Islamorada Journal 2010...Day 33

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Egbert came to visit this morning...looking for a handout, as usual. Unfortunately, we were fresh out of live shrimp and pinfish, so he had to move on to his next easy touch.

Tried to get Wayne and Hanson to go over to the Caribee Boat Sales and Marina On-the-Water Boat Show as we have done each year, but they weren't available. So Caryl and I trotted over there and got to see the latest thing in Pathfinder 2200s, one of our favorite boats. Nice!

The channel where Caribee floats its boats is normally full of mangrove snappers, and today was no exception. These fish either found a warm spot there to hang during the cold spell, or else they've moved back in from warmer waters elsewhere.

On the way back north the bridge over Snake Creek was up to allow a large boat to pass below...causing the usual traffic jam.

We went to the Buzzard's Roost for late lunch/early dinner. The whole operation was understaffed, slow, and ineffective. The lemonade was terrible, the lobster roll they served Caryl turned out to be something she wouldn't eat, and the key lime pie rated only a 5.0 on the KLP scale. If we go back there again, it won't be on a weekend when apparently they've got too few workers to do a decent job of caring for their customers. Not a bad view, though.

I went out on the boat basin to throw a few casts at sunset. Nothing bit, but this crew of pelicans was fun to watch.

Sunset was a dark indication of the weather that's coming in for Sunday.

Looked as though there'd be no Saturday night moon photo as the clouds threatened to preclude seeing the full moon we've been waiting for. But the clouds cleared long enought to give us this opportunity to shoot the moon in its full glory.

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Fly-Fishing New Zealand

[Interesting read]

“The Mataura extends for an impressive 140 miles of trout water in the heart of sheep and dairy country. Getting to an access point for the water sometimes involves moving a flock or herd out of the way. Tom McLoughlin, the captain of a saltwater sport-fishing boat in Mystic, Conn., who fishes the Mataura in the New Zealand summers, rousted the livestock with a beat-up Nissan sedan.”

NYTimes.com

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Don’t forget, a saltwater fishing license is now required to fish the marine waters of Connecticut. You can purchase one from your local bait & tackle shop, such as Newtown Bait & Tackle, or at Town/City Hall. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check these links for more information: Connecticut Tourism; Long Island Sound Resource Center; Housatonic Valley Association; Stratford, Connecticut; Milford, Connecticut