Running of the bulls

We went to GI today. Put the yaks in a Elmers and headed to the beach on the Caminada Pass side. Water was a bit dirty and got no action on flies. We caught several specks in the canal on the way, with only 2 keepers. I caught some big mullet with a cast net and filleted up some for bait. We put them on the bottom just off the beach and got slammed by bull reds. Hogy caught a 28" red right away and a few minutes later I hooked up a huge one. My little Shimano spinning reel gave up on me just as I was seeing the fish in the surf, the drag locked and I lost it. It looked to be about 3' long. On the way back we caught 4 more big reds and Hogy put a piece of the mullet on the bottom and caught a 25" speck! Check out the no-spots red on the right. Not a bad day at all...

Cheap waterproof fly box

Wal-Mart sells these watertite food containers for $3. They are 6.5x9x3.5". A couple of them fit in the 97c mini-crate they sell, I use one for gear and one for flies in my yak. The foam I got from Lowe's. It's roofing and siding underlayment foam. It's not too strong, but very cheap and is actually the perfect width for the box! No need to cut slots, as the foam is soft. A little quick grab craft cement will stick it well. The center section is just two pieces glued together.

Catfish Lake 9-1-2007

Slow day at Catfish Lake in Golden Meadow. Caught a lot of undersized specks, with one keeper. This flounder blew up on a DOA under a popping cork in very shallow water over an oyster bed. It was great stuffed with crabmeat and the speck.

This Blog

I started this to post pictures of Louisiana Fishing. I mostly fish saltwater from Golden Meadow south to Grand Isle in my kayak or canoe.