Enjoying Some R & R!

Well, my schedule is off this week so I'm just updating the blog.  It's Wednesday of Easter Break, and so far I've been fishing twice and still got my taxes finished!  Taxes are nothing exciting, so I'll talk about fishing for a bit.

It doesn't take a meterologist to know that this has been a very cold winter, which translates into "no fishing" for those of us with limited time.  With the spring weather here and school out for a week it was high time to revisit some of the old  fishing spots.  Or to find new ones.  It really didn't matter to me.  I was just happy to have some time on the water again with my dad.  You see, my dad and I have been fishing buddies for over 17 years now and have a lot of great memories of times together. 

We started the day rather leisurely.  We didn't even get to the water until about 9:00.  The perfect start to vacation!  After trying a few spots with no success we focused on a part of the map that was new to us.  The large area of grass made a perfect haven for the sea trout.  The water's still too cold for the redfish, so it's a trout outing today.  And here we stayed the rest of the day.  Though most of them were slightly short of legal, we caught over 20 trout, not counting any other species we might have happened upon (Amber Jack, Blowfish, Porgie, etc.).

Quincee with one of her prize catches!

Now that my daughter is getting old enough to enjoy some smaller excursions, Mrs. Willis and I have enjoyed some time together with her on the water as well.  She loves to see the various forms of wildlife we encounter, but my guess is the dolphins thrill her the most.  Of course, nothing takes the place of feeling the weight of a fish on the other end of the fishing line! 

Someone has said that a fisherman is a jerk on one end of the line waiting for a jerk on the other end.  While I don't want to completely identify with that statement, I must admit that I love to fish. 

It relieves stress, clears the head, and provides a change of scenery.  But most of all, it gives me a way to spend some fun time with the ones I love the most.