Delta Report - 9/22/05

[Richard]

Just came back from the trip on the Delta with KD. It was afternoon on the Delta and extremely windy (isn't that redundant? ) It was hard to find a place where it was even relatively calm and that made casting interesting. (As in "duck" here he goes again!! ) Hooked one decent striper (5 lbs?) that I managed to lose just as I got it to the boat and landed two small ones. At least I know that the Clousers I tied will fool some of the more uneducated fish.

After the sun set we spend a little time on top for bass and got a couple of strikes, but with my bad eyes and the darkness they had gone back to sleep by the time I tried to set the hook.

According to KD the temperature has cooled considerably since yesterday, and the reports say it will keep cooling for a while, so bring a sweater if you are going out this weekend.

With any luck I will be out in my canoe around the Piper Slough area throwing turkeys sans cranberry sauce in a couple of weeks. Next week I'm planning on going down to the Houston area (assuming the airport is receiving customers) to help my daughter and her family clean up (they live halfway between Houston and Galveston) . Everyone is in Dallas and doing fine, we'll know about the house by Wednesday.

[Darian]

Hey Richard,..... Good luck down there. Hope everything's OK for your family....

[Hairstacker]

Richard, sounds like you had fun with your Clousers. When I got up and went outside, I knew it was going to be a tough day, as the trees were blowing around. When it's blowing in Tracy, I know it's going to be gusting out there on the Delta. Luck of the draw I guess. Normally, it's usually calm this time of year, which is why I like it so much. The two days I went were really calm out there.

I wish the best of luck for your family in Texas. Hopefully, a little yard cleanup is all you'll have to deal with.

[Richard]

Got word that everyone is back home and safe. Only loss was stuff in the refrigerator from a power outage. Johnson Space Flight Center is up and running again so they are even back to work. Still going down Friday to see everyone, but it looks like it will just be a nice visit with my granddaughters.