Last week I was in Louisiana for a day and a half on business. Our plans were to stay at the house of an older gentleman who is a FANATIC bass fisherman, and possibly (probably?) sneak out and catch some fall bass. The most astute of you will realize that Louisiana is one of the states in which I have NOT caught a fish (the list is on the right hand side of this blog, following the Blog List), so it had a little more importance to me. But, before I proceed with this tale, let me take you back a few months . . .
1) The first failed mission was the Minnesota smallmouth bass adventure in October. First, there was the early snowfall. I wavered about fishing, but was convinced to give it a shot. Until the morning of our scheduled trip, when the boat was blocked in by a couple of Winnebago's. Part bad weather, part bad luck.
2) I had plane tickets to fly to Arkansas the second week of November to try my hand at tailrace trout fishing, Arkansas-style. Never fished Arkansas before, so that would have been another state to check off of my list. 2 weeks before my departure, torrential rains hit Arkansas, and the Little Red River rose somewhere around 20 FEET. Another trip dashed by the weather gods.
Which brings us back to last week. You may have noticed that the upper Midwest garnered most of the attention for it's crappy weather - snow in Chicago, bitter cold temps across heartland. Well, that cold front ranged FAR to the South. When we arrived in Monroe LA on the afternoon of the 9th, it was 35 degrees with a strong NW wind. The previous afternoon, it was 72 degrees and the front was moving through, with the requisite storms that accompany these strong cold fronts. The next morning dawned with a temp of 27.
Being from the Chicago area now, and previously from Syracuse, I would classify the 27 and windy weather as "Chilly". In LA, on the rare occasion that the temp falls to these depths, they hunker down and wait for spring. Needless to say, there were NO fish caught during the short attempt we made to get a few.
Three trips planned, three trips un-done due to weather.
Can't wait for 2010 - it HAS TO be better than the past 3 months!
3 comments:
Hi Wolfy,
I share your sentiments for next year, as you well know for the last few months the majority of my most devious plans have been thwarted! I’m sure that your persistence will pay off next year and it will be a rich and bountiful one for you.
Best regards,
John
I hope your luck changes next year!! Think of the days where you couldn't catch anything, or catch anything worth mentioning.. and then that next time you went out you landed the big one! Now maybe this will happen on your next 3 trips :)
Thank you for mentioning my blog in your blog, I really appreciate it!
It does seem to have risen its ugly head on your plans for the end of the year angling. Here is hoping that 2010 is a great year for you and the weather gods have moved off your waters.
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