- November 25, 2024
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As Labor Day came and went, I did some chores and then proceeded to a sale at a local store to purchase a new chair for my computer desk.
The new chair has a high back and a cushioned seat. The old chair had a low back and a hard seat.
As a matter of fact, the back was broken off my old chair, and every time I sat in it, I had to place the backrest just right so I didn’t fall off.
I did, however, write many fishing articles from that broken chair.
I placed the retired chair in the corner of my computer room next to some old fishing rods. I figure if I ever get writer’s block, I’ll pull the old chair back in front of the computer for inspiration. The old chair was good to me, and I hope the new one treats me just as well.
I would now like to take a minute to say good-bye to someone, who, like my old chair, inspired me my entire life — my mom.
She died last week at the age of 86.
She always taught me to do the best I could at whatever I did. She got a big kick out of seeing me write fishing articles. I was the kid who barely passed English in high school.
So, with her gone now, I guess I’ll have to sit in that old chair every now and then, think about Mom and inspire myself to write when the writing gets tough.
I would also like to thank all the wonderful people at the Stuart F. Meyer Hospice House who treated my mom so great in her final days. You are special people!
I didn’t get to do any fishing last week because of the circumstances, but I did get a good report from Capt. Ralph Olivett.
Olivett and Joe Ricke went out and landed six flounder. The largest was a 5-pounder Ricke caught using live mullet at Matanzas Inlet.
The other five flounder were all caught on Berkley Gulp bait. They also got five reds all on Berkley Gulp. Only one of the reds was under the slot size. They also landed a 19-inch trout on live mullet.
Now that September is upon us, look for the fall bait migration to start in the coming weeks. The bait will be moving south along the beaches and the Intracoastal Waterway.
The fishing usually gets real good when it happens.
