While Saturday saw lots of anglers on the water, wind continued to hamper their efforts. The good news was that the direction was from the south/southeast, which meant that the effects on water clarity were minimal compared to other directions.
The wind did not hamper the big event of the morning Saturday — the Southeast Texas Sports Fishing Association’s Hall of Fame Piggy Perch Contest.
The event was at Pelican
Rest Marina, and I had the pleasure of attending and watching all of the
fun the kids were having. Since Hurricane Ike, the contest has not
taken place; however, this year, through the generosity of Buddy and
Marita Schultz, the marina was made available for this year’s event.
Anyone attending the
awards presentation could not help but see how much the kids enjoyed the
morning with their families and competing for prizes. When checking out
the weigh-in table, I saw lots of piggy perch, and one person told me
they did not know there were that many fish in Offatts Bayou.
All of the participants
were given awards, with the winners of each of the categories taking
home the bigger prizes, mostly in the form of new rods and reels. A list
of the winners will appear in a future Reel Report.
I want to commend the
members of the Southeast Texas Fishing Club and Marita and Buddy
Schultz, for their efforts and Dana Gregory of Smitty’s Bait Camp, who
furnished supplies for the event. My hat’s off to all of you.
In other fishing news,
there was only one report in at press time a 49-inch ling caught by Roger Lai of Dallas while fishing the
North Jetty.
The other members of the party of 12 landed limits of sharks, several bull reds and gafftop.
No comments:
Post a Comment