Matagorda Vacation - Day 3

Today was supposed to be the day scheduled for the Kayak Adventure into the marsh.

I had made arrangements with Freebird Kayak Adventures for an early morning trip.

When we awoke at 5:30 AM there was a storm brewing. We called off the trip and enjoyed a snappy little squall which brought sheets of rain, pea-sized hail, and lightning that hit a light pole in the park about 100 yards from our trailer.

No harm done as the storm blew through and the rest of the day turned out OK.

The wind was up so we went for a walk on the beach and picked up some shells.

Lots of nice shells on Matagorda Beach


Smile! We're on vacation!

I cooked up the trout for lunch caught the day before and it was delicious!

Later, I broke out the rods and tried fishing in the surf (too rough and too much seaweed) and settled for the protected cove inside the mouth of the river.

Rough Surf (seaweed in forground)


A relaxing way to pass the afternoon.

I had a lot of fun catching small stuff on shrimp I had caught in the cast net.


Yellowtail

I must have caught 50 or so yellowtails and croaker before I headed in for supper.

Croaker

I got the bright idea that I might catch a flounder at the slough leading to McNab lake and headed over there for the last hour of daylight.

I saw a big feral hog on the road to the bridge but wasn't able to get a picture.

I didn't catch one but I saw a fellow RVer catch a 20" flattie on a "Little Fishy".

We also watched a 5 ft gator catch and eat a large drum that was fooling around near the bridge. The gator made a big splash and thrashed around with his supper before finally rearing up out of the water to swallow it.

Cool!