Under the Weather Report
Ken Shannon with a big snook he got in Belize.
Thank you for reading this Under the Weather Report. Got out on Friday only, except for a walk along the Econ on Wednesday. Since fishing didn’t happen much, I’m running a snook pictorial from my files.
Capt. Willy Le, Indian River Lagoon, Stuart.
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Maxx with Capt. Scott Hofmeister at Jupiter Inlet. This is probably Maxx’s first fly-rod snook.
Sunday I was re-wiring the trailer of the Bang-O-Craft. I couldn’t get the lights to work. To determine if the problem was in the trailer or the car, I carried an extra battery over to the trailer. Bad idea.
Maxx, a little older here, in Everglades National Park.
Monday I could hardly get out of bed- the back was wonky. Naturally I hoped it would get better.
A younger John Kumiski, Everglades National Park.
Tuesday it was not better.
Alex, in Bulow Creek.
Wednesday I visited Dr. David Demetree Chiropractic, and got my back tweaked. On the way I stopped and took a walk along the Econ. It’s closed. Even if it wasn’t, don’t know that I’d want to fish there. It is a nasty shade of green.
Nathaniel Foster (a student of mine) on the Banana River Lagoon.
Thursday the back was still sore, and I had a dentist appointment anyway. No fishing.
Capt. Paul Hobby, Indian River Lagoon, Stuart.
Friday I launched the Bang-O-Craft (didn’t trust the back enough for the kayak) at CS Lee Park on the St. Johns. I had not forgotten those schooling bass. They, however, forgot about me. They were not there, nor anywhere else I looked.
Don Causey, Everglades National Park.
The first fish I got was a tilapia. They always surprise me when they strike my lure, in this case a white crappie jig. Then, even more surprising, a large needlefish took the pink jig. To round off the catching “frenzy” (hardly), a nice crappie took a white Road Runner. That was it for four hours of effort. It was a beautiful day, with swallow-tailed kites and eagles among the many bird species noted. The grackles are putting on mating displays, that was fun to watch (and hear).
Small creek snook, Everglades National Park.
So the Econ is green, the lagoons are brown, and waa-waa woe is me. Might have to travel to do some fishin’.
Capt. Greg Gentile, Indian River Lagoon, Stuart.
That’s my Under the Weather Report. As always, thanks for reading!
Maxx, Everglades National Park.
Every day is a blessing. Don’t waste it- Go fishing! Go paddling! Go bicycling! Stay active!
Mile Conneen, Ten Thousand Islands NWR.
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