buoy37
January 9th, 2011, 05:47 PM
Well, it makes two full weekends in a row that we have stayed out of Chocolate Bayou. I fished the bayou as much as I could this year and have really tried to pay attention to it's phases and habits. I learnded many things that I am sure I could apply to other bodies of water as well. Here is a quick list of our experiences as they come to mind:
* My wife had her rod bent in half twice by unknown fish
* Tailing reds
* I caught my first fish (speckled trout) on a topwater
* My wife caught her biggest speckled trout - 24"
* Caught specks under working birds
* Caught my first limit of specks
* Had a blast hearing my wife loudly MFing every ladyfish she hooked everytime they jumped around the jon boat
* Taught my wife to fish with a jighead and lure
* Took my Grand-Father fishing as my guest for the first time.
* Wife caught her first flounder
* Watched in disbelief as flounder chased bait all the way up to the surface
* Saw a little boy kick his Mom out of the drivers seat so that he can properly back the truck up for his Dad
* Wife learned how to back up the boat trailer at the ramp
* Had some great conversations at the ramp
* Had some great conversations on the water
* Had some great conversations at Lutes
* Got my first TPWD ticket
* Forgot to put the plug in the jon boat and almost lost her
* Saw my buddy catch his first redfish
* Had some major fun with friends and family
All of the above was done north of the 2004 bridge in the span of a year. I can only imagine some of the memories that some of you old Chocolate Bayou salts could tell. As a matter of fact, lets hear them.
I can't wait to see what 2011 has in store. This will be the year I concentate on Chocolate Bay as well.
bouy (pronounced like buoy)
* My wife had her rod bent in half twice by unknown fish
* Tailing reds
* I caught my first fish (speckled trout) on a topwater
* My wife caught her biggest speckled trout - 24"
* Caught specks under working birds
* Caught my first limit of specks
* Had a blast hearing my wife loudly MFing every ladyfish she hooked everytime they jumped around the jon boat
* Taught my wife to fish with a jighead and lure
* Took my Grand-Father fishing as my guest for the first time.
* Wife caught her first flounder
* Watched in disbelief as flounder chased bait all the way up to the surface
* Saw a little boy kick his Mom out of the drivers seat so that he can properly back the truck up for his Dad
* Wife learned how to back up the boat trailer at the ramp
* Had some great conversations at the ramp
* Had some great conversations on the water
* Had some great conversations at Lutes
* Got my first TPWD ticket
* Forgot to put the plug in the jon boat and almost lost her
* Saw my buddy catch his first redfish
* Had some major fun with friends and family
All of the above was done north of the 2004 bridge in the span of a year. I can only imagine some of the memories that some of you old Chocolate Bayou salts could tell. As a matter of fact, lets hear them.
I can't wait to see what 2011 has in store. This will be the year I concentate on Chocolate Bay as well.
bouy (pronounced like buoy)