In addition to the usual die-hards and locals, I was blessed to be able to share the time with some youngsters and observe how much fun fishing is supposed to be.
I arrived before sundown and set up on the 1st Street Pier in time to catch these pictures.
I caught several Yellow Tail and this gafftop-sail catfish on shrimp.
Paul H. arrived with his "two main men" and Matthew and Nathan proved to be up to the task at hand.
Paul caught this speck on his first cast!
Matthew was not far behind with his first catch of the night.
Nathan kept up a running commentary and was having lots of fun when at last he hooked and landed his first fish on the pier.
Before long Steve H. showed up with his fishing buddies Randy and Natalie.
Randy told me that he was a little out of practice since he hadn't been fishing in a while. I'd say by the looks of this rare and much sought after "Oyster Fish" he is getting back into the game in a hurry.
Natalie caught this huge lunker under a popping cork.
Things were fast and furious for a while as evidenced by this shot from the harried photographer.
Does this youngster look like she's having fun to you?
The trout were somewhat small but fun to catch - especially at night.
If you have any doubt about whether fishing at night off the Palacios Pier is any fun, check out this short video:
2 comments:
John enjoyed this post very much, got me to remembering trolling with you guys using oars for a motor. We had no idea what lay ahead for any of us, Alburg Springs was our whole world. Hey come to think of it it still is!
Was that a big red?? Where are the big trout??
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