No Place Like Home
“There’s no place like home. There’s no place like home.” – Dorothy, in The Wizard of Oz
Yes, you saw it. Everyone has. Although on our trip we saw no flying monkeys, or munchkins, or wizards. We made it home anyway.
The summer was wonderful. We had some weather go our way, and met lovely people, and the vibe around Lovell is outstanding, and our accommodations exceeded expectations. Maine wasn’t the original plan, but what of that? It worked out great. A huge thank you goes out to Ralph Tedesco!
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Three hundred yards from my driveway a tire went flat. Divine intervention, I’d say. Eight hours on the interstate and it gives up down the street from my house? Someone is watching out for us.
Thursday I took the canoe to the Indian River Lagoon, catching a snook (on spin) before the sun was up.
A short time later a small tarpon joined the party. In spite of the number of tarpon rolling, the party was small- those were the only bites I got in five hours. The water is brown and nasty- wading in knee-deep water, I couldn’t see my feet. No bait to speak of, either.
Friday the canoe and I tried Mosquito Lagoon. The water was quite clear in places. A handful of reds were observed, and two large trout, and a few snook, and some jacks chasing the plentiful mullet. Two trout, two reds, two snappers, a pinfish, and a puffer fell for my offerings. It sounds like I was flinging bait, but soft plastics and flies are what I tossed. All the caught fish were modest in size. Some impressive-looking (and sounding) clouds appeared, ending the outing about mid-day.
Looks like time to quit to me.
It’s all I got- that’s the No Place Like Home Report. Thanks for reading!
Every day is a blessing. Don’t waste it- Go fishing! Go paddling! Take a walk! Stay active!
John Kumiski
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