Old Federal November 17 2016

   My buddy Jim, from the LAKE group, contacted me about fishing this week on the G3 so we set up to meet Thursday. We were going to put in at East Bank but the ramp was closed for hunting. SO I followed him to a place so he could park his car and we transferred his gear to my truck and we drove up to Big Creek and launched.
    The water level has been way down due to the drought we are having. I had to beach the boat since the dock was out of water.

    Once we headed out we saw top water action right away so we gave it a try right near the ramp. I managed to catch one fairly quick.

    Then we moved on to Old Federal to met up with a fellow LAKE member (Dave) to say hi and check out his new kayak.

Dave and his kayak with Jim checking it out.

 The topwater action was crazy!

    Even though they were very active they did not seem to want to hit anything we offered them. Finally Jim snags one!

Then we met up with Dave again to say our goodbyes and headed back to the ramp.

    Since we both got one it was an awesome day on the water. The weather and company were outstanding.

Bear Island NC October 2016

    Another great time paddling over to Bear Island for a few days of fishing. This year there were only 4 of us. Steve, Kevin, Dan and myself. We stayed a little longer than the previous years and took a lot less stuff.


    Pre trip, I made a bunch of Redfish leaders to make sure everyone was covered. Then I packed up my gear.

    The pack contained all of my clothes, toiletries, tent and air mattress. I packed my mess kit, Jet Boil and food packs into a separate water tight bag.

    Here is how I hauled my kayak and Steve's canoe. It was not pretty but it survived the journey!

    We still had to pile a bunch of stuff in Steve's canoe, but we did not have to pull another canoe along as a mule.

    Got the Big Agnes Copper Spur UL2 mntGLO all set up. It was a breeze to set up and was very comfortable for the entire stay.

     The LEDs embedded in the seams of the tent were very handy at night.

     I think everyone caught some fish this year but Kevin did the best. He caught several reds and some flounder.

    Steve enjoying the beach

    Flounder bed....

    I did not take any video this year and limited my picture taking. I think next year I may scale back my electronics even more. Less is best!