Friday, January 11, Lake Okeechobee
Dan writes:
I finally caught my first fish today. I returned to one of the areas I had found with beds on it, to see if the fish had responded yet to the warmer weather by moving back up. They hadn’t, but I did catch a nice three-pounder flipping a nearby mat of hyacinths. I found another new spawning area nearby, and I also spent some time cranking the rip-rap inside the rim canal, but that one fish was all I caught. The water temp was up to 57 degrees by mid-afternoon.
In the semi-final round of the EverStart tournament, it took only three pounds to make the cut to tomorrow’s Top Ten. Wow. Still tough for everybody.
Annie writes:
I did not go fishing with Dan today. He was due back by 3:00, and we went out this evening to meet a cousin of mine who I have not seen in about 13 years. We had a wonderful time. I think since the events on September 11th, I have realized that life is too short to not see people you care about, or do the things you want. Since I have relatives here in Florida, I called them up and said “Hey, lets get together.” After dinner we were so thankful that we went. It was well worth it, and we are actually going to see another cousin of mine on Sunday.