The Fishing Was Mostly Blown Out Report

Thanks for reading this Fishing Was Mostly Blown Out report. Yes, we had a small craft advisory every day but Monday, the day I had to go to the doctor. Tough fishing when it’s blowing 15-20 every day.

Monday

evening I went to a retention pond, maybe a new favorite? I was throwing the mouse fly and got three very aggressive, and fat, bluegills. I also got three bass, the biggest of which was maybe a pound. So we’re not talking big fish, but it’s close to home, the water looks decent, and I get bites. Not gonna complain about that! Need to dig out the three-weight.

Tuesday

found me first go to Bitter’s to buy some stickbaits, then shore fishing at the pond in Christmas, using a light spin rod with one of my new lures. I got three bass, all small, one ridiculously so. I stopped at Tosohatchee. The biologists put 30 unmarked fish attractors in Lake Charley last week. They told me, “Go find ’em.” A future project for me, maybe.

Wednesday

I took a walk with a camera at Orlando Wetlands Park. There were lots of wildflowers.

Pickerelweed.

Fleabane.

Found a spot where the bass were partying, including an easily four-pound fish. Fishing is not allowed at Orlando Wetlands Park.

Thursday

I took some advice I got from Duane De Freese about 20 (maybe 30?) years ago and went for a walk with my camera at the Enchanted Forest in Titusville. It’s nice, perhaps not quite enchanted, but nice. Certainly beats apartment complexes and strip malls.

Dragonfly, order Odonata.

Roseling.

Zebra butterfly (genus Heliconius) feeding on Texas sage.

Coral bean.

Bastard indigo-bush.

Afterwards, I went to the Fox Lake Sanctuary. I need to launch the Bang-O-Craft there at the lake and do some exploring…

Friday

This is the type of bluegills I was catching.

I had errands to run, and cooking to do. In between I did something I have not done in a long time. I got the three-weight out and went bluegill fishing. It was fun! I got ten or so in a couple hours, with that many missed strikes, too. And it can still be done under a small craft advisory!

A bonus bass, the size of all my bass this week!

Monday next I get cataract surgery on the left eye, which means I’m pretty laid up all week while it heals. Since I’ll have little to report, probably no report next week!

That’s the Fishing Was Mostly Blown Out 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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