My last post was in June of 2021 and it was titled "Can You Believe Its "2021?"
Well here it is 2022 and the world is going to hell in a handbag. I turned 75 in January and really starting to fell the wear and tear on my body. No more serious health problems, but it is getting harder to get out of bed in the mornings. Fishing by myself is still a go, but I really like to be joined by someone. The weather this spring has been up and down. Lots of wind with fronts coming in almost weekly. Here it is the end of April and as I looked at the weather we are forecast to have 20-25 mph blows all next week. I am headed to Cabo in May with all of our family. I am planning to fish at least two days. I have a large Roosterfish on my bucket list and hope to connect in order to fill a space on my wall. I've taken a number of 30lb + fish, but I'd really like a 50lb+ fish to mount. I'm sure we will catch some good fish, probably dorados.
I was able to fish in Mexico, near Punta Mita back in January with a good friend from Center, Texas. We fished two great days with a local guide. He put us on some big yellowfin tuna. I had never taken big yellowfins before and it was quite a fight.
In March, I hosted my good friends, Damon and Emma Ankenman, from Houston for a week of fishing. We were able to get out three of the five days. Damon and I were able to find good fish all three days. We fished West Bar, out of Holley Beach area and then the Marker 57-58 bars. All our fish were taken on plastics, with the majority on Hogies.
This past Friday, May 6, the winds finally quieted down to under 15 in the early morning. Dale K and I hit the 57-58 bar early and by 7:30 we had limited out. We both continued to fish until around 9, catching mostly keeper size trout and releasing. We ended the morning with 2 20s, a 19 and 3 18s. All were taken on the ChickenBoy 4" shrimp in texasroach-chart color. A friend put me on this lure several months back and I really like it. It has great action both on the drop and on a slow intermittent retrieve.
I'm going to go ahead and publish this blog page and have plans, if the creeks don't rise and my Lord allows, for continued posting after our trip to Cabo. The weather should be improving and its definitely going to get hotter. Pray for our country and our crazy government. Watch your investments...they are plunging right now, but I think there is a glow on the horizon. It will be November when that faint glow becomes very bright!
Take care, go fishing, love your wife and kids, worship, and God Bless!
