WINDING DOWN ANOTHER YEAR

WELL IT HAS BEEN KIND OF A MIXED YEAR. I MISSED MORE FISHING THIS YEAR THAN I HAVE IN THE LAST 10 YEARS. ONCE THE FOOTBALL SEASON STARTED, I LIKE A LOYAL FAN, HAD TO ROOT MY TEAM ON TO WIN…AND SOMETIMES LOSE AS WELL. BUT IN RECAPPING A YEAR THAT DIDN’T PRODUCE AS MANY FISH AS OTHER YEARS, I HAD TO ADMIT THAT I HAD SOME GREAT TIMES FISHING IN THE STATES AS WELL AS NICARAGUA.

IT WAS A LOW CATCH YEAR FOR ME. I HAVEN’T THROWN A LINE IN THE WATER SINCE THE MIDDLE OF OCTOBER. THE WEATHER IN NICARAGUA HAS CHANGED FROM THE RAINY SEASON TO THE DRY SEASON, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS SUMMER. DECEMBER IS USUALLY VERY WINDY AND MAKES IT REAL HARD FOR A SMALL BOAT ON THE LAKE. THERE ARE WHITE CAPS ALL OVER THE PLACE. REMEMBER LAKE NICARAGUA, OR COCIBOLCA, AS PEOPLE HERE CALL IT IS EXTREMELY HUGE FOR THE AREA.

I HOPE TO GET FULLY BACK IN TO THE SWING OF THINGS NEXT YEAR AFTER THE PLAYOFFS. SINCE THERE IS NOT MUCH TO WRITE ABOUT AS FAR AS FISHING I AM ATTACHING SOME PICTURES TAKEN DURING THE COURSE OF THE YEAR AND TO CONCLUDE MY YEAR WITH A WHIMPER. I PROMISE TO HAVE SOME GREAT EXPERIENCES NEXT YEAR. MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE-GONE FISHIN