Fish Tales

by Dianne

There are a few fishermen in this park. Some of them keep their catches, some catch and release, some do a little of each, but all of them love the sport of fishing. If you’ve ever been up to the club house early in the morning and listen to the fish stories at the “liars table”, you might begin to wonder if they really do catch as many and as big as they brag about. Let’s see……

Cliff goes out just about every morning, except if it’s too windy. He wade fishes in a tube and doesn’t want to chance the wind blowing him to the opposite shore. He’s not sure if anyone would be willing to drive that far to pick him up. Here is a sample of one of his morning catches. They’re called speckled or sea trout and he caught his limit of 10. If you ask Cliff where his favorite fishing spot is, he’ll tell you – “out in the water.” That’s about as direct of an answer you’ll get from that long time fisherman.

Jim and Gayle also fish just about every day even if it is a little windy. They fish from a boat in the approximate vicinity as Colorado Bob, Kansas Bob, and Wyoming Bob. We have a lot of Bobs in the park and this is our way of identifying them during discussions. We also have Iowa Bob, English Bob, and Minnesota Bob. Bob the Builder lives in a different park. Anyway, back to Jim and Gayle. Recently Gayle hauled in this beauty and it’s not the first time she’s landed a whopper like this 34 inch Black Drum. Now that would be a rush, don’t ya think?



Just this week Rick brought home four speckled trout. He filleted the catch and shared them with an interested fillet apprentice/ spectator who was eagerly watching the process in the fish house. That was a win/win situation for both student and teacher since Rick’s RV freezer was low on space and the spectator's was low on fish.

The very next day Rick caught this 16 inch flounder. This little guy was a welcomed guest at our dinner table.


So, if you were wondering about those questionable fish tales, these pictures are proof that the waters around Rockport are great for our accomplished resident fishermen. And their fishing stories? You be the judge.


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