Kayak Fishing in Mason Creek

Hoping to get an early start on fishing in Mason Creek and out around the islands, we ate cold cereal for breakfast. We loaded our gear into the kayaks and used the new dock launch to get on our way. We were out on the water a little after 8:30 am.

We planned to use the shrimp that we bought on Monday to catch a few small pinfish to use as bait, then baitfish under the floats that are commonly used here. We paddled out from the house, down the canal and into Mason Creek. The wind was very strong, and we had a lot of difficulty paddling around the islands. We saw an otter swimming in the channel, and Mark floated over a large manatee. We tried fishing in several spots, but the wind was so strong that controlling the kayaks was all we could do. We found a sheltered spot but had no success in attracting fish. We tried using the leftover shrimp from Monday’s fishing trip and still had no bites. By about 10:30 we decided to give up and paddle back to the dock behind the house.

We unloaded the gear, washed the saltwater from the tackle and put everything away. We left the kayaks out on the dock in case we decided to go out on Thursday or Friday.

Mary and Cindy put teak oil on the new wooden folding chairs as well as the picnic table and benches on the back porch. The wood looked a lot better after being oiled. Mark and I installed one of the Wyze security cameras under the eave of the garage, giving a good view of the garage doors and the porch and front door. We pulled the wire into the attic and attached the cord to an extension cord. We looked at Mark’s GPS with satellite telephone and started setting it up.

Mark and I ran out to Home Depot to get a lantana for the yard and materials to put a vent in the gables of the room over the garage. I needed some reading glasses and stopped at the Dollar Tree, while Mark went to Winn Dixie for Napa cabbage and other grocery items.

We looked at the area where the gable vents would go and discovered that we couldn't safely reach it, even with Mark’s extension ladder. I think he will need to get a roofer with scaffolding or more secure ladders to get the vents installed on each side of the gables.

Mark made marinated chicken with a salad of Napa cabbage and toasted ramen noodles. It was all very good. We took the dogs for a walk around the neighborhood then came back to watch an episode of Moonshiners on their Sling account. Cindy was struggling to get her scanner to work, so far without success.