The granddaughter and I considered our fishing options for today. The wind was howling from the Southeast. Taking the kayak out wasn’t a good idea, so we were limited to either fishing the Texas City Dike with the wind in our face, or hit the local ponds near home. We opted for staying nearby and trying our luck at something I have rarely done, freshwater fish.
I took one jumbo table shrimp from a bag in the freezer and figured I could cut three or four pieces of bait from it. It turned out to be all we needed for our short fishing excursion. I baited Kasey’s hook and gave it a toss. No sooner than she sat down, something was on her line. She reigned in a nice perch (or whatever the heck it was) and posed for a couple of shots.
After a quick fish release and return to the water, she was ready to try casting the next piece of shrimp in the pond. She made a good cast and in short order another fish opted for her bait. This fish gave her a little workout, but soon we could see a nice catfish had taken her bait.
After an hour, we packed up and made a stop at the park for some serious swinging and climbing on the monkey bars. Well, serious for her anyway. I seriously watched her from the bench and wondered what we might have caught if we had went to my old stomping grounds instead. I just can’t scratch that fishing itch in freshwater. 
Don’t give up on me. I’ll get some saltwater reports back up as soon as the wind lays. Tight lines.
Hi David,
looks like Kasey had a blast and the two of you had another great day together.
Don’t scratch out freshwater fishing. It can be very exciting too. Not everyone is as lucky as you are, living so close to the coast.
Where I come from, there was no saltwater around within 250mls and what I knew about fishing was only about freshwater fishing. Now living in TX and sniffing the salty air sometimes, the saltwater fishing got me too. You just never know what you might catch and what size of fish might take your bait. I learned that lesson again while fishing the Dike last time.
Rico