Fishing in the creek

We have not got  to fish much this year yet, and when I look back there really isn't a good reason why I haven't gone. The hybrids and sandies are up in the creek from the reports I have been reading and with this rain we are getting it sjould be on like donkey kong this weekend. Morgan has his prom this weekend so we may not be able to squeeze out enough time.

The heat in Dallas, it is soo hot.

Wow , it is so very hot out there, but I am soo over of it. I love Texas, I was born here and most likely will die here, but with all this heat, the mountains in the Rockies sure look inviting, and it doesn't matter which state they are in. Kinda makes a person miss the cold we had this past winter.

Snow behind our house this past winter

So for those that don't know or are always thinking "the thermometer is wrong, it is hotter than it is reading or saying" they are right. If they are in the direct sunlight, it is usually 15 degree's or more hotter than the temp they are calling on the radio, TV or your thermometer and that is because the temperature is taken in a shaded box sitting off the ground, it is called a Stevenson screen.







Click the link Stevenson screen





The a/c runs nonstop, the house doesn't cool down until 4:00 am and then it is too late or early to enjoy the coolness. The dogs don't go outside except to use the bathroom. I was going to blow some insulation in the attic, but that will have to wait until it cools down some which will be in October. 

Morgan and I had been going fishing on Fridays (my day off in the summer) with Ronnie, but it is just too hot and that really bites.







A 7.14 lb hybrid from Lake Ray Hubbard

Morgan and a hybrid he caught



Ronnie and a bass he caught



I have never tried to fry an egg in the sun , mainly because I didn't feel the need to waste a good egg, but I think I shall try it if I don't forget.

The folks reporting the heat sound giddy when they say we are close to breaking the heat wave of 1980, everybody wants to be part of history, I don't, "Been there, Done that, Got that Tee shirt". It sucked then and it sucks now, probably more so since I am not acclimated to the heat. In the 80's I worked outside framing houses and now I work in a office in the a/c. Texas Heat Wave of the 1980's

We got up early and went down to the creek and we both used minnows, we had 12 keepers here. We caught about 40 , most were crappie and under 10" so we had to throw them back, not much to eat on a fish that size. We are going back this afternoon/evening

Fishing In The Creek

We went fishing in the creek this afternoon when I got off of work, I met Morgan there as Peggy had dropped him off. I had picked up 2 dozen minnows he caught 6 keepers and I got 2. He likes using minnows, I don't. I guess I should quit being so hard headed and use them.

We didn't get enough for a good meal so we will have to go tomorrow or Sunday, good thing time will change.

Time To Fish

When hunting season ends, and all the gear is stowed, and the batteries are removed from all the radio's, flashlights, range finders and other things it's time to fish. We had to wait out the ice and let things warm up a tad and now it has. Not many biting bugs out yet. It is a wonderful time of year.

Morgan and me have hit the creek several times and not yet caught any fish that mattered. We need it to rain a bunch, almost to equal biblical proportions, our lakes are close to 4' low and we are usually full by this time of year.

We will go to the creek at least 2 to 4 times a week for the next month or so, at least till it gets to hot.

Game Day

Well I shall try not to ramble much. The teams have been set for the Superbowl, Green Bay and Pittsburgh, although I don't care for either one of them it is here in Dallas showcasing Cowboys Stadium (aka Jerry's World). this should really be interesting around here for the next couple of weeks. I just hope the weather holds out and we don't get any ice. Party On.

Another good thing about the game is that there are good grocery coupons, and it will be time to stock up on a few things.

Well one more thing, today is my son's birthday, he is 16, it is a scary age for me. He is a good kid, he loves to hunt and fish and play his PS3. He has a small 12' aluminium v-bottom jon boat with a 10hp motor on it.