Post-Season Ramblings - Spring 2026

[Rick]

Call and I made it to the marsh earlier this week, and the water's pretty much where it needs to be for June gator nesting to be safe from all but a major storm's flooding. Which is a good thing for our coming egg season.

Saw more gators than ducks of any sort but still got the itch and finished the last of my remodeling projects. Well aside from installing some hooks in the boat hide's roof supports to hold a spare "blind gun" out of the way and weather.

[Darren]

Sounds like a nice spot for a spare gun!

In our fishing outings I'm seeing native roseau patches coming along nicely so will presume ours on the lease are doing same. We've got some minor blind work to be done and tides have been up, now would be the time to get boats to blinds and knock out those efforts.......but everyone just wants to fish. We are also now finally past spring gnat season so it's safe to get out there in the bushes.

[Darren]

Paperwork (and of course fees) went out via mail today to landholder for our little club in the SE La salt marsh.


Johnny and I and my son gave the fish a try with limited success, highlights being some big fish we landed and put back after photos

Graham started us pretty early with this one on a shell reef we were catching a few trout on

redfish May 2026.jpg

Then it was my turn, thought I had a rock, then it realized it was hooked:

rods May 2026.jpg

black drum May 2026.jpg

toothy trout

trout May 2026.jpg

Raised boats extra high in the hoists, expecting some elevated tides later this week from a little low pressure system that likely puts water over the dock. It's that time.......

We're supposed to head down the following weekend for a rodeo, but TBD on what the weather outlook is at that time.