Slacker posting, not fishing

Despite my recent posting inactivity, I have managed to get a little bit of fishing in since my rather unproductive new years trip to the Outer Banks.   So, here’s a capsule…better late than never!

First up was a unique experience fishing out of a traditional dugout canoe on the beautiful Lake Atitlan during Sarah and my trip to Guatemala in February.  Everyone recommended billfishing, as Guatemala is apparently a mega-hotspot, but that’s not really my thing and this was a rare vacation that did not revolve around fishing (vacation was amazing by the way).  We fished with Don Fernando and caught a handful (literally) of feisty bluegills on handlines baited with larvae from the weeds along the banks of the lake.

Lago Atitlan

Don Fernando, el pescador

"El hombre is muy grande"

la pescadora

spearfishing is where its at

In early March, Sarah and I made our annual pilgrimage to the beautiful Windfall, an old hunting/fishing lodge on the intracoastal waterway north of Charleston, now owned by the family of one of Sarah’s college buddies.  Flounder seem to be the name of the game on our March trips to Windfall, and this was a banner year, with steady action on big 18-21″ fish.  Enjoy!

Windfall pond

Tiller gets in on the action

Nathan with the catch

Fatty flattie

~ by surffisher on April 13, 2011.