so did my sons Silverado. Mine was fixed quickly but after some work turns out son needed new engine. Chevy had put bad parts in their truck engines and apparently huge class
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Day dawned with beautiful sunrise and my son getting up early with us, WHICH IS RARE in order to have and make a hearty breakfast. Buddy Ben was still there and wanted to get him back on lake before he headed home but wind was blowing and cold.
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Neighbor of mine at LSL wanted to go to my cabin and see how we renovated an abandoned place and learn how to fish for crappie. Hadn't been fishing for many years and he Is retired.