1st trip since returning from vacation. I knew there was a good chance of rain, but it’s been so long since I’ve been on the water so I went for it.
I arrived at the launch just before 7 and there were already three yaks out there. The mosquitos were THICK. After I was eaten alive last trip, I was prepared with a couple of different sprays. It seemed to work, but they were still a nuisance. I bought one of those mosquito poison sucker things just in case and am considering a Thermacell MR300 too.
Is there any way to predict mosquito activity? Are certain times or conditions more prone to having them buzzing around?
Anyway, it was a beautiful sunrise.
Not, however, as beautiful as my condo on the Gulf of Thailand last week!
I got to the marsh and it wasn’t long before I had my first fish. A small Red. This is the first non-slot Red that I have caught. I didn’t deserve it as I had not properly adjusted my drag since the last trip.
Unfortunately, that would be my only fish today. 20 minutes after catching it, a switch flipped and the wind machine turned on. It went from zero to 15+ in less than a minute. Another 15 minutes and the rain followed. I hung in there for about a half hour more, but the rain was coming in sideways and it just got stupid. The lightening & thunder followed and I headed back in.
I don’t regret going and will likely be back at it next weekend.
Dave
